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Lawmakers call on Treasury to sanction hackers-for-hire
Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers have called on the Treasury Department to sanction three India-based mercenary hacking groups: Sunkissed Organic Farms (formerly Appin), BellTroX, and CyberRoot. The groups have conducted targeted espionage against American citizens and companies for over 15 years, and evidence suggests they have operated on behalf of the Qatari government. The lawmakers request the firms be added to the Treasury Department's Entity List to restrict their access to American software, cybersecurity tools, and cloud infrastructure.
Why it matters: U.S. businesses, lawyers, and citizens targeted by these groups face ongoing espionage risk; Treasury sanctions could disrupt the groups' access to critical infrastructure and tools needed to conduct operations.
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