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https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-11-05/how-qatar-hacked-the-world-cup>
"Private investigators linked to the City of London are using an India-based
computer hacking gang to target British businesses, government officials and
journalists.
The
Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the
Sunday Times have been given
access to the gang’s database, which reveals the extraordinary scale of the
attacks.
It shows the criminals targeted the private email accounts of more than 100
victims on behalf of investigators working for autocratic states, British
lawyers and their wealthy clients.
Critics of Qatar who threatened to expose wrongdoing by the Gulf state in the
run-up to this month’s World Cup were among those hacked.
It is the first time the inner workings of a major “hack-for-hire” gang have
been leaked to the media and it reveals multiple criminal conspiracies. Some of
the hackers’ clients are private investigators used by major law firms with
bases in the City of London."
Via Violet Blue’s Cybersecurity Roundup: November 8, 2022
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-8-74381881
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
