Greek authorities closed out 2022 with a bang by raiding six surveillance-for-hire companies. A key target of the crackdown was Intellexa, an Israeli cyber intelligence firm operating in Greece through its subsidiary, Cytrox. Known for its Predator software — which collects mobile phone data after user interaction with a malicious link — Intellexa has become…
Author: Jason Blessing, Opinion Contributor
Why isn’t the Biden administration trying to combat spyware abuse?
In 2016, Mexican authorities covertly used powerful surveillance software to track and ultimately capture Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous drug lord better known as “El Chapo.” In 2018, Saudi Arabia used the same software to monitor communications with Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi prior to his gruesome murder at the hands of Saudi agents in…