Israel tried to keep sensitive spy tech under wraps. It leaked abroad

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The digital surveillance corporation Intellexa, which is owned by the former Israeli intelligence officer Tal Dilian, showcased a sensitive spying product that makes it possible to infect mobile phones like iPhones or Androids through online advertisements alone, according to documents seen by Haaretz and journalists in Greece. The documents also include an updated proposal to a potential client which shows the firm's most up-to-date catalog of spying tools. In addition, the documents reveal for the first time new limitations that the company imposed on potential customers and how they can use the spyware – likely in wake of the string of scandals involving the firm and its clients that caused embarrassment in Greece and Israel and sparked anger in the U.S. and the EU.

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