Ethiopia Obtains Phone-hacking Tech From Israeli Firm Cellebrite

The Ethiopian police, who according to reports, are responsible for mass detention of minorities and persecution of opposition forces and journalists, have purchased technology from the Israeli digital intelligence company Cellebrite to hack into the cellphones of detainees. The Ethiopian federal police have been using Cellebrite’s systems since 2021, at the height of the civil…

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Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors target top Democrats for info on FTX donations

Prosecutors investigating accused crypto grifter Sam Bankman-Fried have demanded information from high-level Democrats — including the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the incoming House minority leader — to help prove their sprawling case, according to a report. Top Dem lawyer Marc E. Elias, who represents a…

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Hacker says they broke into FBI’s 80,000-member InfraGard database by posing as financial firm CEO

A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national security and cybersecurity threats with public officials and private sector actors who run U.S. critical infrastructure. The hacker posted samples…

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Family of billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman found strangled beside swimming pool in 2017 offer $35 million reward

The family of Toronto billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found murdered in their mansion five years ago this December, are upping the reward money in the hope of catching the killer from $10 million to $35 million. Sherman, who founded generic drugmaker Apotex Inc in 1974., and his wife, Honey, were found dead…

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