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February 15, 2013 09:11 am GMT
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Cyber Attacks Against Journalists Are On The Rise, Says Advocacy Group
More journalists are now the target of cyber attacks, said the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ deputy director Robert Mahoney said cyber attacks on individuals and news organizations have increased notably over the past few years and that the practice serves as easy and inexpensive censorship. In a press conference with reporters, Mahoney cited the recent attacks on The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal by Chinese hackers, but said other news organizations and journalists in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions had also been subjected to cyberattacks.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DhfXeBFEpY0/
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