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Intellexa Leaks Reveal Predator’s Ad-Based Zero-Click Vector and Company Access to Spyware Targets

Leaked training videos show company visibility into live surveillance operations, raising liability questions for the U.S.-sanctioned vendor.

Overview

  • Investigative partners published leaked internal files, marketing decks and training footage, with technical analysis by Amnesty and corroboration from Google and Recorded Future.
  • Researchers detail a zero-click infection system dubbed Aladdin that delivers exploits via targeted mobile ads routed through shell companies across multiple countries.
  • Amnesty says leaked footage shows Intellexa staff remotely accessing customer Predator systems via tools like TeamViewer, exposing victims’ photos, messages and other data.
  • Amnesty reports a 2025 Predator attempt against a human rights lawyer in Pakistan, while Pakistani officials publicly reject the findings as false.
  • Google links Intellexa to extensive mobile zero-day use and says ad partners shut down identified accounts, as Recorded Future tracks ongoing Predator activity including in Iraq.