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Cybercriminals perfect 'social engineering': 'Each hack feeds the chances of the next one succeeding

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 258 words · By Video by Peter O'Brien
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Claim 1: “Simon McGarr is a Lawyer with McGarr Solicitors in Dublin”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Simon McGarr is a lawyer with McGarr Solicitors in Dublin. This is explicitly stated in the Spamhaus Technology profile and the Data Compliance Europe author bio.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Moore ( BREE-an; 25 August 1921 – 11 January 1999), was a Northern Irish and Canadian writer. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland during and after the…
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Claim 2: “Simon McGarr is the Managing Director of Data Compliance Europe”
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Three independent sources confirm his leadership role at Data Compliance Europe: Spamhaus Technology identifies him as Managing Director, Podchaser identifies him as Director, and the Data Compliance Europe site identifies him as the chief consultant and author.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starlink Services, LLC is a telecommunications subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX, providing broadband Internet service in approximately 160 countries and territories. It also aims …
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