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Group of Bipartisan Lawmakers Ask US Government to Ban Several Hack-for-Hire Firms

medcitizenlabPublished 2026-09-10

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2020, the Citizen Lab uncovered a massive hack-for-hire operation called <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/research/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/">Dark Basin</a>. The group targeted American nonprofits, including organizations working on #ExxonKnew and organizations working on net neutrality advocacy. We linked the operation to an Indian com

Indicators of compromise

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-harrigan-and-whitehouse-call-on-commerce-department-to-sanction-mercenary-foreign-hacking-firmsurl
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/group-of-bipartisan-lawmakers-ask-us-government-to-ban-several-hack-for-hire-firms/url

Original source: https://citizenlab.ca/group-of-bipartisan-lawmakers-ask-us-government-to-ban-several-hack-for-hire-firms/