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| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
Key people | Ivo Malinkovski (CEO) |
| Owner | Tal Dilian |
| Subsidiaries | Cytrox Holdings Zrt (Hungary) Cytrox AD (North Macedonia) Balinese Ltd. (Israel) Peterbald Ltd. (Israel) |
Cytrox is a company established in 2017 that makes malware used for cyberattacks and covert surveillance. Its Predator spyware was used to target Egyptian politician Ayman Nour in 2021 and to spy on 92 phones belonging to businessmen, journalists, politicians, government ministers and their associates in Greece. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce added the Cytrox companies Cytrox AD in North Macedonia, and Cytrox Holdings Crt in Hungary to its Entity List and on March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions upon Cytrox AD of North Macedonia and the Intellexa Consortium, which is the parent firm of Cytrox AD, "for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems, threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations worldwide."[1][2][3]
- ^ "Commerce Adds Four Entities to Entity List for Trafficking in Cyber Exploits". Bureau of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce (bis.doc.gov). 18 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Benjakob, Omer. "U.S. Blacklists Israeli-owned Cyber Arms Firms". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Treasury Sanctions Members of the Intellexa Commercial Spyware Consortium". United States Department of the Treasury (treasury.gov). 5 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.