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GRIP Extra: ExxonMobile lobbyist implicated in hacking campaign, UK postpones capital requirements

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Other news includes the SEC rescinding crypto-unfriendly SAB 121, Meta keeping its fact-checking outside of the US, and Japan significantly raising its interest rates.

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Allegations have been made suggesting that a hacking campaign targeting prominent American climate activists was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) said it was investigating a potential data breach after claims that sensitive information, including product source codes stored on

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