The man who built Pegasus now sells governments the antidote, and Latin America is buying
THE SO WHAT
The creator of Pegasus now selling AI-powered "antidote" tools into Latin American governments at a $3B valuation shows how offensive cyber expertise is being repackaged as defensive product. For anyone running critical infrastructure or public-sector stacks in the region, assume both sides of the capability curve are commercialized and plan for a faster attack–defense cycle.
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