"The Covert Reach of NSO Group", 29 April 2020

At face value, Circles Bulgaria, a hacking/surveillance firm under the control of the infamous Israeli spyware company NSO Group, and FloLive, a cloud-based internet connectivity and cybersecurity company in London look to be two entirely different operations. However, under a dizzying web of shell companies spanning numerous countries as well as multiple common principals between the two firms, the companies appear to be intimately connected, an arrangement that has severe privacy, counterintelligence, and cybersecurity concerns.

... An exhaustive investigation into FloLive, however, reveals that the company shows every sign of acting as a front for the hackers and private spies behind Circles. Forensic News has documented the multiple data points to support this assertation.

... FloLive did not reply to a detailed list of questions regarding these connections... Despite the evidence linking the two firms, the Circles spokesperson told Forensic News, “There is no affiliation or connection between Circles and FloLive that we know of.” The spokesperson further stated, “We do not see any conflict since neither Goldman or Ropleva have any current relationship with Circles.”