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The scammer who wanted to save his country

50 mins | Dec 30, 2020
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A time-bomb waiting to explode in South America, and a hacker eager for adulation. In 2019, a hacker gave Glenn Greenwald a trove of damning messages between Brazil’s leaders. Some suspected it was the Russians, but the truth was far less boring. Darren Loucaides explores this fascinating investigation for WIRED magazine.

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