Appin (company)

Appin was an Indian cyber espionage company founded in 2003 by brothers Rajat and Anuj Khare. It initially started as a cybersecurity training firm, but by 2010, the company had begun providing hacking services for governments and corporate clients that was reported to have stolen secrets from executives, politicians, military officials and wealthy elites worldwide. Reuters, The New Yorker, Wired, SRF Investigativ, and Intelligence Online have reported on Appin's hack-for-hire operations and Rajat Khare's extensive efforts to suppress coverage through civil and criminal actions. Appin created the model that is still used by the Indian hack-for-hire industry.