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US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages

Analysis of federal lobbying disclosures shows local governments working with firms also linked to fossil fuel giants

The Guardian - US · Aug 25

Ransom-seeking hackers set their sights on Wall Street’s trillion-dollar private equity firms: report

Ransom-seeking hackers employing phone calls to compromise their targets have set their sights on dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to findings from Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters.

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Fake help-desk calls put Blackstone, Apollo and other US firms in hackers’ sights

Phone calls from people posing as corporate help-desk staff were used in a ransom campaign targeting some of the biggest names in US finance. The callers paired company-specific fraudulent websites with instructions intended to make employees surrender passwords and additional security codes.

The Times of India · Aug 7