Despite the Biden administration blacklisting the Israeli firm NSO Group, sales of commercial spyware to governments continue to grow, The New York Times reports. Citing five unnamed sources, the newspaper reported the U.S. "Drug Enforcement Administration is secretly deploying spyware” made by another Israeli company, which has hired former NSO Group employees after its blacklisting. Greece-based spyware manufacturer Intellexa, whose leader is a former Israeli general, was found to sell a hacking tool called Predator, which has been employed by a dozen countries since 2021.
Commercial spyware sales continue despite NSO Group blacklist
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