Anonymous Posts Audio of Intercepted FBI Conference Call 336
DrDevil writes "A member of the computer hacking group Anonymous has hacked into a telephone conference between the FBI and Scotland Yard (London Police) and posted it on the internet. The Daily Telegraph has a comprehensive article on the hack. The audio of the call can be heard here." Reader eldavojohn snips as well from the AP's story as carried by Google: "Those on the call talk about what legal strategy to pursue in the cases of Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis — two British suspects linked to Anonymous — and discuss details of the evidence gathered against other suspects."
So Anonymous found a weak link and exploited it (Score:4, Informative)
Seems to me a clever FBI/Scotland Yard, could take advantage of that to find their listeners.
If nothing else I expect they'll be a bit more careful now, which could be a good thing. Anonymous likes to brag about accomplishments .. more insidious people have no desire to make it known they are tapping in.
Good for business (Score:3, Informative)
In public, government is angry, vengeful, and "determined" to "fix" the issue. Behind the curtains, they are celebrating a new justification for yet even more revenue and yet even more power over the people.
These situations are assets to the business of government, not liabilities.
You're not in the business of government, are you?
Re:I Guess This Means ... (Score:5, Informative)
They have not developed the ability to intercept FBI calls.
They have developed the ability to read their emails, in which the credintials for logging into a phone conference are in plain text.
Eavesdropping on phone calls: good or bad? (Score:3, Informative)
When Anonymous does it: good. When News Corp does it: bad.
Selective outrage certainly is a useful propaganda tool, isn't it?
Re:Question (Score:3, Informative)
This should not be new for anyone.. He's not the first President to lie to Americans to gets votes for his personal agenda. Bush did it too, but he also rigged the election which was later proven, yet no one is punished.
America needs to wake up! Big banks still rule, wall street has not changed. The Obama administration lies to us and takes away our constitutional rights everyday.
Re:Question (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/03/anonymous-hack-met-fbi-call [guardian.co.uk]
The press is going to have a field day tomorrow. Is this the sound of a thousand hacks giggling while typing opinion pieces? I shall read the all. Also somebody will have all the headlines tatooed on his foreskin. With a hammer.
This is truly wonderful.
Re:All I Can Say (Score:5, Informative)
It's just "Stasi" -- it's not an acronym. (It's short for Staatssicherheit, which in turn is short for Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, which roughly translates to National Security Agency -- well, Ministry of State Security.)