Southampton owner Dragan Solak will not sack head coach Tonda Eckert following a spying scandal, stating he deserves a second chance. Eckert orchestrated a plan to observe rival training sessions, leading to a four-point deduction for the club and expulsion from the play-offs. Solak believes Eckert was unaware of the rules and will support him, though a warning has been issued.
WhatsApp messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals, including Oxford United, Ipswich Town, and Middlesbrough. Head coach Tonda Eckert allegedly pressured junior staff to carry out the morally questionable task.
Security researchers at Citizen Lab have identified two separate spying campaigns exploiting vulnerabilities in global telecommunications infrastructure to track people's locations. The campaigns abused SS7 and Diameter protocols through three telecom providers—019Mobile, Tango Networks U.K., and Airtel Jersey—acting as surveillance entry points. One campaign used SIMjacker attacks to turn targets' phones into tracking devices. Researchers say these are just a small snapshot of widespread exploitation by surveillance vendors.
