
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the Israeli spyware firm Intellexa and its founder, an ex-Israeli intelligence officer, for targeting journalists and government officials. The Treasury Department sanctioned individuals and a Greece-based spyware company involved in developing technology used to target U.S. government. The move is part of the Biden administration's efforts to counter the misuse of commercial spyware.

















The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned the makers of the notorious Predator spyware, a move that marks an escalation in the Biden administration’s attempts to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware. https://t.co/q5utD6ocJG https://t.co/aYzaVONhlR
US sanctions founder of spyware maker Intellexa for targeting Americans by @lorenzofb in @techcrunch https://t.co/h6eBj3u2Na
Spyware makers express concern after US sanctions spyware veteran: https://t.co/Fw9VXWhwC3 by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news