Exxon Lobbyist Investigated Over 'Hack-and-Leak' of Environmentalist Emails

02-12-24 09:34	Slashdot
Exxon Lobbyist Investigated Over 'Hack-and-Leak' of Environmentalist Emails America's FBI "has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant," reports Reuters, "over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company's biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter." The operation involved mercenary hackers who successfully breached the email accounts of environmental activists and others, the sources told Reuters. The scheme allegedly began in late 2015, when U.S. authorities contend that th... Read the full article on Slashdot »
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