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posted by martyb on Monday January 28 2019, @11:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the Spy-vs.-Spy dept.

Undercover agents target cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab, which reported key details in Khashoggi case

The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives, The Associated Press has found.

Twice in the past two months, men masquerading as socially conscious investors have lured members of the Citizen Lab internet watchdog group to meetings at luxury hotels to quiz them for hours about their work exposing Israeli surveillance and the details of their personal lives.


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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by kazzie on Monday January 28 2019, @04:23PM (1 child)

    by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 28 2019, @04:23PM (#793063)

    "Agents Target Websites that Reported Agents Targeting Researchers who Reported Software that Spied on Jamal Khashoggi before his Death"

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday January 28 2019, @06:00PM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday January 28 2019, @06:00PM (#793127) Homepage Journal

    ... That Disclose What Agents Will Do Next.

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