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. 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 is criticized for not following ethical rules. Its 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.