Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say

Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say

More than a decade ago, researchers at antivirus company Kaspersky identified suspicious internet traffic of what they thought was a known government-backed group, based on similar targeting and its phishing techniques. Soon, the researchers realized they had found a much more advanced hacking operation that was targeting the Cuban government, among others. Eventually the researchers…

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#Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba

#Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba

A former U.S. diplomat is accused of conducting a more than 40-year secretive campaign to spy on behalf of the Cuban government. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday it was charging Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of working as a covert agent with Cuba’s General Directorate of Intelligence since at least 1981 — the year he…

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#US Embassy in Cuba reopening visa and consular services

#US Embassy in Cuba reopening visa and consular services

“US Embassy in Cuba reopening visa and consular services” The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since a spate of unexplained health incidents among diplomatic staff in 2017 slashed the American presence in Havana. The Embassy confirmed this week it will begin…

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#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

Five things to know about the end of Title 42 When a federal judge in November declared Title 42 illegal, “with great reluctance” he allowed the Biden administration to keep implementing the border management policy for five weeks. Those five weeks end Wednesday, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer have the…

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#Biden administration lifting Trump-era restrictions on Cuba flights

#Biden administration lifting Trump-era restrictions on Cuba flights

“Biden administration lifting Trump-era restrictions on Cuba flights” The Biden administration lifted Trump-era flight restrictions that prevented U.S. airlines and chartered flights from going to other cities in Cuba besides Havana on Wednesday.  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said revoking the prohibition was in support of the Cuban people and in the “foreign policy interests of the…

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