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Spotlight | Russia, UAE
Russian vulnerabilities reseller Operation Zero tries its luck in the Gulf

The zero-day vulnerabilities firm headed by Russian hacker Sergei Zelenyuk has been prospecting in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. [...]

Published on 20/04/2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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