- U.S. lawmakers asked the Commerce Department to blacklist three Indian firms — BellTroX, CyberRoot and Sunkissed/Appin — alleging more than 15 years of targeted espionage; a blacklist would cut their access to U.S. software, cloud and security tools.
- Major outlets and tech companies (Reuters, The New Yorker, Meta, Google) have described the firms as hack‑for‑hire outfits accused of spying on executives, politicians and others; the companies deny wrongdoing.
- Reuters is also facing ongoing litigation in India with a group tied to Appin alumni that says the reporting harmed their reputations.
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