Ronen Bergman

Ronen Bergman @ronenbergman

RT @MarkMazzettiNYT: Ok, back to work. Yesterday, we published an investigation into the booming market for hacking tools, where the United… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MatinaStevis @MarkMazzettiNYT thanks so much @MatinaStevis . An honour and great pleasure to team and with you and with @MarkMazzettiNYT — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: I hope our investigation contributes to the discourse on what spyware is for, who sells it & how. An open debate is neede… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: And if the European Union, self-described beacon of human rights and liberties around the world, is going to be giving ex… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: Back to the European Union. It is imperative to regulate spyware. It's not going away, and governments already have it. I… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: This explains the chilling effect the uncontrolled use of spyware can have on a society. Victims don't speak out because… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: A Greek Predator victim, a person invested in the New Democracy (ruling conservative party) govt said to me. I know they… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: A key problem I had reporting this from Greece was that no new Predator victims wanted to talk. I spoke to 7 people who c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: I would be remiss not to mention that Predator is a fully EU product! Not only is Intellexa incorporated in Greece & sell… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: When it comes to Predator, our investigation reveals 2 new things: 1. Greek authorities go on the record about licensing… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: Had it not been for the abuse of Predator inside Greece & the relentless pursuit of the truth by Greek reporters & hackin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: Moving to Europe, the European Union has a serious spyware issue. Several EU govts have access to spyware. And one EU co… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: What's becoming ever clearer is that in most cases, agencies that get their hands on these tools can't help themselves. W… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: There are countless concerns with using such powerful tools, that infect phones, scoop up contents & can turn them into a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: As we reveal, the DEA used Graphite, a tool made by Israeli-owned Paragon, to target drug dealers. This, despite the Whit… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: The past 2 months have been a crash course in spyware for me. My conclusion is that these tools are here to stay, and the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: The spyware story came into my life because of Greece & Cyprus, & the growing EU concerns over the use of the tools to ta… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: @MarkMazzettiNYT @ronenbergman When I teamed up with Mark & Ronen, I was star-struck. They are among the world's foremost… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: Over 10 weeks & reporting in 5 countries, @MarkMazzettiNYT @ronenbergman & I pieced together crucial elements of the new… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: Additionally, few people have taken more heat & stuck their necks out more to report what's happening with hacking in Gre… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: @MarkMazzettiNYT @ronenbergman On a Greek note, the dogged work of reporters in Greece, foremost among them @telloglou @e… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: I plan to tweet more in Greek & in English on our investigation into the out-of-control state of global spyware tomorrow.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarkMazzettiNYT: This morning, the NYT published a story of mine about the global spyware market. I'm proud of this work, done with @ro… — PolitiTweet.org

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מנכ"ל משרד הביטחון אמיר אשל אומר לטיימס כי "זה בהחלט מפריע שיוצא אחת מיחידות המודיעין שלנו, שמעסיק בכירים לשעבר ממערך הסייבר, פועלים ברחבי העולם ועושים ככה העולה על רוחם" אבל כי החוק אינו מאפשר לנקוט בצעדים נגדם אלא במצבים קיצוניים. — PolitiTweet.org

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תחקיר הניו יורק טיימס על תעשיית הסייבר ההתקפי העולמי שיצאה משליטה: ממשלת יוון העניקה בחשאי רשיון ייצוא לתוכנת הריגול "פרדיטור", בבעלות תא"ל (מיל') טל דיליאן, למדגסקר, מדינה עם היסטוריה ארוכה של פגיעה בזכויות אדם. W\ @MarkMazzettiNYT @MatinaStevis https://t.co/jXOx9ce2e1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: NEW: How The Global Spyware Industry Spiralled Out Of Control The DEA used them. Greece licensed them. Here are the world… — PolitiTweet.org

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owned by a former Israeli Intelligence general, licenses to sell it’s flagship spy tool, Predator to at least one country with a history of repression, Madagascar — PolitiTweet.org

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operations against drug cartels. The use of spyware continues to proliferate around the world, with new firms — which employ former Israeli cyberintelligence veterans. After questions from The New York Times, the Greek government admitted that it gave one of them, — PolitiTweet.org

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Congress and the White House warned about risks to the United States posed by foreign commercial spyware but, as The Times reveals- there are exceptions.The White House is allowing the D.E.A. to continue its use of Graphite, the hacking tool made by Israel-based Paragon, for its — PolitiTweet.org

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New: The USG has secretly deployed Israeli-made powerful hacking tools that invade mobile phones and vacuum up data. This was uncovered as part of a New York Times investigation into the booming global spyware market W\ @MarkMazzettiNYT @MatinaStevis https://t.co/jXOx9ce2e1 — PolitiTweet.org