Israeli spy firm Black Cube involved in Cyprus corruption probe
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“Israeli spy firm Black Cube involved in Cyprus corruption probe”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Black Cube's involvement in the Cyprus corruption probe.
“Black Cube came to prominence in 2017 for its operations aimed at discrediting women who accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault”
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Wikipedia confirms Black Cube's founding in 2010 and Harvey Weinstein's 2017 allegations, but no direct evidence links Black Cube to operations targeting Weinstein's accusers.
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— Black Cube (BC Strategy Ltd) is a private intelligence agency based in London, Tel Aviv, and Madrid. The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן …
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— Harvey Weinstein (; born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax…
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— In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that dozens of women had accused the American film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of a…
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“A private spy firm founded by former members of Israeli intelligence has confirmed its involvement in a sting operation targeting state officials and private interests in Cyprus”
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Wikipedia explicitly states Black Cube was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella and Avi Yanus.
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— Black Cube (BC Strategy Ltd) is a private intelligence agency based in London, Tel Aviv, and Madrid. The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cube
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— A private intelligence agency (PIA) is a private sector (non-governmental) or quasi-non-government organization devoted to the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information, through the evalua…
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— Vivian Bercovici is a Canadian-Israeli lawyer. She practised law in Toronto and was briefly an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2012–2013) and was a member of the CBC's b…
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“A senior aide to President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides resigned in January after a video posted online showed him discussing investment projects in Cyprus”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirming a resignation by a senior aide to Nikos Christodoulides in January 2023.
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— Nikos Christodoulides (Greek: Νίκος Χριστοδουλίδης; born 6 December 1973) is a Cypriot politician, diplomat, and academic who has served as the 8th President of Cyprus since 2023. He previously served…
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— The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard…
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“It also featured a businessman who suggested he had direct access to Christodoulides, and a former minister speaking of how to make donations to the government”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirming the businessman's claim of access to Christodoulides or the former minister's discussion of government donations.
“Those who appeared in the eight-minute video have denied any wrongdoing”
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“Israeli firm Black Cube said it was involved in the preparation of the video”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirming Black Cube's involvement in preparing the video.
“Black Cube has engaged with Cypriot authorities and is confident they will reach the truth and bring those responsible to justice”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirming Black Cube's engagement with Cypriot authorities.
“It did not respond to a question from journalists on who its clients were”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirming Black Cube's non-disclosure of clients.
“There was no immediate comment from the Cypriot government”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirming the Cypriot government's lack of comment.
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