US Brings New Sanctions Against Intellexa Spyware Network

Published on September 16, 2024

The U.S. Treasury Department has brought new sanctions against members of the Intellexa Consortium, a software developer said to be responsible for developing commercial spyware code. Intellexa is a network of business entities that have developed computer surveillance software products. The U.S. government has raised concerns about its surveillance technology being sold to hostile foreign actors and has used trade blacklists and sanctions in recent years to disrupt the Intellexa network. The Treasury Department announced the latest round of economic sanctions targeting Intellexa’s operations in a Sept. 16 press statement. The new sanctions targeted Felix Bitzios, whom the Treasury Department said had been the beneficial owner of one of the companies in the Intellexa network that had been targeted for sanctions in March, known as Intellexa S.A....

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