The extradition approval follows allegations of a hacking operation linked to environmental groups.
**Court Greenlights Extradition of Hacker Targeting Climate Activists**
**Court Greenlights Extradition of Hacker Targeting Climate Activists**
Amit Forlit, accused of stealing information for Exxon, faces charges in the U.S.
A London court has given the green light for the extradition of Amit Forlit, an Israeli national accused by New York prosecutors of running a hacking operation focused on environmental groups. Forlit, 57, allegedly profited around $16 million through these activities, which involved breaching over 100 victims’ confidential information on behalf of a lobbying agency said to be working with ExxonMobil.
Court filings revealed that Forlit’s companies specifically targeted the environmental sector, and ExxonMobil has been embroiled in legal battles regarding accusations that it concealed its knowledge about the effects of climate change for many years to maintain its oil business. The lobbying firm implicated in the case is identified as DCI Group.
ExxonMobil has publicly stated it was neither involved in nor aware of any hacking activities, condemning any such actions in strong terms. DCI Group also firmly denies any participation in the alleged hacking incidents from a decade ago, asserting that their employees are instructed to follow legal protocols.
This controversy deepens the ongoing discourse surrounding corporate responsibility in environmental matters as lawsuits continue to spotlight the oil giant's legacy in relation to climate change.
Court filings revealed that Forlit’s companies specifically targeted the environmental sector, and ExxonMobil has been embroiled in legal battles regarding accusations that it concealed its knowledge about the effects of climate change for many years to maintain its oil business. The lobbying firm implicated in the case is identified as DCI Group.
ExxonMobil has publicly stated it was neither involved in nor aware of any hacking activities, condemning any such actions in strong terms. DCI Group also firmly denies any participation in the alleged hacking incidents from a decade ago, asserting that their employees are instructed to follow legal protocols.
This controversy deepens the ongoing discourse surrounding corporate responsibility in environmental matters as lawsuits continue to spotlight the oil giant's legacy in relation to climate change.
