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From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2011-12-22 8:40:11
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/20/hackers-post-cops-personal-data-online/
By Shaun Waterman
The Washington Times
December 20, 2011
Computer hackers are avenging the Occupy movement by exposing the
personal information of police officers who evicted protesters and
threatening family-values advocates who led a boycott of an American
Muslim television show.
In three Internet postings last week, hackers from the loose online
coalition called Anonymous published the email and physical addresses,
phone numbers and, in some cases, salary details of thousands of law
enforcement officers all over the country.
The hackers said they were retaliating for police violence during
evictions of Occupy protest camps in cities around the country, but law
enforcement advocates slammed the disclosures as dangerous.
"I hope the individuals behind these cyberattacks understand the
consequences of what they are doing," said John Adler, president of the
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association. "There are very dangerous
criminals out there who might seek retribution" against any of these
police officers.
Another hacker calling himself ihazcAnNONz struck the website of the
Florida Family Association. The group opposes gay marriage and has
promoted a successful but highly controversial boycott of advertisers on
the reality TV show "All-American Muslim."
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