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Title: ‘Anonymous’ Intercepts Secret Law Enforcement Call On Hacking Probe
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/ ... rcement-call-on-hacking-probe/
Published: Feb 3, 2012
Author: Stephen C. Webster
Post Date: 2012-02-03 14:07:33 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 528
Comments: 2
In a stunning release, the mysterious hacker organization “Anonymous” has published audio of an international coordination conference call between the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the British Scotland Yard, revealing officers’ secret communications on investigations into the group’s recent exploits. The FBI and Scotland Yard have both said they’re investigating how hackers obtained the conference call’s audio. A document published online, presumably by a member of “Anonymous,” reveals that the hacker or hackers were privy to law enforcement email communications, giving them access to the login information for the call. During the call, which took place on Jan. 17, law enforcement agents discuss their investigations into a number of high profile hacks, and British officials divulge that they had delayed arresting two juveniles to prevent interference with an FBI probe. Initially, American and British agents just joke around as they wait for colleagues to join the call. Then they discuss the particulars of one young hacker who’s allegedly a “wannabe,” and a “pain in the bum.” A Scotland Yard agent later adds that they’ve been “speaking with the Irish” and “looking to share some intelligence with them” about another hacker. The FBI reportedly said that the audio was obtained “illegally,” but it was still available on YouTube by Friday afternoon. Shortly after the FBI took MegaUpload.com offline for allegedly facilitating copyright infringement, hackers claiming “Anonymous” affiliation took credit for crashing the U.S. Department of Justice website on Jan. 19. Immediately thereafter, they also took credit for crashing the websites of Universal Music Group, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), saying their attacks were a response to those groups’ support for recent anti-piracy legislation that was defeated by the first-ever mass online work stoppage protest. Hackers allegedly with “Anonymous” also recently took down the U.S. government’s “online security” website, OnGuardOnline.gov. That hack followed an audacious slap at CBS News, which saw its website deleted from the Internet entirely, knocking them offline briefly while server backups were restored.
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#1. To: Brian S, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#0)
They're hot on the trail of the infamous yukon hacker!
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
ROTFL
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
The FBI and Scotland Yard have both said they’re investigating how hackers obtained the conference call’s audio.
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