6 READING OTHER PEOPLE’S EMAIL
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, hackers started flooding DDoSecrets with stolen data from Russian organizations. The data came in many formats, but the bulk of it—several terabytes’ worth—was email. The entire inboxes of government agencies, oil and gas companies, and investment firms were laid bare.
Email leaks are among the most common types of data leaks, and they can have serious consequences. In the 2016 US presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, leaked email messages from the DNC and Clinton campaign chair John Podesta—both hacked by the Russian government—played a major role in Trump’s election. The 2020 US presidential election between Trump and Joe Biden also ...
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