US Sanctions Intellexa Consortium Members

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions against five individuals and one entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium, a network of companies that developed the Predator spyware. This spyware has been used for global mass surveillance, targeting dissidents, journalists, and political figures. Key figures sanctioned include Felix Bitzios, Merom Harpaz, Panagiota Karaoli, and Andrea Nicola Constantino Hermes Gambazzi, along with the British Virgin Islands-based Aliada Group. The sanctions follow previous measures against Intellexa's founder and other subsidiaries, emphasizing the U.S. government's commitment to countering the misuse of surveillance technology. The U.S. aims to disrupt Intellexa's operations, which have been accused of enabling financial transactions worth tens of millions of dollars. Treasury officials stress that such technologies threaten national security and undermine civil liberties.