Friday, June 3, 2016

NSO and Ability Surveillance



This link looks at Ability Inc. and Includes reference to NSO as well as others in the surveillance business that were subject of prior blog entries. 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/05/31/ability-unlimited-spy-system-ulin-ss7/#228333f77595

NSO link here:
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/01/can-this-israeli-startup-hack-your-phone/

Why are so many Israeli companies involved in the surveillance business?

What American private equity fund bought NSO?
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/01/can-this-israeli-startup-hack-your-phone/

This from the first link:
"Israeli surveillance companies, most built by alumni of the country’s various intelligence agencies, make up a huge chunk of the so-called “lawful interception” market. Often they work in partnerships to provide even more powerful surveillance systems. Leaks from Italian police-grade spyware dealer Hacking Team, now available on Wikileaks, revealed a host of Israeli companies looking for police-grade malware partners, including AbilityNice Systems, now the owner of Elbit Systems’ cyber division, and Verint (previously linked with American surveillance operations). Network surveillance vendors like those four typically locate and offer a path into a person’s mobile, whilst Hacking Team and its competitors create the malware that provides complete, permanent, remote access to the device, including those critical encrypted communications."  

The unknown buyer of NSO is Francisco Partners.
https://www.altassets.net/private-equity-news/by-news-type/deal-news/francisco-looking-to-sell-mobile-phone-spy-company-nso-group.html

Francisco Partners:

http://www.franciscopartners.com

These other businesses have the same telephone number in San Francisco.
http://www.smallbusinessdb.com/tel/4154182900
C-Mac Holdings Lp
Bavaria Holdings Inc
Zeni Logistics Inc Zeni Logistics Inc is a business in Fort Myers, FL.
http://www.smallbusinessdb.com/zeni-logistics-inc-fort-myers-fl-33967.htm

Inez Brophy is associated with Zeni Logistics

http://publicrecords.directory/profiles/inez-brophy.5137250.html

She is also associated with Amex Transport Inc and Brophy Industries Inc. (note: Brophy dissolved 1986) and these telephone numbers;


Amex Transport employs 3 people:
http://www.manta.com/c/mr5kgp4/amex-transport-inc
CEO: Nilson Rodriguez business address: 222 Sw 46th Terrace
Cape CoralFL 33914

Also the last known address of this person:

http://www.sheriffleefl.org/main/index.php?r=crimeActivity/inmateDetail&id=280057075383301

C-Mac Holdings: http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8040537
It is a subsidiary of Solectron Corporation. Flextronics bought Solectron. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flextronics
Located in Marlboro MA


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