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Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career

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Re: Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career

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Post by ganoushoreilly »

pempem wrote: post #3

I'm not sure I understand the importance of these hackers being Indian as opposed as from any other region?

> https://archive.ph/YegWz

They're accusing a specific group of for hire hackers (BellTroX and CyberRoot) in Delhi.

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Post by edge17 »

pempem wrote: post #3

I'm not sure I understand the importance of these hackers being Indian as opposed as from any other region?

My guess is it has to do with Reuters editorial positioning on what's going on with Ukraine and Russia. I agree though, I don't see the relevance.

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Post by SynAck6 »

pempem wrote: post #3

I'm not sure I understand the importance of these hackers being Indian as opposed as from any other region?

I get your point, but I'm assuming it's more about the fact that it's relatively cheap labour and difficult to investigate.

Re: Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career

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Post by WFHRenaissance »

pempem wrote: post #3

I'm not sure I understand the importance of these hackers being Indian as opposed as from any other region?

1. Foreign hacking groups are often beyond the reach of Western law enforcement. If a domestic threat had been to blame here, there would be legal/financial recourse for damage done. That's not the case here. Implicit in this article is the report of a new kind of warfare for which many Americans have no good defense against.

2. Standard editorial racism a la "The Oriental Threat".

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