US Lawmakers Call on American Government to Blacklist Three Indian Hack-for-Hire Firms
- 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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US lawmakers call on American government to blacklist three Indian hack-for-hire firms
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 : Three U.S. lawmakers have called on the American government to blacklist a set of Indian IT firms over what they describe as “more than fifteen years of targeted espionage against U.S. citizens, businesses, and the lawyers representing them."In a letter issued Wednesday, Democratic Sena
US senators urge Trump administration to act against 3 India-based cyber firms over data theft allegations
A bipartisan group of US senators has urged the Trump administration to take action against three India-based companies accused of conducting hacking campaigns targeting Americans, US businesses and more than 1,000 lawyers.
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Hindustan TimesUS Senators demand action against three India-based companies for data 'theft'
These same companies also attempted to censor reporting about their hacking campaigns by abusing foreign courts – at one point forcing a global takedown of the investigation, the Senators alleged.
US Senators seek action against 3 India-based firms over data theft
Washington: A bipartisan group of US Senators have written to the Trump administration seeking action against three India-based companies that allegedly hacked and stole data from thousands of Americans and US companies. Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Republican Pat Harrigan, have urged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to take action against Sunkissed Organic … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology…
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