Anonymous attacks US sheriffs' websites Hacking collective says it stole data including emails and

[babsbunny]

Anonymous attacks US sheriffs' websites

Hacking collective says it stole data including emails and credit card numbers in retaliation for arrests of its sympathisers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/07/anonymous-attacks-us-sheriffs-websites

Associated Press
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 August 2011 10.47 BST

The group of hackers known as Anonymous says it has hacked into about 70 mostly rural law enforcement websites in the US, a data breach that at least one local police chief said leaked sensitive information about an ongoing investigation.

The loose-knit international hacking collective posted a cache of data to the internet early on Saturday, including emails stolen from officers, tips that appeared to come from members of the public, credit card numbers and other information.

Anonymous said it had stolen 10 gigabytes worth of data in retaliation for the arrests of its sympathisers in the US and Britain.

Tim Mayfield, a police chief in Gassville, Arkansas, told the Associated Press that some of the material posted online – including pictures of teenage girls in swimsuits – was sent to him as part of an ongoing investigation. He declined to provide more details.

[cherokeeprogressive]

1. I guess for all their bluster, they're NOT as untouchable as they claim.

And in the end, all they're really capable of is hurting people in retaliation for being held accountable for their actions.

Fuck 'em.