Introduction: Blackmail Isn’t a Relic — It’s the System
We are often told that modern democracy, technology, and globalization have ushered in a new era of transparency and empowerment.
But beneath the surface of our hyper-connected world, ancient power tactics — particularly blackmail — have not only survived; they have evolved into something far more dangerous.
This article traces the explosive revelations surrounding Paragon, Graphite spyware, and their disturbing ties to Israeli intelligence, organized crime, and corporate blackmail.
It also examines how today’s elites have transitioned from using human compromise (think Epstein) to cyber-driven blackmail, creating a system where control is invisible but absolute.
Paragon and the Digital Blackmail Revolution
In 2019, two deeply connected Israeli figures — former IDF Unit 8200 commander Ehud Schneerson and ex-Prime Minister (and Jeffrey Epstein associate) Ehud Barak — founded a “private” company called Paragon.
- Paragon’s flagship product was Graphite, a highly sophisticated spyware program.
- Graphite could penetrate secure apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram without requiring any clicks or user interaction — a “zero-click exploit.”
- Meta (Facebook’s parent company) accused Paragon of hacking at least 90 phones across 20 countries, targeting journalists, political dissidents, activists, and public figures.
Implication:
Despite being presented as “just another private Israeli startup,” Paragon operated with strategies identical to those historically used by covert intelligence operations — plausible deniability, global reach, and weaponization of data.
Italy’s Scandal: Vatican, Mafia, Israel, and Private Hackers
The Italian scandal that exposed Paragon’s tools began with a seemingly isolated hack:
- An Italian hacker, Nuncio Samuel Facili, breached Italy’s national security databases.
- Sensitive information about bank accounts, taxes, utility bills, and police investigations was stolen and sold.
- Clients included billionaires, law firms, political operatives, and organized crime groups.
Then the plot thickened:
- Wiretaps revealed that Israeli intelligence officers were regularly visiting the hacking outfit in Milan.
- Conversations implicated the Vatican and Mossad (Israel’s intelligence agency) in efforts to collect blackmail material on Russian targets.
- Over 800,000 dossiers were found — a staggering amount of compromised information.
What began as an Italian cybercrime investigation quickly exploded into a global intelligence blackmail scandal.
The Modern Blackmail Economy: Beyond Epstein
In the past, blackmail operations like Jeffrey Epstein’s relied on honey traps, compromised sexual activities, and secret videotapes to control influential figures.
Today, one’s smartphone is the new honeypot.
- Photos
- Bank records
- Private messages
- Locations
- Call logs
- Browsing history
All available to those who control spyware like Graphite.
No longer needing elaborate setups, blackmail networks now tap directly into people’s entire digital lives.
“Gone are the days of needing to run an international child sex trafficking scheme in order to obtain blackmail.”
Now, hacking phones is faster, cheaper, and leaves fewer obvious fingerprints.
Israel’s Tech Export Strategy: Plausible Deniability as Policy
As Whitney Webb and others have documented:
- Israel deliberately externalized its intelligence operations through “private” companies staffed by Unit 8200 veterans.
- These companies — Paragon, NSO Group (Pegasus spyware), and others — can legally operate internationally without direct Israeli government liability.
- When exposed, governments can simply claim: “These are private companies. We have no connection to their activities.”
This outsourcing strategy is mirrored by the CIA and other intelligence agencies globally.
It ensures total plausible deniability while continuing covert influence, surveillance, and blackmail operations worldwide.
Organized Crime, Intelligence, and the Vatican
The Italian scandal also revealed the deep collaboration between:
- Organized crime (Mafia)
- Intelligence agencies (Mossad, CIA, others)
- Institutions like the Vatican
The modern underworld is not disorganized.
It is hyper-organized and strategically integrated with global political, financial, and religious power centers.
Key observation:
The Vatican requested hacks into financial operations related to gas deals.
Thus, information warfare isn’t limited to political control; it extends to financial blackmail and energy dominance.
Blackmail as a Governing Mechanism
Today’s elites need not physically threaten a journalist, activist, or politician.
They simply need access to everything they’ve ever done online.
Thus:
- Idealists can be silenced.
- Dissidents can be discredited.
- Power seekers can be promoted or destroyed based on their vulnerability.
And those in control of this information hold de facto power over entire nations.
This is why:
- Corrupt politicians rise through the ranks — because they’re controllable.
- True reformers are rare and often destroyed before gaining influence.
“We are no longer governed by public will; we are governed by the quiet tyranny of invisible compromise.”
The Ultimate Collapse: Freedom Under Siege
The existence of firms like Paragon proves that privacy is dead for anyone even remotely influential.
- The same way J. Edgar Hoover weaponized blackmail against American leaders.
- The same way Jeffrey Epstein entrapped the global elite.
- Today’s cyber blackmail networks ensure no one with real power is truly free.
We are witnessing a world where:
- Surveillance = Control
- Control = Compliance
- Compliance = Global stability… for the oligarchs.
Meanwhile, the ordinary citizen is left distracted by the illusion of freedom, unaware that the system has been fully captured by those who own the secrets.
The New Order of Power
The modern blackmail industry is not a sideshow — it is the core operating system of the 21st-century global elite.
It is powered by:
- Cyberwarfare
- Private intelligence firms
- Collusion between organized crime, corporations, and governments
- The death of genuine privacy
Until this architecture is dismantled, true freedom and democracy will remain an illusion — whispered to the masses while quietly stolen from those who dare to lead.
“Information is the oxygen of democracy — and we are slowly being suffocated.”
THE BLACKMAIL STATE: HOW INFORMATION BECAME THE NEW CHAIN OF POWER
The New Face of Blackmail
Paragon, Graphite, and Modern Spyware
- Founded by Israeli elites with deep intelligence ties.
- Graphite spyware can breach WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal with zero user action.
- Journalists, dissidents, political figures are prime targets.
The Italy Scandal: Vatican, Mafia, Mossad
- Italian hackers exposed a vast blackmail operation.
- Israeli agents and the Vatican sought information for political and financial manipulation.
- Over 800,000 dossiers uncovered: not just criminals, but ordinary citizens too.
The Evolution of Blackmail
- Epstein-style honeypots are obsolete.
- Smartphones now carry all necessary leverage: photos, texts, bank records, location.
- Hackers-for-hire sell secrets to the highest bidder: states, mafias, corporations.
Reflection:
Digital blackmail has replaced traditional coercion, embedding control deep inside our daily lives.
Power, Control, and The Death of Freedom
Israel’s Export Model: Plausible Deniability
- Israeli Unit 8200 veterans create “private” cyber firms.
- Outsourced intelligence work shields governments from accountability.
- Pegasus, Paragon, BlackCube: the new weapons of silent conquest.
Organized Crime, Intelligence, and Corruption
- Mafia, Vatican, Mossad: all colluded via private hacking networks.
- Blackmail is now a commodity, a business, a tool of empire.
Living Under the Blackmail Empire
- Leaders are selected based on how easily they can be controlled.
- Skeletons in digital closets keep politicians, artists, and businessmen compliant.
- Free speech, democracy, and even elections are easily manipulated behind the scenes.
The Solution
- Public awareness of the cyber-blackmail state.
- Rebuilding systems with genuine transparency.
- Refusing to normalize surveillance and blackmail as “necessary evils.”
Final Thought:
“Freedom cannot survive in a world where privacy is dead. Information is no longer liberating; it is weaponized.”
Until we dismantle the Blackmail State, true democracy will remain a beautiful lie.
