Israeli-Owned Spyware Firms Blacklisted by US Commerce Department Over National Security Risks
The U.S. Commerce Department has placed two European-based Israeli-owned spyware companies on its trade blacklist, citing national security concerns.
Intellexa S.A. in Greece and its entity Intellexa Limited in Ireland, and Cytrox AD in North Macedonia, along with its entity Cytrox Holdings Crt in Hungary, were added to the technology export blacklist, the Commerce Department said in a July 18 press release.
The blacklisting means the companies will no longer be able to conduct business or make transactions with American companies, significantly reducing their ability to access commodities, software, and technology that they could use to develop surveillance tools that could be misused, or conduct activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States….