IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

March 8, 2024
NEWS

U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives – AccessNow

The Intellexa consortium is infamous for its invasive spyware Predator, which has been used to target civil society members and politicians globally.

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Biden administration sanctions makers of commercial spyware used to surveil US

spyware.” … spyware.” The Treasury Department said that as part of the move, it was targeting two …

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U.S. Bans Intellexa for Spyware that Targeted a Senator's Phone. | Atlas News

What Happened: The U.S. Treasury Department banned a company called Intellexa from doing business in the U.S. after spyware was used to access a …

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Malta Moves to Strip Citizenship From Sanctioned Israeli Spyware CEO – IMI

The Maltese government has commenced the process of revoking citizenship from Tal Dilian, the CEO of controversial cyber spyware company Intellexa.

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EU Council and EU Commission Must Urgently Address Issues by PEGA Committee

spyware: Nathalie Loiseau, French MEP and chair of the defense subcommittee (SEDE), and Elena Yoncheva, MEP from Bulgaria. Two more names now join …

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US sanctions Intellexa consortium entities in Hungary and North Macedonia for spyware

The proliferation of such commercial spyware presents a growing security risk to the United States and has been exploited by foreign actors for human …

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Spyware Accountability Initiative, with seed funding from Apple and leading philanthropies …

Over the next five years, the Spyware Accountability Initiative will support a growing community of researchers and advocacy organizations …

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Malta To Strip Citizenship Off Israeli Cyber Spyware Firm CEO Who Was Sanctioned By USA

Malta has announced it will strip an Israeli ex-intelligence officer and current CEO of the spyware firm Intellexa of his Maltese citizenship …

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US imposes sanctions on spyware firm Intellexa – Weekly Blitz

The United States has taken a significant step by imposing sanctions on the well-known spyware consortium Intellexa and its top executives.

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Google sets up first Asia-Pacific cybersecurity base in Tokyo, Nikkei reports | SaltWire

spyware firms and advocates for tighter regulation. Japan says it is … A padlock is seen in front of the word 'spyware' and binary code in. Britain …

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