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👀 Fascinating to read the Paragon Solutions (US) CEO’s interview in @wired.com. We know so much more about the #spyware vendor today than we did when I first uncovered its $2m contract with 🇺🇸ICE back in 2024.

⚠️ Boyd wouldn't confirm to @kimzetter.bsky.social how many products the combined companies possess: "together they now have between five and 10." ➡️ However, REDLattice's Investor Presentation (SEC filing from Sept 29) DOES list specifically 8 products:

PRODUCT ALPHA "uses AI to maintain and develop new access vectors." "Remote, zero-interaction, agentless mobile data acquisition software for at-the-edge tactical access" ⁉️(Could this be Graphite? Paragon's flagship product)

Some more examples: ➡️ PRODUCT CHARLIE "Stealthy, zero-interaction intelligence collection from mobile devices including E2EE messaging" ➡️ PRODUCT BRAVO "Purpose-built mobile intelligence platform for close-access reconnaissance and data collection"

💡 ➡️ REDLattice also boasts that: "Functionality is **not** impacted by device reboots or device OS upgrades." ➡️ Also: "EXCLUDES all 🇺🇸US mobile devices"

REDLattice/Paragon state that they currently serve 23 countries around the 🌍 world – a number, they claim, could increase to 35.

Apparently the largest contract in the company's history was signed this year: "In Q2, REDLattice signed a new EMEA customer with an annual contract value of approximately $26m covering 3 products."

‼️💰Finally the transaction foresees a "cash earnout to Paragon" of $119 million.