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Israeli intelligence operative sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for hacking environmentalists on Exxon's trail.
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Aviram Azari, 52, of Kiryat Yam, Israel, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for his role in a global computer-hacking network that authorities say targeted environmentalists, companies and individuals.
In a release, prosecutors said Azari owned an Israeli intelligence firm from November 2014 to September 2019, earning $4.8 million after clients hired him to manage “projects” that were really hacking campaigns targeting climate change activists, individuals and financial firms, among others.
Some hacked documents were leaked to journalists, resulting in articles related to investigations by attorneys general in New York and Massachusetts over what Exxon Mobil Corp. knew about climate change and potential misstatements the company made regarding what it knew about the threat, prosecutors said.
Azari was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit computer hacking, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
When he spoke, Azari apologized to his victims, saying he was accepting full responsibility for his crimes and promising not to “repeat this ever again.”
Frumhoff said he hoped the investigation continues so that prosecutors can expose who paid Azari “to carry out these attacks.”
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