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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nuray Bulbul

What is Cambridge Analytica? Group manipulated Nigerian election

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) previously pursued a warrant to search the company’s servers

(Picture: Yui Mok / PA)

Leaked communications by The Guardian reveal an unsuccessful attempt to smear Muhammadu Buhari and secure Goodluck Jonathan's presidency before a pivotal election in Nigeria in 2015.

In an undercover investigation, a group of Israeli contractors known as Team Jorge was exposed for allegedly influencing more than 30 international elections through the use of hacking, sabotage, and automated disinformation campaigns on social media.

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