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Hack-for-Hire Contractor Ecosystem — Clarity Today

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Hack-for-Hire Contractor Ecosystem

Private companies supplying tooling and infrastructure as quartermasters to state intelligence and military customers.

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product1 distinct publisher

DOJ names China's proxy quartermaster; the seizure took domains, not devices

Prosecutors say a Nanjing contractor rented IoT botnets and commercial proxies to the MSS and PLA from 2018. No individuals were charged, and the conscripted hardware stays conscripted.

Publishers:wired.com

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Adoption47
Hype gap+24
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