Breach
Signal hacks the phone-cracking box
2021Signal's creator published vulnerabilities in Cellebrite's extraction software, arguing its reports could be tampered with — undermining its reliability as court evidence.
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Individual
Ron Serber
Former Co-CEO (2005-2020)
Joined Cellebrite in 2001 and served as co-CEO alongside Yossi Carmil from 2005 until his departure in 2020. Not an original founder.
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Investigation
Sold to authoritarian regimes
2021Cellebrite's tools were sold to governments including Belarus, Myanmar, and Russia and used against activists and journalists, prompting later sales restrictions.