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
May 5, 2024 at 10:02PM Amnesty International’s Security Lab reveals Indonesia’s emergence as a hub for surveillance tools, receiving invasive spyware from Israel, Greece, Singapore, and Malaysia since 2017. Companies like Q Cyber Technologies, Intellexa consortium, Saito Tech, FinFisher, Raedarius M8 Sdn Bhd, and Wintego Systems are linked to these tools. Malicious domain names and … Read more
March 5, 2024 at 04:00PM The Treasury Department sanctioned a Greece-based spyware company, Intellexa Consortium, and its associated entities for developing and distributing spyware tools known as Predator targeting U.S. government officials and journalists. The sanctions mark the first time for misusing spyware, and the Commerce Department had previously blacklisted these entities. The spyware allows … Read more
February 22, 2024 at 09:15AM Chinese police are investigating a significant unauthorized online dump of documents from a private security contractor with ties to the Chinese government. The leaked documents reveal the company’s hacking activity and tools used to spy on both Chinese and foreigners, as well as their efforts to surveil dissidents and promote … Read more
December 21, 2023 at 12:18PM Predator spyware, part of the Intellexa Alliance, offers persistent reboot capability as an add-on. It is integral to Alien, targeting Android and iOS, sold for millions and reliant on exploit chains. Intellexa offloads attack setup to customers, maintaining plausible deniability. Public attribution efforts have had limited impact on their ability … Read more