Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced

Protei, a Russian telecom company that develops technology for web surveillance and censorship, was hacked, with its data stolen and its website defaced, according to TechCrunch. Founded in Russia and now headquartered in Jordan, Protei supplies telecommunications systems and surveillance equipment to providers across dozens of countries, including Bahrain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Pakistan and much of central Africa.

A copy of the company’s website saved on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine shows the defacement occurred on 8 November, with the site restored soon after. The post on DataBreaches[.]Net notes that Zack Whittaker reports the incident, and the story links to TechCrunch’s coverage published on 17 November 2025.

The piece also describes Protei’s range of offerings, such as video conferencing technology, internet connectivity solutions, and deep packet inspection systems, while refraining from specifying the exact timing or method of the breach. The posting was made on 18 November 2025.