136. Money and fame — not just social change — are creating a new kind of hacktivist.

A hacktivist group called the Belarusian Cyber Partisans rocked Belarus when it hacked into government servers and released secret police files and government wiretaps – the kinds of hacks we’re used to seeing by nation-states. They represent the changing face of hacktivism. Some hacktivists are becoming more professional, while others are falling prey to darker forces. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices