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Spotlight | Russia
Telegram zero-day bounty strains app's relations with Russia once again

Flaw hunter Operation Zero has launched the bounty to penetrate Telegram.
Flaw hunter Operation Zero has launched the bounty to penetrate Telegram. © imagebroker/imageBROKER/Md Mamun Miah/Newscom/MaxPPP

A buyer of cyber vulnerabilities close to Russian services is offering millions to anyone who can unlock the secrets of the originally Russian messaging app. The new hunt for a zero-day flaw comes days after Telegram's founder moved back to Dubai.

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Saudi Arabia
WPP-owned comms group rues messy split from sports minister

Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdelaziz bin Turki bin Faisal al-Saud.
Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdelaziz bin Turki bin Faisal al-Saud. © Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sports/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu via AFP

Heeding the government's call to set up in the kingdom, a raft of new PR agencies have beefed up their Riyadh operations. But Hill & Knowlton, the dominant player in the region, has a cautionary tale to tell its competitors about how to transact with the kingdom's power brokers, in its case, the sports minister himself.

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Spy Way of Life | Belgium, European Union
Meet Meat, a Brussels steakhouse for Russian and Chinese spies on the hunt for gossip

Meet Meat steakhouse in Brussels.
Meet Meat steakhouse in Brussels. © Meet Meat

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online enjoys a meal at Meet Meat, a Brussels steakhouse a stone's throw away from the European Commission where spies listen out for juicy information.

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