NSO Group founder's new cybersecurity firm Dream expands into Latin America with $3B valuation
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Alina Maria Stan
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Dream, an Israeli AI cybersecurity startup founded by NSO Group co-creator Shalev Hulio, is expanding into Latin America with a $3 billion valuation. The company sells cybersecurity solutions to governments aligned with Washington, offering an "antidote" to the kind of surveillance tools Hulio previously built with Pegasus spyware. The expansion targets a region where cyber attacks are growing 25% annually and national defenses are among the world's weakest.
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· 3 pulledShalev Hulio created NSO Group, the Israeli surveillance firm whose Pegasus spyware was used by governments to monitor journalists, activists, and political opponents across more than 50 countries.
Dream, the Israeli AI cybersecurity startup that tripled its valuation to $3 billion this year, is expanding into Latin America.
The company is targeting governments aligned with Washington in a region where cyber attacks are reportedly growing 25% annually and national defences rank among the weakest in the world.
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