Since the 2013 coup, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been seeking the latest surveillance technologies, prioritizing the development of intelligence sectors to secure his regime — recently, his administration has shown interest in the dark web.

Greek police raided the offices of Israeli spyware firms, after the wiretapping scandal of the intelligence services in Athens.

An investigation revealed a network of firms linked to a former leader in Israeli intelligence named (Tal Dilian) secretly exporting spy technology equipment from Europe to Africa.

There was illegal use of spyware in Poland, Hungary, Greece and Spain and suspicions about Cyprus, while other EU member states made it easy for the shady industry to operate.