REPORT: Exxon Lobbyist Hacked Emails Of Activists

Reuters reports:

The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant 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.

Some environmental activists interviewed by Reuters say the hacking operation disrupted preparations for lawsuits by cities and state attorneys general against Exxon and other energy companies.

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