Hackers claim US law enforcement website break-ins
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Xinhua, August 7, 2011
An online hacker group claimed Saturday it has hacked websites of US law enforcement agencies, raising alarm in several U.S. states.
The group, called AntiSec, said it had cracked 10 gigabytes of sensitive data from more than 70 agencies in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi, obtaining emails, credit card information and other data in retaliation for the arrests of alleged members in the United States and Britain.
Composed of members from two separate hacking groups -- Anonymous and LulzSec -- AntiSec launched similar attacks against law enforcement websites in Arizona in June, according to The Los Angeles Times.
"A week after we defaced and destroyed the websites of over 70 law enforcement agencies, we are releasing a massive amount of confidential information that is sure to embarrass, discredit and incriminate police officers across the U.S.," AntiSec said in a statement posted on a file-sharing site where it has previously released stolen material.
Many of the law enforcement agencies had no immediate comment on the hackings, while others expressed confusion as to what information had been accessed, The Times said.
In Mississippi, the Tunica County Sheriff's Office was aware that its website was down, but did not know much beyond that, Lt. Persundra Jones was quoted as saying.
"We don't know what's really going on," Jones said. "We have no idea."
Jake Davis, an 18-year-old suspected hacker affiliated with Anonymous and LulzSec, was arrested in London on July 31. Scotland Yard said it believes Davis is "Topiary," a hacker who has acted as a spokesman for the groups.
Davis was released on bail last week, but a London court banned him from using the Internet, according to The Times.
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