J Studios/Getty Images Treasury hits Predator spyware makers with more sanctions It’s another swipe at the Intellexa Consortium, a sprawling network of companies. Sep 16, 2024 By Greg Otto Tim Starks
Congolese soldiers sit in their military vehicle at the base of the United Nations Organization Mission for the Stabilization of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kamanyola, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 28. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good. Sep 5, 2024 By Tim Starks
Mongolian guards stand guard in front of the Genghis Khan statue at the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar on May 21, 2023. The hackers allegedly conducted watering hole attacks on Mongolian government websites.(Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images) Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors. Aug 29, 2024 By Tim Starks
David Wall/Getty Images Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state. Jul 1, 2024 By Tim Starks
A 12-year-old boy looks at an iPhone screen on December 19, 2023 in Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) U.S. sanctions maker of Predator spyware The Biden administration sanctions individuals and entities behind the commercial surveillance tool implicated in human rights abuses. Mar 5, 2024 By Elias Groll
Data center with abstract connections. (imaginima/Getty Images). Predator spyware infrastructure taken down after exposure For the second time in six months, the operators of the Predator spyware burned down their infrastructure after it was publicly documented. Mar 4, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A conceptual image of CCTV cameras spying on a laptop computer with message bubbles. (J Studios via GettyImages) Predator spyware endures even after widespread exposure, analysis shows The operators of the Predator spyware rebuilt their infrastructure and operate in at least 11 countries after being exposed last year. Mar 1, 2024 By AJ Vicens