Germany, Israel
Israeli-German zero-day vulnerabilities broker firm Incredity offers Huawei bug bounty

The Tech Times
CAE and DEA for Frontex, 5150 Labs in the UAE, Incredity bows out, ChapsVision buys Owlint

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Warsaw CAE Aviation and DEA Aviation back to Frontex

Dubai American IRS service provider 5150 Labs showcased in Dubai

Munich Zero-day vulnerability reseller Incredity throws in the towel

Paris French cyber-intelligence group ChapsVision snaps up Owlint

France
Metabug teams up with state research entity

Through the French Tech Méditerranée grouping of start-ups in the south of France, the vulnerability research company owned by Vupen's former employees has joined forces with the defence innovation agency.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Hoshan joins dots between Huawei and Mohammed bin Salman's AI sector

Hoshan Group, initially an office supplies company, is making its mark as the go-to partner for big data in Saudi Arabia, distributing materiel from US-sanctioned Huawei, among other companies.

Russia
Russia's Operation Zero enters increasingly political zero-day market

As Washington seeks to regulate the sale of vulnerabilities to its advantage, a new Russian player has emerged on the scene: Operation Zero, founded by researcher Sergey Zelenyuk.

Germany
Utimaco also tempted by a stock exchange listing

German lawful interceptions specialist Ultimaco, which is looking for fresh funding, is considering following the example of cyber intelligence leaders like Cellebrite by seeking a stock exchange listing.

United States
Zero Security Research Labs - zero-day broker and IMSI-catcher

While most zero-day flaw sellers limit themselves to marketing vulnerabilities, Zero Security Research Labs goes one step further by selling interception equipment.

United States
VRL helps USCYBERCOM do own zero-day vulnerability searches

Vulnerability Research Labs is helping government cyber-intelligence bodies to internalise and automate their vulnerability searches.

Germany
Berlin in two minds about curbing cyber freedom or fostering cyber industry

While backing more restrictive European directives on the export of dual-use technologies, including cyber tools, for which a political deal [...]

Germany, Israel, Qatar
Pini Meidan embroiled in Sdema-Novard wrangle

The Germany-based small company Legacy Technologies is at the heart of a dispute that Intelligence Online wrote about in August [...]

United States
Boldend helps Raytheon's clients develop covert cyber-weapons

At a time when the Trump administration is trying to make the US more cyber-offensive by easing regulatory restrictions on cyber-operations, Raytheon Technologies has turned to the startup Boldend to satisfy the demands of its government clients.

United States
SpyCloud collects authentication leaks to assist cyber-investigators

With the issue of attribution a major concern in the fight against cybercrime, SpyCloud makes login data leaks available to cyber investigators to identify cybercriminals.

China, South America, United States
US seeks to eliminate Chinese influence in Latin America

Washington, currently in the midst of an aggressive campaign to push European countries to ban Huawei from their 5G networks, [...]

Australia, China, Europe, Israel
Hackers switch up tactics to keep on top of the latest iPhone protections

Even as cybersecurity experts hail the latest smartphone protection measures, with Apple's iPhone leading the pack, cyber-intrusion specialists are already exploring ways to hack data and intercept calls.

Australia, Canada
Five Eyes align zero day vulnerability procedures

Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and its Australian counterpart, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), published their procedures for handling zero-day [...]

France
Vupen goes to Fort Meade

The Montpellier, Southern France-based company Vupen Security, which specialises in research and marketing of computer software security weaknesses, waited until [...]