Whistle-blower reveals Israeli hackers behind Buhari’s data compromise

Whistle-blower and former employee of Cambridge Analytica, Christopher Wylie, has finally revealed the Israeli hackers that were engaged to hack into Muhammadu Buhari medical records and private emails.

Wylie made the revelation when he appeared before British Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

He said Cambridge Analytica’s parent company SCL worked with Israeli spy firm, Black Cube, to compromise Buhari’s private data in events leading to the 2015 general elections.

“The company utilized the services of an Israeli private intelligence firm, Black Cube. Black Cube on the Nigeria campaign was engaged to hack the now-president Buhari to get access to his medical records and private emails,” he said.

Meanwhile, Black Cube, based in Tel Aviv, has vehemently rejected Wylie’s statement, and said it plans to investigate his claims to “reveal the truth and the motive” behind them.

“Whilst we are flattered that we are seemingly being connected with every international incident that occurs, we will state that Chris Wylie’s testimony is a flagrant lie,” the agency said.

The firm said it will “launch a massive defamation suit against any entity that we will find involved, including Christopher Wylie, SCL or Cambridge Analytica, for any pound they still have or don’t have”.

Black Cube said it and its affiliates and subsidiaries have never worked for SCL or Cambridge Analytica, and have never operated in Nigeria or on any Nigerian-connected project, nor have any of its employees gone to Nigeria for their work with the firm.

It also said it “always operate within the boundaries of the law in every jurisdiction it operates.”