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Israeli private intelligence and cyber-espionage firm For other uses, see Black cube . Black Cube ( BC Strategy Ltd ) is a private intelligence agency based in London , Tel Aviv , and Madrid . The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן זורלא) and Avi Yanus (in Hebrew: אבי ינוס). Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units. In the past, it has supported Israel Defense Forces (IDF) activities. Black Cube provides intelligence, evidence, and advisory services in multi-jurisdictional legal and white collar crime cases. Their clients are mainly wealthy individuals, oligarchs , and global corporations. Black Cube represents their clients in court cases, manages public relations, and assists in other matters as needed. The company uncovered high-level corruption in Italy , Panama , and Mexico . Black Cube is criticized for not following ethical rules. It is estimated that Black Cube has managed to recover as much as $5.3 billion of assets for its clients and win $14.7 billion through court verdicts or out-of-court settlements. Black Cube's tactics have resulted in a number of international controversies. In Canada, the firm was criticized by an Ontario Court for an attempt that aimed to discredit a judge by trying to get him to make antisemitic comments in secretly recorded meetings. In Romania , two of its employees were convicted of criminal charges involving harassment and hacking. The firm also drew condemnation for covertly surveilling and assisting efforts to discredit women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual violence and the investigative journalists researching whether those accusations were credible. Their tactics also involve attempts to goad individuals into making anti-semitic or otherwise damaging remarks. The Times of Israel . Revealed: The Romania interrogation" .
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Black Cube is a private intelligence agency , which operates out of London and Tel Aviv , and is the trading name of BC Strategy Ltd. The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella and Avi Yanus and draws its manpower from elite and secretive Israeli intelligence units. The company’s personnel are known to maintain close ties to the Israeli government and intelligence agencies. Black Cube’s primary field of operation is litigation support, where the company provides intelligence, evidence and strategic advisory services in multi-jurisdictional lawsuits. Simon Bowers, “Vincent Tchenguiz settles Black Cube legal dispute” “The Guardian” 22nd April 2013 Efrat Peretz, “Investigating thee investigators” “Globes” 3rd February 2014 Shuki Sadeh, “Don’t cry for me” “Haaretz” 8th August 2014 Liz Bolshaw, “A new breed of commercial intelligence company” “The Financial Times” 26th March 2015 Kim Sengupta, “Wealthy businessman Vincent Tchenguiz faces legal wrath of Black Cube's Israeli veterans he hired to help in £300m fight with Serious Fraud Office” “The Belfast Telegraph” 12th April 2013 Shuki Sadeh, “Don’t cry for me” “Haaretz” 8th August 2014 Kim Sengupta, “Beware the Black Cube: intelligence agency slaps Vincent Tchenguiz with a lawsuit” The Independent” 11th April 2013 Efrat Peretz, “Investigating thee investigators” “Globes” 3rd February 2014
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Private intelligence agency Black Cube is a private intelligence agency based in London, Tel Aviv, and Madrid, and is the trading name of BC Strategy Ltd.The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן זורלא) and Avi Yanus (in Hebrew: אבי ינוס).Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units.Black Cube provides intelligence, evidence, and advisory services in multi-jurisdictional legal and white collar crime cases.Black Cube dealt with fraud, bribery, money laundering, and corruption.The company uncovered high-level corruption in Italy , Panama , and Mexico .Black Cube's specialization in asset tracing has led to the discovery and locations of hidden assets valued at billions of euros, such as in the bankruptcy cases of Motti Zisser and Eliezer Fishman.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.The firm drew widespread condemnation for its work surveilling and assisting with efforts to slander the reputations of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual violence and journalists reporting on them."Israel's Black Cube said to have uncovered widespread corruption in Panama" . : CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) Whelan, Robbie (11 October 2019).
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Israeli private intelligence and cyber-espionage firm Black Cube ( BC Strategy Ltd ) is a private intelligence agency based in London , Tel Aviv and Madrid . The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן זורלא) and Avi Yanus (in Hebrew: אבי ינוס). Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units. In the past, it has supported Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) activities. Black Cube drew widespread condemnation for its work surveilling and assisting with efforts to slander the reputations of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual violence and journalists reporting on them. Black Cube provides intelligence, evidence, and advisory services in multi-jurisdictional legal and white collar crime cases. Its clients include primarily very high net worth individuals , oligarchs and corporations around the world, about whom Black Cube exposed fraud , bribery , money laundering , corruption and asset dissipation. The company uncovered high-level corruption in Italy , Panama , and Mexico . It is estimated that Black Cube has managed to trace and recover billions of dollars in hidden assets around the world. 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. The Times of Israel .Revealed: The Romania interrogation" .
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