The US has imposed additional sanctions against spyware maker Intellexa

The US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on the Intellexa consortium and its executives for selling the Predator malware, which is used for espionage. The sanctions target key individuals and companies involved in the financial transactions and sales of this software to foreign governments.

The Intellexa Consortium, the infamous Predator spyware developer, continues to operate despite previous sanctions. Predator allows attackers to steal information from devices using one-click attacks with little or no user intervention. Predator is a one-click attack that allows attackers to steal information from devices with virtually no user intervention. The US has reimposed sanctions on the company and its affiliates to shut down their operations.

The program is widely used by governments around the world to spy on government officials, journalists and opposition politicians. Previous sanctions have failed to stop this consortium, which continues to sell its products through a hidden corporate structure that includes countries such as Egypt, Kazakhstan and Oman.

Despite attempts to shut down Intellexa through sanctions, the company continues to sell spyware, affecting national security and human rights. The US continues to take steps to strengthen controls over the use of such technologies.