Botswana has been listed as the latest country to import Predator Spyware-a hacking tool that exploits vulnerabilities on cellphones and computers to capture the target’s text messages, calls, emails, photos, and location.
In a new report, researchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group revealed that the Predator Spyware has now listed Botswana as its latest addition as it expands its network infrastructure in 11 countries.
Predator is part of the Intellexa Consortium which was this week banned by the US government.
The US Treasury Department announced its first-ever set of sanctions against a commercial spyware entity Tuesday after technology developed by the Greece-based Intellexa Consortium was used to target U.S. government officials, journalists and policy experts.
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