Norway’s Greens Party won big in last year’s municipal elections but has since lost popularity after carrying out some of its tough environmental measures. Now the party reportedly has fallen victim to hackers, who sent out thousands of false emails from a Greens account during the night that claim the party actually “loves” fossil fuels and wants to legalize marijuana.
The Greens’ membership secretary, Hans Joar Høiby Hansen, confirmed to state broadcaster NRK that the party’s email account was hacked. He declined to comment further on Tuesday morning.
As many as 10,000 emails were sent out to email addresses registered by the party(Miljøpartiet De Grønne, MDG). Their messages were clearly designed to embarrass the party and baffle its supporters.
In one of them, the party allegedly announced that it had radically changed its position on fossil fuels. “MDG love fossil fuels!” one mail exclaimed, adding that “without fossil fuels, we wouldn’t be as well off today as we are.” The mail linked to a video that promotes fossil fuels, ending with a greeting: “Have a nice summer and don’t have any bad conscience flying.” For the full article click here
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