AntiSec hackers to release 2.5 million of Stratfor's client emails

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http://www.techspot.com/news/46822-antisec-hackers-to-release-25-million-of-stratfors-client-emails.html

By Lee Kaelin
TechSpot
December 28, 2011

Stratfor, a global intelligence firm based in Austin, Texas recently 
became the latest victim of the online hacker collective Anonymous after 
their servers were breached over the Christmas weekend and information 
was stolen. Up until now the website of the security think tank remains 
offline, with the AntiSec arm of Anonymous claiming full responsibility.

The US-based firm, which Anonymous refers to as "Shadow CIA", provides 
daily intelligence security and financial briefings using a worldwide 
network of sources. Their services are used by the U.S. Air Force, Apple 
and the Miami Police department, among others.

Anonymous has confirmed it plans to release over 2.5 million emails 
stolen during the intrusions of Stratfor's servers, as well as 860,000 
usernames, countless documents and IT support tickets. "Four servers 
were rooted and wiped," commented a person taking part in the attack, 
"Charred like ashes, just like what we plan on doing with their old 
crumbling world."

The loosely knit group of hackers claim the emails provide "smoking guns 
for a number of crimes," which if true is going to heap further 
embarrassment on the security firm. They will also face scrutiny from 
credit card companies after it was revealed they stored the security 
codes of cards used on its site -- a move most banks prohibit for 
security reasons.

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