LulzSec supposedly claims its biggest coup yet: The entire UK 2011 Census

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/06/21/lulzsec-supposedly-claims-its-biggest-coup-yet-the-entire-uk-2011-census/

As yet, the validity of this claim is unclear, but if true, this is 
incredibly significant. According to a document posted to Pastebin, 
hacking group LulzSec has claimed that it has been able to steal would 
could amount to millions of records from the UK 2011 Census, with a public 
release coming soon.

The group notes that it has "blissfully obtained records of every single 
citizen who gave their records to the security-illiterate UK government 
for the 2011 census". In a shift away from its normal protocol, LulzSec 
has not yet mentioned the compromise on its Twitter account, as it would 
normally.

The Pastebin statement teases readers, suggesting that the group will keep 
them "under lock and key", suggesting UK citizens will not have to "worry 
about [their] privacy" at least until it finishes "re-formatting them for 
release" - suggesting it will only be a matter of time until records are 
released publicly.

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