Bill Hinton/Getty Images Cambridge Analytica, the political-research company at the center of a massive Facebook-data scandal, received private emails of two world leaders from Israeli hackers. In one instance, Israeli hackers brought a USB stick which included private information about a Nigerian opposition leader, who is now president, to Cambridge Analytica's offices. The same Israeli cybersecurity team was reportedly hired again in early 2015, and obtained private information on a St.