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#phishing #Pentesting #Linux #META #metadata #snoopgodlinux #Ubuntu https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/russian-hacker-dmitry-khoroshev.html?m=1
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
Over the course of our multi-year investigation, we found that Dark Basin likely conducted commercial espionage on behalf of their clients against opponents involved in high profile public events, criminal cases, financial transactions, news stories,…John Scott-Railton (The Citizen Lab)
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
