September 17, 2024 at 08:45AM The U.S. Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on Intellexa Consortium executives and entities involved in the development and distribution of Predator spyware. The consortium is described as an international network of companies selling invasive spyware. The action follows a resurgence of Predator spyware activity and Apple’s decision to dismiss … Read more
September 16, 2024 at 01:21PM The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on individuals and an entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium, involved in creating and distributing invasive spyware. This move is part of the government’s broader effort to combat the misuse of commercial spyware. The Consortium, led by previously sanctioned Tal Jonathan Dilian, developed … Read more
September 16, 2024 at 12:36PM The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on five executives and one entity associated with the Intellexa Consortium for developing and distributing Predator commercial spyware. This spyware, used by state-sponsored actors and governments, allowed access to sensitive information on victims’ smartphones. The sanctions aim to deter the misuse … Read more
September 6, 2024 at 03:49PM Efforts by the US and other governments to curb NSO Group’s Pegasus and Intellexa Consortium’s Predator spyware have largely failed, leading the spyware retailers to improve evasion tactics. While recognized as a threat to human rights, sanctions have been circumvented, with spyware sales persisting. The spyware market is concentrated in … Read more
March 6, 2024 at 03:15AM The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned individuals and entities linked to Intellexa Alliance for distributing spyware targeting government officials and journalists. The group, including companies like Cytrox, developed the Predator spyware, similar to NSO Group’s Pegasus, enabling unauthorized data access. The sanctions aim to address misuse of commercial spyware and protect … Read more
March 5, 2024 at 01:15PM The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Consortium for developing and distributing the Predator spyware, used to target Americans, including government officials and journalists. Sanctions freeze U.S.-based assets and transactions with them, signaling the U.S. government’s … Read more