Tal Dilian

Tal Dilian
Native name
טל דיליאן
Born
Allegiance Israel
BranchIsrael Defense Forces
Service years1980s–2002
RankColonel (reserves)
CommandsChief Commander, IDF Technological Unit
Other workFounder of Intellexa, Co-founder of Circles, Vice President of Stratasys
Education

Tal Dilian (Hebrew: טל דיליאן) is a Colonel in reserves in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who served as Chief Commander of the army’s secret technology unit. He is the founder of Intellexa, a spyware supplying company, implicated in the 2022 Greek surveillance scandal.

In 2024, Dilian was sanctioned by the U.S. government. In February 2026, he was convicted by a Greek court for his involvement in the illegal wiretapping of Greek government ministers, military officials, and journalists.