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Intelligence Contracting On the Motivations, Interests, and Capabilities of Core Personnel Contractors in the US Intelligence Community
Intelligence Contracting On the Motivations, Interests, and Capabilities of Core Personnel Contractors in the US Intelligence Community Morten Hansen (2014) Intelligence and National Security 29:1, 58-81 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Homeland Security eyes no-bid deal for AI-assisted search of billions of communication records
Homeland Security eyes no-bid deal for AI-assisted search of billions of communication records The system would combine live wiretaps, phone location data, email, and financial records. ICE says only one company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Israeli ad firm weaponises commercial network to deploy mercenary spyware
Israeli ad firm weaponises commercial network to deploy mercenary spyware Devices belonging to staff at international news were among those infected through the weaponised ad placements. Israeli firm weaponised digital ad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads. Dan Goodin – Oct 15, 2026 4:32 PM |… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pegasus and Mercenary Spyware Attacks on Serbian Pro-Democracy Figures
Targeting Democracy Pegasus and Mercenary Spyware Attacks on Serbian Pro-Democracy Figures In collaboration with the SHARE Foundation, we found with high confidence that Professor Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
USCIS seeks contractors to build criminal intelligence unit and informant records system
USCIS seeks contractors to build criminal intelligence unit and informant records system Contractors would combine immigration and citizenship records with commercial, financial, and social media information and rank criminal leads as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and the Information Work of the Nineteenth-Century Surveillance State
Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and the Information Work of the Nineteenth-Century Surveillance State Authors Bilansky, Alan Source Information & Culture. 2018, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p67-84. 18p. Document Type Article Subject… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Citizen Lab on surveillance targeting students: Serbia beginning to look like a buffet of mercenary spyware
Citizen Lab on surveillance targeting students: Serbia beginning to look like a buffet of mercenary spyware autor: Dusan Mladjenovic 11. sep. 2026. 20:01 Podeli N1 Last week, students in Serbia reported… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The $100 Million Hole in ICE’s Deportation Machine
OP-ED: The $100 Million Hole in ICE’s Deportation Machine A procurement notice describes the one capability ICE doesn’t have yet: a standing near-real-time intelligence enterprise to turn its surveillance into target… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Details of the proposed U.S. Senate authorization for contractor-led military cyber operations
What are the details of the proposed U.S. Senate authorization for contractor-led military cyber operations Generated by Perplexity AI Sep. 6, 2026 The proposal is a narrow, time-limited pilot in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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