The episode identifies Cytrox as the maker of Predator.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 137 Details
“Cytrox made this phone-hacking software called Predator”
Organisation
organisation:cytrox
Spyware company identified as the maker of Predator and later combined with Nexa in Intellexa.
Spyware company identified as the maker of Predator and later combined with Nexa in Intellexa.
“Cytrox made this phone-hacking software called Predator”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | DEVELOPED_BY | Predator | Explicit | 137 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Predator | Attributed | 137 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Intellexa | Explicit | 137 |
The episode identifies Cytrox as the maker of Predator.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 137 Details
“Cytrox made this phone-hacking software called Predator”
Citizen Lab attributed the analyzed spyware to Predator, and the episode links Predator to Cytrox; the attribution is presented through the investigation's analysis.
Attributed Confidence 99% · Bill Marczak EP 137 Details
“through analysis of the payload as well as analysis of that URL and the website in the URL, we were able to make an attribution back to Predator.”
“this is the Predator spyware made by Cytrox”
Intellexa ASSOCIATED_WITH Cytrox
Intellexa was formed by combining Cytrox with Nexa and other surveillance technology.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 137 Details
“With that technology, he combined the names together, Cytrox and Nexa, to form a new company called Intellexa”