Lawmakers ask Commerce to sanction Indian firms involved in mercenary hacking
The lawmakers say the firms stole data from thousands of Americans and used foreign courts to suppress reporting on their hacking activities.
- On Wednesday, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and Republican Rep. Pat Harrigan urged Secretary Howard Lutnick to add three India-based hack-for-hire firms to the Commerce Department's entity list, citing targeted cyber espionage against Americans.
- Sunkissed Organic Farms, BellTroX, and CyberRoot have spent more than fifteen years conducting targeted espionage against U.S. citizens, businesses, and their lawyers, reportedly stealing data from thousands of Americans to manipulate litigation outcomes.
- Lawmakers allege the companies conducted an "aggressive censorship campaign" to suppress reporting, including legal threats against Techdirt and the MuckRock Foundation that forced outlets to remove investigative stories about their mercenary activities.
- Evidence suggests the firms "operated at the behest of the Qatari government," targeting FIFA officials and Kristi Rogers, wife of former House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers, to influence legal outcomes.
- Adding these firms to the Commerce Department's entity list would restrict their access to software licenses and cloud infrastructure, though the department has not yet responded to the lawmakers' request.
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Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms
The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation.
A bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce asks to include BellTroX, CyberRoot and Sunkissed Organic Farms, formerly known as Appin, on the list of entities restricted by their alleged attacks and censorship efforts.
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the U.S. government to ban several hack-for-hire firms — companies that carry out cyberattacks on behalf of paying clients. The lawmakers accuse the firms of targeting Americans and abusing foreign courts to silence U.S. reporting on their activities. Democratic senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Sheldon Whitehouse […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
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