jsrailton, (edited )
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BREAKING: private investigator arrested for cyberespionage on behalf of American PR firm.

Caught by UK under from 🇺🇸US while boarding a flight.

BIG TWIST in a wild case that began w/our @citizenlab investigation into indian hack-for-hire group

Sound familiar?

Because Amit Forlit is the second PI from arrested in similar way for this case.

First = convicted.

https://www.reuters.com/world/israeli-private-eye-arrested-uk-over-alleged-hacking-us-pr-firm-2024-05-02/

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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 uncovered a sprawling -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/

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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.

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