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The Dangers of Mining in the Philippines

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Aug 24, 2012
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Earlier this year, a Canadian mining company operating in the Philippines found itself the target of hackers who stole the company’s emails and forged fakes in a bizarre and sophisticated plot to create a purported plan to assassinate local officials who opposed the company’s operations.

Copies of the fake emails, outlining a “Plan X” on the part of TVI …

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