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Spotlight | India, Israel
Israel's NSO and Candiru eye new Indian interceptions contract

The Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group is circling a tender with India's Research & Analysis Wing, but Indian officials are reticent to team with the company behind the Pegasus spyware. Candiru, which is close to NSO, would also like a slice of the action.

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Government Intelligence

Iraq, United States
Aziz Ahmed, the Kurdish PM's powerful right hand man and unofficial fixer

The deputy chief of staff of Masrour Barzani, Aziz Ahmed.© Aziz Ahmad/LinkedIn

Masrour Barzani's deputy chief of staff has also become his closest aide. In the US, Ahmed is the chief contact for lobbyists who recently closed a deal with the Kurdish government to advocate in Washington for more arms for the Peshmerga militia.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy

China, Hong Kong
From Hong Kong to Taiwan, Xi Jinping wants shift from 'one country, two systems' to single government

By setting up Hong Kong as a testing ground, the Chinese Communist Party is establishing itself as the definitive body for judging any form of resistance to the National Security Law. Xi Jingping is hopeful of shortly being able to apply that same governance in Taiwan.

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International Dealmaking

France, UAE
Paris pulls out all the stops to join MbZ's new networks

Paris is keen to connect with the new central figures of Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan's administration and has been sending officials on networking trips to the UAE to make inroads in Abu Dhabi's political circles and the president's entourage.

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Corporate Intelligence

Kazakhstan, United States
Kazakh opposition turns to US courts to hasten asset recovery efforts

Kazakh political activists have trained their sights on companies registered in Nevada as part of a drive to speed up ill gotten asset recovery investigations.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel

Surveillance & Interception

Ukraine
Ukrainian military cyber gets into shape for NATO outpost role

Hastily put together with volunteers a few months before the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's cyber command is shaping up for its new role as part of NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

Subscribers only Cybersecurity

The Tech Telegraph
Interrupt Labs in the US and Australia, Luxembourg police biometrics, Infinity Technology for Missile Defense Agency's CTI

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

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