Greek Court Finds Spyware Executives Guilty

Greek Court Finds Spyware Executives Guilty

Click to expand Image The Council of State of Greece building in Athens, July 14, 2015. © 2015 C messier An Athens court in a landmark ruling on February 26 delivered the first convictions in Greece’s “Predatorgate” scandal. The court found three executives of the Greek spyware company Intellexa, and another prominent businessman, all guilty of unlawfully accessing information systems, violating communications privacy, and interfering with perso…

Spyware, power, and accountability: Greek court convicts Intellexa executives in global turning point

In a ruling that could redefine the global surveillance-for-hire industry, a Greek court has convicted four senior executives linked to the controversial spyware company Intellexa. Among those convicted is Tal Dilian, the company’s founder and a former Israeli intelligence commander, whose private intelligence network has long operated at the murky intersection of state security, corporate interests, and political influence. The verdict is more …

Greece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prison

Greece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prison The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the recent criminal convictions handed down by a Greek court to four individuals from surveillance firm Intellexa whose Predator spyware was used to illegally surveil Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis. 27.02.2026 The first-instance prison sentences, delivered in an Athens court on 2…