Jack Recider

Now, he's not the kind of guy that's tapping away on the keyboard writing malware. No, what he's looking for are other companies that are already doing that because he'd want to purchase those companies. Two companies caught his eye, Citrox and Nexa. Citrox made this phone hacking software called Predator. And I believe it was Citizen Lab that first showed us a glimpse into what Predator is.

Now, he's not the kind of guy that's tapping away on the keyboard writing malware. No, what he's looking for are other companies that are already doing that because he'd want to purchase those companies. Two companies caught his eye, Citrox and Nexa. Citrox made this phone hacking software called Predator. And I believe it was Citizen Lab that first showed us a glimpse into what Predator is.

A couple of people in Egypt felt like something weird was going on on their phone. One was a journalist, one was a politician, and they heard about Citizen Lab and they reached out asking them to examine their phones.

A couple of people in Egypt felt like something weird was going on on their phone. One was a journalist, one was a politician, and they heard about Citizen Lab and they reached out asking them to examine their phones.

Payload 2 didn't match any previously known malware that they had been tracking on phones. So of course, it was time to crack this open and look closer.

Payload 2 didn't match any previously known malware that they had been tracking on phones. So of course, it was time to crack this open and look closer.

This was a big finding, and they published this for everyone to see. The report was loaded with tons of information too. I mean, not only was it like, here's the malware we found, but it's like, here's what it does, here's how you can detect if it's on your phone, but it also showed the links to how they know that this is the predator spyware made by Cytrox. But it doesn't stop there.

This was a big finding, and they published this for everyone to see. The report was loaded with tons of information too. I mean, not only was it like, here's the malware we found, but it's like, here's what it does, here's how you can detect if it's on your phone, but it also showed the links to how they know that this is the predator spyware made by Cytrox. But it doesn't stop there.

It goes on to say who Cytrax was, who Taldillion was, and all these other companies that may also be involved with this. And then it goes on to say who those companies may be selling this to, actually listing some of the governments that may have bought this.

It goes on to say who Cytrax was, who Taldillion was, and all these other companies that may also be involved with this. And then it goes on to say who those companies may be selling this to, actually listing some of the governments that may have bought this.

And I just want to stop and show respect for this skill for a moment. It's one thing to be able to analyze binary files for an iPhone, but it's a whole other skill set to try to determine the geopolitical ramifications for such an exploit being sold on the mercenary marketplace. You know? In fact, it wasn't just Citizen Lab who was investigating this.

And I just want to stop and show respect for this skill for a moment. It's one thing to be able to analyze binary files for an iPhone, but it's a whole other skill set to try to determine the geopolitical ramifications for such an exploit being sold on the mercenary marketplace. You know? In fact, it wasn't just Citizen Lab who was investigating this.

They shared their findings with the security team at Meta, Facebook, who was also investigating. And the combined forces of Citizen Lab and Meta meant that these reports they published were very impressive. Okay, so let's try to connect some of the dots ourselves of what happened here.

They shared their findings with the security team at Meta, Facebook, who was also investigating. And the combined forces of Citizen Lab and Meta meant that these reports they published were very impressive. Okay, so let's try to connect some of the dots ourselves of what happened here.

An Egyptian politician who was living in exile and an Egyptian journalist were both found to have Predator on their phones. If two people from Egypt are infected with this... It may mean the Egyptian government is using this technology to spy on their civil society, which is spooky.

An Egyptian politician who was living in exile and an Egyptian journalist were both found to have Predator on their phones. If two people from Egypt are infected with this... It may mean the Egyptian government is using this technology to spy on their civil society, which is spooky.

You'd think they'd be using this to stop terrorists or catch criminals, but they're using it to see what stories a journalist is working on next? This is awful. But when we back up a second and say, okay, so who makes Predator? This company called Cytrox shows up. And we see that Cytrox was bought by Tal Dillion. But we also read about this other company called Nexa.

You'd think they'd be using this to stop terrorists or catch criminals, but they're using it to see what stories a journalist is working on next? This is awful. But when we back up a second and say, okay, so who makes Predator? This company called Cytrox shows up. And we see that Cytrox was bought by Tal Dillion. But we also read about this other company called Nexa.

Nexa was formerly known as Amasis. Amasis was indicted for illegally selling weapons to Libya. In fact, Amasis was charged with crimes against humanity for helping Libya conduct torture. But guess what? While the executives of that company were facing these indictments, Tal started making deals with them.

Nexa was formerly known as Amasis. Amasis was indicted for illegally selling weapons to Libya. In fact, Amasis was charged with crimes against humanity for helping Libya conduct torture. But guess what? While the executives of that company were facing these indictments, Tal started making deals with them.