IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

NBC News

“This is the first time that the U.S. government has leveraged any sanctions authority against commercial spyware vendors for enabling misuse of their …

The Times of Israel

US authorities announced sanctions on Tuesday against two people and a Greece-based commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military …

The Hill

The U.S. government deployed sanctions against Greece-based spyware vendor Intellexa on Tuesday and the company's leadership after targeting U.S. …

WOKV

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Treasury Department announced Tuesday it has sanctioned two individuals and a Greece-based commercial spyware company …

CNN

… rights activists — expanding a US crackdown on the shadowy industry behind what's known as “commercial spyware.”

Defense One

In the latest move against makers of spyware, the U.S. has placed new sanctions on a former Israeli intelligence officer who helped authoritarian …

Axios

Why it matters: This is the first time the Treasury Department has sanctioned a spyware organization, a senior administration official told reporters …

The Jerusalem Post

… spyware CEO and related entities. Although in 2021, the US Commerce Department issued a wide black list of Israeli cyber offense firms from doing …

Barron’s

“The Predator spyware has been deployed by foreign actors in an effort to covertly surveil US government officials, journalists, and policy experts,” …

The Washington Post

The Treasury Department says it has sanctioned two individuals and a Greece-based commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military …