The executives behind the spyware company Intellexa received a late Christmas present of sorts from the Trump administration when sanctions against them were lifted. It’s a reprieve for the three individuals but the Irish holding companies at the centre of Intellexa remain under US sanctions. Israeli-founded Intellexa develops the Predator spyware, a suite of hacking tools that has been linked to oppressive and authoritarian governments to tap the phones of activists, journalists and opposition politicians. As revealed by The Currency in 2022, Intellexa was managed through two Irish holding companies – Intellexa Ltd and Thalestris Ltd – that were subsequently…

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