In 2015, news broke that Exxon’s own scientists had known for decades that burning fossil fuels was causing global warming. To raise awareness, climate activists launched a campaign called “Exxon Knew.” But almost immediately, they noticed something strange: their private emails seemed to be getting leaked to the press. They were getting hacked – but by who?&nbsp;&nbsp; Featured in this episode:Kert Davies, Center for Climate IntegrityJohn Scott Railton, The Citizen Lab Sources:The Citzen Lab’s “Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-for-Hire Operation”: <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/research/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://citizenlab.ca/research/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/</a>&nbsp; Inside Climate News’s “Exxon: The Road Not Taken”: <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/project/exxon-the-road-not-taken/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insideclimatenews.org/project/exxon-the-road-not-taken/</a> See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;In 2015, news broke that Exxon’s own scientists had known for decades that burning fossil fuels was causing global warming. To raise awareness, climate activists launched a campaign called “Exxon Knew.” But almost immediately, they noticed something strange: their private emails seemed to be getting leaked to the press. They were getting hacked – but by who?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featured in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kert Davies, Center for Climate Integrity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Scott Railton, The Citizen Lab&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Citzen Lab’s “Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-for-Hire Operation”: &lt;a href="https://citizenlab.ca/research/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://citizenlab.ca/research/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inside Climate News’s “Exxon: The Road Not Taken”: &lt;a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/project/exxon-the-road-not-taken/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://insideclimatenews.org/project/exxon-the-road-not-taken/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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In 2015, news broke that Exxon’s own scientists had known for decades that burning fossil fuels was causing global warming. To raise awareness, climate activists launched a campaign called “Exxon Knew.” But almost immediately, they noticed something strange: their private emails seemed to be getting leaked to the press. They were getting hacked – but by who?  




Featured in this episode:

Kert Davies, Center for Climate Integrity

John Scott Railton, The Citizen Lab




Sources:

The Citzen Lab’s “Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-for-Hire Operation”: https://citizenlab.ca/research/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/ 




Inside Climate News’s “Exxon: The Road Not Taken”: https://insideclimatenews.org/project/exxon-the-road-not-taken/




See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Who Hired Hackers to Target Climate Activists?

Who Hired Hackers to Target Climate Activists?

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