# Spyware maker stalls Italian probe into attacks **URL:** \ **Category:** tech news\ **Created:** [April 29, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-maker-stalls-italian-probe-into-attacks/680985 "2026-04-29T06:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-maker-stalls-italian-probe-into-attacks/680985/1 "2026-04-29T06:00:24Z")
Paragon apparently promised to help Italy figure out the spyware attacks on journalists and activists, then went quiet when the authorities actually asked for information. > **[Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/paragon-is-not-collaborating-with-italian-authorities-probing-spyware-attacks-report-says/)** > > Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly not responded to authorities’ requests for information. ---
**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-maker-stalls-italian-probe-into-attacks/680985/2 "2026-04-29T06:42:32Z")
“we’ll cooperate” right up until Italy asks for logs or customer details, then suddenly it’s crickets — did the article say whether prosecutors can compel anything here (like server seizures or mutual legal assistance), or are they basically stuck doing victim-device forensics and leaning on telecom/provider records? I could be wrong here.