Private investigator Jonas Rey was asked by law firm Burlingtons to investigate whether Iranian hackers had accessed entrepreneur Farhad Azima’s email account after he helped expose Iranian sanctions-busting. Rey’s investigation in India led him to one of several hacking-for-hire companies and established that India is home to a thriving cyberattack industry. Farhad Azima’s legal battle with Ras Al Khaimah, a UAE investment fund suing him for fraud and self-dealing, saw batches of Azima’s personal emails mysteriously surface online. Rey discovered Ras Al Khaimah had commissioned Indian hacking-for-hire firms to rob Azima’s confidential material and post it online.
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