Israeli Gets U.S. Prison Time for Hacking Scheme That Targeted Climate Advocates Fighting Exxon
Updated Nov. 16, 2023 4:31 pm ETAn Israeli private detective was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison Thursday for his role in a hacking-for-hire scheme that involved attempts to discredit investigations into whether Exxon Mobil deceived the public about the risks of climate change. Aviram Azari pleaded guilty last year in a New York federal court to managing illegal intelligence-gathering and spear-phishing campaigns from 2014 until his arrest in 2019. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8