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136. Money and fame — not just  social change — are creating  a new kind of hacktivist.

136. Money and fame — not just social change — are creating a new kind of hacktivist.

Published 2 years, 1 month ago
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A hacktivist group called the Belarusian Cyber Partisans rocked Belarus when it hacked into government servers and released secret police files and government wiretaps – the kinds of hacks we’re used to seeing by nation-states. They represent the changing face of hacktivism. Some hacktivists are becoming more professional, while others are falling prey to darker forces.

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