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

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

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

Paul Singer’s relationship to Samuel Alito illuminates how U.S. law enables vulture funds to deepen immiseration across the Global South.

^{James North (Truthdig)}