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Spotlight | United States
Legal battle draws hackers-for-hire and private investigators out of the woodwork

The US court battle between Kazakh conglomerate ENRC and lawyer Neil Gerrard is bringing elements of the hack-for-hire operation against former aviation magnate Farhad Azima out into the open. Underway behind the scenes is a Black PR campaign to discredit the body of evidence accumulated against Indian cyberspace hackers, corporate intelligence firms and Western lawyers. [...]

Published on 26.10.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Worldwide battle over Indian-run hacking for hire converges in North Carolina

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Spotlight | United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Hack for hire: ENRC aims to open up Dechert and Nick del Rosso's Pandora's box

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United Kingdom, United States
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India, Israel, United Kingdom, United States
As hacking accusations against it mount up, CyberRoot strikes back in Indian courts

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Aditya Jain follows in the footsteps of cyber privateer Rajat Khare under the watchful eye of Indian intelligence

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United Kingdom
More investigators embroiled in Neil Gerrard's legal disputes

A case management conference was held in London on 21 April into a complaint filed by jailed Jordanian lawyer against Neil Gerrard, a former partner in the law firm Dechert. The affair, which is closely linked to litigation launched by Farhad Azima against the RAK and others by ENRC against Gerrard, involves some of the top names in British private investigation.

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Azima targets Gerrard through Del Rosso

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