AllanAssiduity
Since: Dec, 1969
MarkVonLewis
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OurGLORIOUSLeader
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AllanAssiduity
Since: Dec, 1969
#6: Jun 23rd 2011 at 8:11:29 PM
Hackers of the world are uniting
I wonder if they really believe that.
I suppose they've done a bit of reading; "direct action"
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Inhopelessguy
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MatthewTheRaven
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OurGLORIOUSLeader
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MatthewTheRaven
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TheDeadMansLife
Lover of masks.
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petrie911
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OurGLORIOUSLeader
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petrie911
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#16: Jun 23rd 2011 at 9:00:19 PM
This has gone too far. This is actively putting police in danger of being killed, and they can be charged with Second Degree murder.
If anything, they should go after the freaking politicians.
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#17: Jun 23rd 2011 at 9:15:45 PM
Every week we plan on releasing more classified documents and embarassing [sic] personal details of military and law enforcement in an effort not just to reveal their racist and corrupt nature but to purposefully sabotage their efforts to terrorize communities fighting an unjust "war on drugs".
Oh look, more drug-fueled anarchists. Why am I not surprised?
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OurGLORIOUSLeader
Since: Dec, 1969
#18: Jun 23rd 2011 at 9:21:58 PM
They made an ASCII graphic for their torrent:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/808/screenshot20110624at121.png/
Remember when people used to be smart?
NickTheSwing
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MarkVonLewis
Since: Jun, 2010
#21: Jun 23rd 2011 at 9:25:40 PM
Yet another good example of exactly why I'm against this
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edited 23rd Jun '11 9:25:50 PM by DrunkGirlfriend
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TuefelHundenIV
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Source:
They claim that the information, widely available via Bit Torrent, includes hundreds of classified documents including personal emails, names and phone numbers. I’ve confirmed by phone that at least one of the addresses posted in the initial release belongs to someone who works in the Arizona police department.
The hacker group says that the Arizona Department of Public Safety was targeted specifically because of the controversial SB 1070 law, which is currently the strictest anti-immigration measure in the US and requires Arizona immigrants to carry registration documents at all times.
From the Lulz Sec press release:
We are releasing hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal email correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords belonging to Arizona law enforcement. We are targeting AZDPS specifically because we are against SB 1070 and the racial profiling anti-immigrant police state that is Arizona.
The documents classified as “law enforcement sensitive”, “not for public distribution”, and “for official use only” are primarily related to border patrol and counter-terrorism operations and describe the use of informants to infiltrate various gangs, cartels, motorcycle clubs, Nazi groups, and protest movements.
Every week we plan on releasing more classified documents and embarassing [sic] personal details of military and law enforcement in an effort not just to reveal their racist and corrupt nature but to purposefully sabotage their efforts to terrorize communities fighting an unjust “war on drugs”.
Hackers of the world are uniting and taking direct action against our common oppressors – the government, corporations, police, and militaries of the world. See you again real soon! ;D
This adamantly anti-SB 1070 political agenda seems like somewhat of a pivot for the hacker group, which up until now has been adamant about being motivated primarily by “lulz.” It is also probably the grandest actualization yet of its Operation Anti-Security, which it has positioned as a war against all governments.
In any case, taking a stance against racial profiling by “doxing” or dumping personal data like this is a decidedly more serious endeavor than hacking into online gaming communities or even briefly taking down the websites of the Senate and the CIA.