Bluehawk CI
Israeli private intelligence firm; Meta surveillance-for-hire blacklist
| Bluehawk CI
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founder(s) | Guy Klisman |
| Headquarters | Herzliya, Israel |
| Industry | Private intelligence / surveillance-for-hire (per Meta) |
Bluehawk CI is an Israeli private intelligence firm founded and owned by Guy Klisman, whom Ctech described as "a former senior officer in the IDF's Intelligence Corps" who reached the rank of major.[1]
Meta blacklist
In December 2021 Meta named Bluehawk among seven "cyber-mercenary" firms whose Facebook and Instagram accounts it suspended. Meta said Bluehawk "sells a wide range of surveillance-for-hire activities" including social engineering, litigation-related intelligence and managing fake accounts to trick people into installing malware, and that operatives posed as journalists for outlets including Fox News and Italy's La Stampa.[2][1]
Bluehawk told Ctech it rejected Meta's claims, described itself as active in business intelligence for litigation using only open sources, and denied any connection with NSO Group or offensive cyber methods.[1]
See also
- Cobwebs Technologies
- Black Cube
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tomer Ganon, The forgery and fraud history of the intelligence officer blacklisted by Meta, Ctech, 20 December 2021.
- ↑ Catalin Cimpanu, Facebook takes down accounts for seven "cyber-mercenary" firms, The Record, 16 December 2021.