Pierluigi Paganini reports: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new sanctions against five individuals and one entity associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware. The Intellexa Consortium was created in 2019, it has acted as a marketing umbrella for various offensive cyber companies…
Author: Dissent
Ohio sheriff says to ‘write down’ addresses of homes with Harris signs
There have been a lot of disturbing stories inspired by right-wing extremists that threaten our democracy, but this one really struck a nerve because it’s law enforcement doing it. Praveena Somasundaram reports: An Ohio sheriff this weekend urged residents in his county to collect the addresses of homes sporting signs for Vice President Kamala Harris, arbitrarily…
US hits Intellexa spyware maker with more sanctions
Jonathan Greig reports: The Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned five people and one entity tied to the Intellexa Consortium – a notorious holding company responsible for the Predator spyware. The company was sanctioned last year and again in March but senior administration officials told reporters on Monday that more was needed to target the company’s “opaque web of corporate entities, which…
Apple Drops Spyware Case Against NSO Group, Citing Risk of Threat Intelligence Exposure
Ravie Lakshmanan reports: Apple has filed a motion to “voluntarily” dismiss its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, citing a shifting risk landscape that could lead to exposure of critical “threat intelligence” information. The development was first reported by The Washington Post on Friday. The iPhone maker said its efforts, coupled with those of others in the industry…