Researchers unmask Indian 'infosec' firm to reveal hacker-for-hire op that targeted pretty much anyone clients wanted

Canada's Citizen Lab laboratory has uncovered a hacks-for-hire phishing operation targeting anyone from political activists and oligarchs to lawyers and CEOs that hit more than 10,000 email inboxes over seven years. The North American outfit claims to have traced the so-called Dark Basin campaign to an Indian firm called …

[DJV]

BellTroX

Hmm, is it significant that if you "uncross" the X they become BellTroll?

[cantankerous swineherd]

the report gives clues as to the phishers customers:

https://citizenlab.ca/2020/06/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/

[don't you hate it when you lose your account]

I'm calling

From Microsoft

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: I'm calling

Actually, it's usually:

I'm calling from Windows

[bombastic bob]

facepalm

the whole (alleged) thing deserves a ginormous tactical facepalm...

[Anonymous Coward]

cough cough

"A wildcard hack-whoever-you-like operation masquerading as an infosec company to deter casual investigation seems like a novel development, however."

There's this Israeli company that's been in the news that would like a word with you.

[JanetED]

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