U.S. Blacklists Two Spyware Firms Run by an Israeli Former General The moves by the Commerce Department against the Europe-based firms are the latest effort to rein in a spyware industry that has spiraled out of control in recent years.

U.S. blacklists two firms that built Meta, iOS and Android spyware The firms, Cytrox and Intellexa, sold products to foreign intelligence and law enforcement agencies and deployed tools against tens of thousands of Meta users.