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Articles tagged with "Hacking"

07.03.25

Big Tech

Trump is giving Russian cyber ops a free pass – and putting western democracy on the line

The Kremlin has long sought to sow chaos using ‘information confrontation’. That job just got a lot easier

05.06.24

Big Tech

Deepfakes and their threat to global democracy

With 2bn people heading to the polls this year, regulators must keep pace with new strategies of deception

26.01.23

The Enablers

French police investigate hacking of Michel Platini’s email

Probe comes after Bureau revelations about ‘hack-for-hire’ gang who targeted critics of Qatar in run-up to World Cup

15.01.23

The Enablers

Hacked evidence and stolen data swamp English courts

Major court case reveals how illegally obtained evidence is being used by leading law firms to advance clients’ claims

05.11.22

The Enablers

How Qatar hacked the World Cup

Critics who threatened to expose wrongdoing by Qatar were targeting as part of huge hacking operation

05.11.22

The Enablers

Inside the global hack-for-hire industry

British investigators have been able to commission 'hack-for-hire' firms with little fear that they will be prosecuted for breaking the law

A woman checks her SMS messages and emails on a smartphone

06.12.21

Big Tech

Spam, Spies, SMS: how it works

Little-known bulk messaging companies use the access they’ve brokered to hundreds of phone networks to send millions of messages cheaply and quickly around the world. But this efficiency comes at a co...

A man uses his phone to access an account on his laptop with two-step verification

06.12.21

Big Tech

Swiss tech company boss accused of selling mobile network access for spying

Mitto AG’s network used to track people via mobile phones, former employees say

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