The hacktivists may do most damage by providing cover for more sinister efforts.

黑客活动因为为一些更为恶性的行为提供屏蔽而造成了更多伤害。

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There is certainly evidence that some online intrusions are the result of a very different approach to the random assaults mounted by hacktivists.

已有确切证据表明，一些在线侵闯是有黑客们采用形态各异的方法发起的随机攻击的结果。

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Of the 177 million records stolen by hackers over the last year, 100 million were taken by hacktivists.

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Undeterred, the hacktivists then reconvened on an unsuspecting YouTube video user's comment feed and in another chat room.

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The error about WMGM cannot be attributed to the hacktivists, either, since they have no interest in pre-Internet technologies.

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