Ukrainian Hackers Publish Info On Thousands Of Journalists

Source: Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) -- A group of Ukrainian hackers has published the names and contact information of thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine, raising concerns about the safety of the journalists, including many from international media organizations.

The hackers said they had gained access to computers used by the Russia-backed separatists to register journalists working in the conflict zone and felt it was necessary to publish the list "because these journalists collaborate with fighters from terrorist organizations."

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the publication of the list, which contains 7,000 entries and data on about 4,500 journalists, including their cellphone numbers and email addresses.

"Publishing journalists' private contact details puts them at risk," Nina Ognianova, the CPJ Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, said in the statement. "At worst this action could be read as a thinly veiled call to target them."

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