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
Yossi Carmil
Former Co-CEO & CEO (2005-2024)
Joined Cellebrite in 2004 and served as co-CEO from 2005, becoming sole CEO after 2020; he led the company through its 2021 Nasdaq listing and stepped down at the end of 2024 after nearly 20 years. Not an original founder.
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Companies
Incidents in their orbit
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.