Intellexa: Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list

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Source: Reuters

Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list

Raphael Satter
Tue, December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM EST
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WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to the spy software consortium Intellexa, according to a ​notice published to the U.S. Treasury's website.

The move partially reverses the imposition of ‌sanctions last year by then-President Joe Biden's administration on seven people tied to Intellexa. The Treasury Department at ‌the time described the consortium, launched by former Israeli intelligence official Tal Dilian, as "a complex international web of decentralized companies that built and commercialized a comprehensive suite of highly invasive spyware products."

Treasury said in an email that the removal "was done as part of the normal administrative process in ⁠response to a petition request ‌for reconsideration." It added that each of the individuals had "demonstrated measures to separate themselves from the Intellexa Consortium."

Intellexa representatives did not immediately respond to ‍email messages requesting comment.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-removes-three-spyware-233350834.html

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