BREAKING: #Israeli private investigator arrested for cyberespionage on behalf of American PR firm.
Caught by UK under #RedNotice from 🇺🇸US while boarding a flight.
BIG TWIST in a wild case that began w/our @citizenlab investigation into indian hack-for-hire group #belltrox
Sound familiar?
Because Amit Forlit is the *second* PI from #Israel arrested in similar way for this case.
First = convicted.
#hacking #cybersecurity #infosec #malware #espionage #intelligence
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John Scott-Railton ☕
in reply to John Scott-Railton ☕ • • •There's a disgraceful ecosystem of public relations & lobbying firms using hackers for hire.
Sometimes they are used to silence critics & advocacy groups.
Like US nonprofits doing climate advocacy.
Our investigation into a group we christened #DarkBasin uncovered a sprawling #India-based hack-for-hire operation.
They enabled US corporations to outsource lawbreaking.
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/06/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/
#infosec #cybersecurity #malware #hacking #climatechange #climatecrisis #exxon #phishing
Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation - The Citizen Lab
John Scott-Railton (The Citizen Lab)John Scott-Railton ☕
in reply to John Scott-Railton ☕ • • •I'd bet my bottom dollar that this "unnamed...PR and lobbying firm" knows exactly who they are...
...and are no doubt experiencing an afternoon of the purest panic.
Using the offshore hack-for-hire ecosystem has been largely consequence-free for the middlemen & the ultimate beneficiaries of stolen information.
The tide may be turning & this latest arrest suggests that more consequences may be inbound.
#hacking #infosec #spyware #malware #cybersecurity #phishing #India
Nicole Parsons
in reply to John Scott-Railton ☕ • • •Paul Singer hires only the worst PR firms. The public corruption of the US Supreme Court has global repercussions.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jun/21/samuel-alito-undisclosed-gifts-billionaire-paul-singer-supreme-court
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/27/paul-singer-doomsday-investor
https://buenosairesherald.com/world/us-supreme-court-justice-accused-of-corruption-in-case-he-ruled-against-argentina
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/11/argentina-economy-crisis-sovereign-debt-market
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/21/alitos-wsj-op-ed-didnt-mention-scotus-takeover-architect-leonard-leos-key-role-in-ethics-scandal_partner/
https://www.commondreams.org/news/alito-private-jet-billionaire
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/argentina-the-vulture-and-the-justice/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/03/29/how-one-hedge-fund-made-2-billion-from-argentinas-economic-collapse/
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-08-16-argentina-vultures-come-home-to-roost/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/02/29/paul-singer-wins-long-battle-with-argentina-have-emerging-market-bonds-hit-bottom/?sh=2ed85c0f51b8
https://www.ft.com/content/aacb4e6f-a43c-4245-a93f-328390ad0eaa
https://www.ft.com/content/b3925ceb-f6db-4c40-b6f6-7185fddee7ba
https://www.ft.com/content/dd4dd1c1-8542-4ed4-97b0-c5517944250f
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/elliott-management-sues-us-sec-records-swaps-rules-2023-11-03/
Inside Justice Samuel Alito's Relationship to Hedge Fund Billionaire
James North (Truthdig)Kevin Russell
in reply to Nicole Parsons • • •Arrest them, the liars, the corrupt, bribe takers, the liars to congressional oversight. Arrest them all.
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