Black Cube
Israeli private intelligence and cyber-espionage firm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Black Cube (BC Strategy Ltd) is a private intelligence agency based in London, Tel Aviv and Madrid.[1][2] The company was founded in 2010[3] by former Israeli intelligence officers[4] Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן זורלא) and Avi Yanus (in Hebrew: אבי ינוס). Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units.[5] In the past, it has supported Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) activities.[6] Black Cube drew widespread condemnation for covertly surveilling and assisting efforts to discredit multiple women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual violence and the investigative journalists researching whether those accusations were credible.[7][8]
Company type | Private limited company |
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Industry | Litigation support Competitive intelligence Risk consulting |
Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | |
Number of employees | 340+ |
Website | blackcube |
Black Cube provides intelligence, evidence, and advisory services in multi-jurisdictional legal and white collar crime cases.[2] Its clients include primarily very rich people, oligarchs and corporations around the world, about whom Black Cube exposed fraud, bribery, money laundering, corruption and asset dissipation.[9][10] The company uncovered high-level corruption in Italy, Panama, and Mexico.[11][12][13] It is estimated that Black Cube has managed to trace and recover billions of dollars in hidden assets around the world.[14][15]
Black Cube's tactics have resulted in a number of international controversies. In Romania, two of its employees were convicted of criminal charges involving harassment and hacking.[16][17][18][19]