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seahorse [Ohio] ( seahorse@midwest.social )  to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

Hacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data

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Hacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data

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seahorse [Ohio] ( seahorse@midwest.social )  to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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A politically-oriented cybercrime group carried out the attack in response to Heritage’s Project 2025.
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  • harrys_balzac ( harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    I like how the hackers who are exposing the Heritage Foundation as the HQ for American right-wing Christofascism are the criminals. Good job “unbiased” media.

    • Daxtron2 ( Daxtron2@startrek.website ) 
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      I mean yeah hacking is definitely a crime even if they’re exposing bad people

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    Usernames and passwords mostly. Godspeed gay furry hacktivists!

    • Xtallll ( Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      Ok, that’s the good stuff, I was thinking 2 GB is nothing. But, 2 GB of logon credentials can make lots of future leaks.

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin ( PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ) 
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    Anything juicy or is it just logins?

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    A Heritage spokesperson told CyberScoop after publication that the organization was not “hacked.” Instead, the spokesperson said “an organized group stumbled upon a two-year-old archive of The Daily Signal website that was available on a public-facing website owned by a contractor. The information obtained was limited to usernames, names, email addresses, and incomplete password information of both Heritage and non-Heritage contributors, as well as article comments and the IP address of the commentor.”

    At least they’re admitting to being incompetent…

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