US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’

A US court case could reveal who hired hackers to target climate activists' inboxes roughly a decade ago. Climate advocates are watching intently for answers. The backdrop: in 2015, major media reports exposed that ExxonMobil's own scientists determined back in 1982 that burning fossil fuels causes climate change—yet the company went on to fund campaigns denying climate change. Those revelations sparked investigations by attorneys general. Exxon denies involvement in the hacking, but according to The Guardian, this trial may finally expose who actually paid for the attacks.

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