Telstra-owned Pacific mobile network likely exploited by spies for hire

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A Telstra-owned mobile phone operator in the Pacific Islands has likely been used by private spy firms to track people on the other side of the world and steal their data, according to expert cybersecurity analysis. Key points: Telstra purchased Fiji-based Digicel Pacific in July 2022, backed with more than $2 billion in Australian government financing Telstra purchased Fiji-based Digicel Pacific in July 2022, backed with more than $2 billion in Australian government financing For-profit surveillance companies market their services to governments as a way to track criminals and terrorists, but the services have been abused in order to spy...