US Sanctions Target Intellexa Spyware Consortium

The US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on five individuals and one entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium, a Greece-based commercial spyware company. This action targets the misuse of their Predator spyware, which has been widely used for unauthorized surveillance of dissidents, journalists, and political figures globally. Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury Bradley Smith emphasized that the US will not tolerate technologies that undermine national security and civil liberties. The sanctions also follow previous measures against Intellexa, which included blacklisting and targeting subsidiaries involved in financial transactions related to the spyware. Intellexa's operations have raised alarms due to their capacity for zero-click attacks, granting operators invasive access to personal data without user interaction. This latest move is part of a broader effort to hold accountable those perpetuating exploitative surveillance technologies.