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For the last few years operatives from hacking teams like Lazarus Group have focussed on attacking cryptocurrency companies for large thefts of digital tokens.

In a scenario straight out of Dashiell Hammett’s early stories, a detective agency operative named Hicks McTaggart gets an assignment to chase down the runaway heiress to a major cheese fortune.

The Israeli air force says it has hit approximately 120 targets across the Strip since Friday - including, the military says, "buildings used by terror groups, terror operatives and other infrastructure".

Some of the operatives who helped state Rep. Zohran Mamdani secure the Democratic nomination for mayor in New York City are fanning out to assist like-minded Democrats in their own races.

Loyalty is rewarded, dissent is punished and the line between reporter and political operative is obliterated.