Inside the Memento Labs Controversy: How Dante Spyware Exposed Government Surveillance
In 2025, the cybersecurity world once again turned its gaze toward Italy — not for innovation, but for controversy. Memento Labs, a Milan-based surveillance software company, found itself at the center of global headlines after cybersecurity firm Kaspersky identified a powerful spyware strain known as Dante. What made the revelation particularly shocking was that Dante’s origins traced back to the infamous Hacking Team, a surveillance technology maker that collapsed after one of the most spectacular hacks in cybersecurity history. At the heart of this controversy lies a web of digital espionage, government involvement, and the never-ending battle between privacy and … Read more
