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How Journalists Work With Hacktivists

Published: May 25, 2022, 4 p.m.

On May 24, several news outlets reported on the internal workings of a Chinese run Uyghur internment camp in Xinjiang. The reports included detailed blueprints of the camp\u2019s interiors, classified speeches from officials, and the personal information of police officers.


An anonymous source hacked the information and got it out of China and into the hands of journalists. It\u2019s part of a recent trend in resurgent hacktivism. 


On this episode of Cyber, Motherboard Staff Writer Joseph Cox walks us through the recent hack and what it\u2019s like when journalists work with hackers.


Stories discussed in this episode:


Hacker Leaks Mountain of Files From Inside Xinjiang Camps


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