Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge U.S. to Sanction Hack-for-Hire Firms Over Cyberattacks and Censorship

Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers have requested the Commerce Department to sanction three Indian hack-for-hire firms accused of conducting cyberattacks and espionage against Americans, while leveraging foreign courts to suppress reporting on their activities. The proposed sanctions would restrict these entities from accessing U.S. technology by adding them to an economic entity list.

The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation.

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