It went: PSYOP -> MISO -> OIE

This piece provides an extremely unusual look at American covert propaganda activities. What it reveals isn't pretty. www.reuters.com/investigates...

The story benefited from infosec experts who were able to add insights and validate findings. Investigative reporting in this domain can often benefit from deep technical expertise. @hegel.bsky.social and others work on this subject propelled us forward.The story benefited from infosec experts who were able to add insights and validate findings. Investigative reporting in this domain can often benefit from deep technical expertise. @hegel.bsky.social and others work on this subject propelled us forward.

The FBI's investigation into Appin was nicknamed "Tandoori." We also learned the US IC had eyes inside Appin, including intercepts and a human sourcing. reuters.com/investigates...

Law enforcement from at least four different countries -- including the US, Switzerland, Dominican Republic and Norway -- have investigated Appin historically, Reuters found, based on law enforcement documents and other sources. None have charged the company or its executives.

We have on-the-record sources, including a former high profile Dominican news publisher, who explained in-detail how he worked with Appin to hack his country's political elite and then mine the data for explosive stories. See the details here www.reuters.com/investigates...

With a truly rare and unique window, we were able to see how customers ordered up hacking jobs and who they were going after. The targets were sometimes exceptionally high profile. Like the wife of a senior congressman who was then the House Intel chief: reuters.com/investigates...

Appin pioneered the mercenary hacking space more than a decade ago, based on our reporting. And left a lasting influence, per numerous sources. They were a true innovator: developing an e-commerce style platform for their clients to tailor spy missions www.reuters.com/investigates...

Here we uncover one of America's earliest hack-and-leak operations -> aimed at a small tribe in New York that was fighting for a lucrative gaming/casino deal www.reuters.com/investigates...

Appin was a leading Indian cyberespionage firm that few people even knew existed. A Reuters investigation found that the company grew from an educational startup to a hack-for-hire powerhouse that stole secrets from executives, politicians, military officials and wealthy elites.