Lawmakers call on Treasury to sanction hackers-for-hire
Bipartisan US lawmakers asked Treasury to sanction three India-based hack-for-hire firms accused of long-running espionage against Americans.
Sens. Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Pat Harrigan urged Treasury to add Sunkissed Organic Farms (formerly Appin), BellTroX, and CyberRoot to the Entity List. The letter says the mercenary groups conducted targeted espionage against US citizens, businesses, and lawyers for over fifteen years, allegedly including work for Qatar's government such as targeting opponents of Qatar's World Cup bid and Kristi Rogers, wife of Senate candidate Mike Rogers. Adding the firms to the Entity List would restrict their access to American software, cybersecurity tools, and cloud infrastructure. The lawmakers also accuse the groups of lawfare campaigns to censor investigative reporting on their hacking activities.
- Bipartisan letter asks Treasury to add three India-based cyber-mercenary firms to the Entity List.
- Firms named: Sunkissed Organic Farms (formerly Appin), BellTroX, and CyberRoot.
- Groups accused of 15+ years of espionage against US citizens, businesses, and lawyers.
- Alleged Qatar-linked targeting included World Cup bid opponents and Kristi Rogers.
- Lawmakers also cite lawfare efforts to censor reporting on the hacking.
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