Dream, the Israeli AI cybersecurity startup co-founded by Pegasus spyware creator Shalev Hulio, is expanding into Latin America. The region sees cyber attacks growing ~25% annually with weak national defenses, exemplified by Costa Rica's 2022 national emergency after ransomware hit 30 government institutions. Dream targets Trump-aligned, Israel-friendly governments in the region — including Argentina under Milei and Colombia under incoming president De la Espriella — where political alignment facilitates sovereign AI platform sales. The company, valued at $3 billion with over $300 million in reported sales, positions itself as purely defensive, contrasting with NSO Group's offensive Pegasus spyware. Civil society groups remain skeptical given the region's history of surveillance abuse and Hulio's background building Pegasus.
