Candiru—Sold spyware to Indonesia despite no diplomatic relations between Israel and Indonesia
Amnesty International's May 2024 report uncovered links between Indonesian government bodies and Candiru going back to 2017. Candiru-linked domains were found imitating legitimate Indonesian news sites including state news agency ANTARA. Singapore summoned an Israeli official in 2020 after discovering Israeli firms sold digital intelligence to Indonesia.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authoritarian Compliance | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.590 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Sold spyware to Indonesia despite no diplomatic relations between Israel and Indonesia
Amnesty International's May 2024 report uncovered links between Indonesian government bodies and Candiru going back to 2017. Candiru-linked domains were found imitating legitimate Indonesian news sites including state news agency ANTARA. Singapore summoned an Israeli official in 2020 after discovering Israeli firms sold digital intelligence to Indonesia.