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Journalists need encryption - and the Washington Post hack shows why. China hacked email accounts of important WP journalists. This shows why end-to-end encryption matters, particularly for free speech.
China hacked email accounts of important WP journalists. This shows why end-to-end encryption matters, particularly for free speech.
This incident bears disturbing similarities to the 2022 hack of Wall Street Journal parent News Corp, where foreign actors - allegedly linked to Chinese state interests - sifted through emails, documents, and draft articles. Journalists reporting on topics of (foreign) state interests like government policies, human rights, or geopolitical issues, have become prime targets for attacks, especially from China and Russia. The recent cyberattack on the Washington Post, compromising the email accounts of journalists covering national security and economic policy, is a chilling reminder of how much privacy matters.
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