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How Journalists Work With Hacktivists

Hackers worked with journalists to publish and contextualize a mountain of data they pulled out of China about Uyghur internment.
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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’s 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’s part of a recent trend in resurgent hacktivism. 

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

Stories discussed in this episode:

Hacker Leaks Mountain of Files From Inside Xinjiang Camps

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