Israel’s Cellebrite: The Company That Can Open Any Phone
Cellebrite isn’t just another tech vendor. It’s an Israeli digital forensics firm whose tools are used to break into phones, siphon data, and feed it into police, intelligence, and military systems around the world. What looks like a niche cybersecurity company is, in reality, a global surveillance — one with deep military roots, a long list of authoritarian customers, and a business model built on harvesting the intimate lives of millions.
Origins: Built by Israeli Intelligence
Cellebrite was founded in 1999, but its modern identity took shape after it was acquired by the Japanese…
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