The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) is using controversial phone cracking technology produced by a company with deep links to Israel’s intelligence apparatus, newly released files show.  The details are included in the latest annual letter sent to the enterprise minister Peter Burke by Ian Drennan, the authority’s chairperson, released under freedom of information by the minister’s department. An annex to the letter on cases of non-competitive procurement in 2025 notes that the CEA entered into a non-competitive contract with Cellebrite UK Ltd valued at €30,240 last year.  Cellebrite UK Ltd is a subsidiary of the digital intelligence firm Cellebrite, an…

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