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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Shiven Ramji
CEO (current)
Appointed Cellebrite CEO effective August 13, 2026, succeeding Thomas Hogan; he had joined the company just months earlier as President of Products and Technology in May 2026 and was named to the board upon becoming CEO.
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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.