Appin was an Indian cyberespionage company started in 2003 and run by brothers Rajat and Anuj Khare. The firm rebranded in 2022 and its employees went on to form other similar firms including CyberRoot Risk Advisory and BellTroX InfoTech Services. Appin hacked into private computers for state security agencies and private investigators.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Satter, Raphael (16 Nov 2023). "How an Indian startup hacked the world". Reuters. Retrieved 20 Nov 2023.
  2. Greenberg, Andy (10 Nov 2023). "The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry". Wired (magazine). Retrieved 20 Nov 2023.
  3. Kirkpatrick, David (1 June 2023). "A Confession Exposes India's Secret Hacking Industry". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 Nov 2023.
  4. Wild, Franz (11 May 2022). "Inside the global hack-for-hire industry". Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 20 Nov 2023.
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