US EditionPrivate eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses UK extradition fight
- A UK judge recommended extraditing Israeli private investigator Amit Forlit to the US over charges of orchestrating a hacking campaign against American climate activists in 2024.
- The US Justice Department alleges Forlit led the hacking effort commissioned by a Washington, D.C. Lobbying firm representing a Texas oil company aiming to discredit climate litigation targets.
- In 2024, Forlit was taken into custody at Heathrow Airport in London under an Interpol Red Notice; he has denied the allegations and faces charges including fraud and conspiracy related to unauthorized computer access.
- The Justice Department charged Forlit with hacking 128 targets related to environmental activism, with climate campaigners calling the case vital for accountability and exposing those commissioning the attacks.
- Forlit has 14 days to appeal the extradition ruling, and the continuation of legal proceedings could reveal further details about the operation and those responsible behind it.
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Private eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses UK extradition fight
A judge in the United Kingdom has recommended the extradition of a private investigator to the United States whom the Justice Department accuses of leading a hacking operation that targeted American climate activists.The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying and consulting firm that worked for a major oil and gas company in Texas, according to an indictment the Justice Department filed in the UK as part of its extrad…
Breaking: Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire Loses Extradition Fight In London Court
LONDON, UK — An Israeli private investigator wanted by U.S. law enforcement for allegedly orchestrating an illegal “hacking-for-hire” operation on behalf of oil and gas major ExxonMobil can be extradited to the U.S., a judge in London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled on Wednesday. Amit Forlit is charged with three offences by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), consisting of “conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to commit wi…
Israeli private investigator loses extradition fight over US 'hack and leak' charges
LONDON - An Israeli private investigator wanted by the U.S. for allegedly carrying out a \"hacking for hire\" campaign at the behest of an ExxonMobil lobbyist lost his fight on Wednesday against extradition from Britain. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Israeli private eye loses extradition fight over US 'hack and leak' charges
LONDON (Reuters) - An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States for allegedly carrying out a "hacking for hire" campaign at the behest of an Exxon Mobil lobbyist on Wednesday lost his fight against extradition from Britain.
Private eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses U.K. extradition fight - EnviroLink Network
The Justice Department has charged Amit Forlit with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other crimes. (Image credit: Alberto Pezzali)The post Private eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses U.K. extradition fight first appeared on EnviroLink Network.
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