hack-and-leak
Americannoun
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“These expectations of hack-and-leak operations were discussed throughout 2020,” he wrote.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Solomon and Azima allege that Dechert undertook the hack-and-leak operation in the interest of its client, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qasimi, ruler of the Middle Eastern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2022
Rather than seeking monetary benefit or ransom for compromising government information systems through a cyberattack, Guacamaya appears to be more of a “hacktivist” hack-and-leak operation with social justice goals.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
"There was a claimed hack-and-leak, the use of pay-to-publish pseudo-news sites, and a network of fake personas on Facebook and Instagram."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2021
This fall, top media and tech executives were bracing to refight the last war — a foreign-backed hack-and-leak operation like WikiLeaks seeking to influence the election’s outcome.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2020
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