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<title>Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’</title> |
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<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/informant-told-fbi-that-jeffrey-epstein-had-a-personal-hacker/</link> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:04:00 +0000</pubDate> |
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<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[department of justice]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[Epstein Files]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[hackers]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[In Brief]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[jeffrey epstein]]></category> |
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<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088374</guid> |
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<description><![CDATA[The hacker allegedly developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools and sold them to several countries, including an unnamed central African government, the U.K., and the United States. ]]></description> |
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<title>Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list</title> |
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<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/instagram-might-soon-let-you-remove-yourself-from-someones-close-friends-list/</link> |
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisha Malik]]></dc:creator> |
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:14:58 +0000</pubDate> |
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<category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[Social]]></category> |
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<category><![CDATA[Instagram]]></category> |
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<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088333</guid> |
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<description><![CDATA[Since the feature's launch in 2018, users haven't been able to remove themselves from someone else's Close Friends list.]]></description> |
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