Hackers Poised to Release News International Emails

[Hissyspit]

http://politicalscrapbook.net/2011/07/lulzec-news-international-emails/

Hackers poised to release News International emails

It’s looking increasingly likely that the hacking collective LulzSec, responsible for high-profile attacks on the CIA, SOCA and the Arizona Department of Public Safety over the last few months, will release a slew of private emails taken from News International servers today.

We have been monitoring internet back channels associated with LulzSec. While activists hoped data would be released to coincide with Rebekah Brooks’ testimony to parliament yesterday, the emails run to some 4 gigabytes and are taking longer than expected to sift through. Sources have told Scrapbook that members are editing the leaked material into a media-ready package with the ambitious aim of “bring down News International”.

On Monday night, members of the mischievous but formidable group hijacked The Sun’s website, posting a fake report on the suicide of Rupert Murdoch. During the same attack they also compromised sections of the News International email servers, downloading a large cache of private data — including login details for an email account used by Brooks while she was editor of The Sun.

Shortly after Monday’s attack, high profile member Sabu tweeted: “Sun/News of the world OWNED. We’re sitting on their emails. Press release tomorrow.”

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[piratefish08]

1. can't. fucking. wait.

take Fox down next.

[lonestarnot]

2. Waiting and watching.

Thanks for the heads-up! :hi:

[Dawson Leery]

3. We will be watching.

[FreakinDJ]

4. We need a "Salivating" emicon

[sudopod]

5. Murdoch should have invested in dogs

and maybe curtains.

[stevedeshazer]

6. They said they would release this stuff on Tuesday. Now it's Thursday.

Shit or get off the pot, for cryin' out loud.

I'll believe it when it happens, but I'm doubtful.

[starroute]

11. They done everything they promised in the past

Some of their releases haven't come up to expectations, but they've always released what they said they would.

[Gregorian]

7. The truth is powerful medicine. I hope they find good truths in these files

I could turn a powerful man into a pathetic weakling.

[glinda]

8. I will believe it when I see it. I hope it is true though.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. To be honest...

...I was wondering why this hadn't been done already. I figured the scandal was a prime target for one of the hacker groups.

[FreakinDJ]

10. With a CIA planted Trojans in every Router on the Web right now

looking for the "mouse trap flag" - I'm kind of wondering too