A look at India's hacking-for-hire industry, which has a tacit alliance with the government and is unusually brazen, with firms publicly touting their services
‘Indian hackers appear to share something important with their counterparts in those authoritarian nations: a tacit alliance with their government...’ https://www.newyorker.com/...
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David D. Kirkpatrick on x
Ever wonder who does all the hacking you read about in the news and how much it costs? Read: Confession Exposes India's Secret Hacking Industry https://www.newyorker.com/...
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Apar on x
“In addition to BellTroX and CyberRoot, there are about ten to fifteen other Indian companies doing this,” he told me. “We have seen close to a hundred and twenty thousand victims over the past ten years, so it really is an industry.” https://www.newyorker.com/...
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Sandeep Vangala on x
“Appin's slides said that its clients included the Indian Army & the Indian Ministry of Defense.” This may be just the tip of iceberg, When #Pegasus case will be investigated that would give a deeper insights of how all four pillars are spied upon. https://www.newyorker.com/...
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@rondeibert on x
Here's our @citizenlab report on BellTroX referenced in the piece https://citizenlab.ca/...
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Srinivas Kodali on x
Wild story of belltrox and how Indian hacker for hire companies exist. We probably need more of these confessions by hackers. https://www.newyorker.com/...
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@oxleyio on x
An excellent primer on the ongoing “Indian hackers-for-hire gang war” that fuels shady litigation as well as Indian government interests. Appin, BellTroX, CyberRoot, etc. were just the beginning. https://twitter.com/...
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Soutik Biswas on x
A sensational story on how ‘India is home to a vast and thriving cyberattack industry’. https://www.newyorker.com/...