Hacking Team
HeadquartersMilan, Italy
Founded2003
CategoryCommercial spyware
StatusRebranded as Memento Labs (2019) after a 2016 license revocation and 2015 breach
Known tools / spyware
Remote Control System (RCS)Dante
Overview
Italian firm whose Remote Control System (RCS) let governments covertly hack computers and phones to exfiltrate data. A 2015 breach leaked its internal emails, exposing sales to agencies in Sudan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and others; Italy revoked its global export license in 2016. Acquired in 2019 and rebranded Memento Labs, which has since marketed a successor tool, Dante.
Where their tools have been used (31)
Recent activity & sources
- Nov 29, 2019The Fall and Rise of a Spyware EmpireMIT Technology Review
- Jul 8, 2015The Hacking Team ArchivesWikiLeaks
- Feb 17, 2014Mapping Hacking Team's 'Untraceable' SpywareThe Citizen Lab