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State actor targets 155 countries in ‘Shadow Campaigns’ espionage op
A state-sponsored threat group has compromised dozens of networks of government and critical infrastructure entities in 37 countries in global-scale operations dubbed ‘Shadow Campaigns’. Between November and December last year, the actor also engaged in reconnaissance activity targeting government entities connected to 155 countries. According to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 division, the group has been active since at least…
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Agent Cringe: Real-life spies reckon Indian espionage movies hardly ever get it right; here’s why
I laugh when I see how intelligence officers and people in uniform are portrayed in movies. Sometimes I feel angry too. We are protecting the country, you know.” The exasperation is clear as one of the top names in India’s intelligence talks about the representation of spies in movies. “They reduce us to caricatures.” Spy thrillers have long been viewed…
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