Climate activists were hacked. There was a link between the victims and an alleged attacker

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Climate change activists carry signs as they march during a protest in Philadelphia in 2016. Earlier that year, U.S. prosecutors allege hackers began targeting prominent American climate activists in an effort to gather information to foil lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over damage communities have faced from global warming.<br><br>

Prosecutors say the operation was aimed at gathering information to foil lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over damage communities have faced from climate change.

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