Frequency
10
occurrences
First Seen
January 22, 2026
Last Seen
July 26, 2026
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Phineas Fisher's Hacking Legacy: Hacking Team's Demise and Ongoing Mystery
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Ireland Proposes New Bill for Police Spyware and Encryption Access
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Recent Intelligence Reports
- Hacking Team Is Dead — www.vice.com · July 26, 2026
- Hacking Team — www.vice.com · July 26, 2026
- Hacking Team Hacker Phineas Fisher Has Gotten Away With It — www.vice.com · July 26, 2026
- The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught — Benzatine · July 26, 2026
- Who is Phineas Fisher, the elusive hacker never caught? — Newsbytesapp · July 26, 2026
- Phineas Fisher: The Hacktivist Who Shook Surveillance Firms — Whalesbook · July 25, 2026
- Phineas Fisher: The Mysterious Hacker Who Brought Spyware Makers to Their Knees — Zamin.Uz · July 25, 2026
- The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught — Techcrunch · July 25, 2026