Anonymous releases Rebekah Brooks’ email address and password

[Turborama]

Source: The Independent (UK)

By Kevin Rawlinson
Digital Digest, Notebook
Monday, July 18 2011 at 10:40 pm

Online activism group Anonymous has released a host of email addresses and passwords it claims belong to senior News International executives past and present, including the company’s embattled former chief Rebekah Brooks. The hackers said that they also have a collection of emails stolen from News International servers, which they say they are “sitting on”.

The hackers said that “anyone who can find (Ms Brooks') webmail account” could use the details to access her emails. In an attack apparently linked to the phone hacking scandal currently engulfing News International, the hackers also defaced The Sun’s website, redirecting visitors to a fake site, running spoof stories that News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch had been found dead.

The group released details it said belong to The Sun’s Editorial Manager for online content, Danny Rogers; former News of the World Managing Editor Bill Akass and another it claimed was a Sun staff-member, but whose identity could not be verified as of Monday night. It also released mobile phone numbers of three people it said were News International staff.

And in a further twist, one of the hackers responsible for the attack warned that media outlets, until now protected from attack, would become targets. Speaking exclusively to The Independent, Sabu – rumoured to have been the mastermind behind the LulzSec project – said: “We thoroughly scrutinize the media for bullshit reporting, lax investigative efforts. Mind you, you think The Sun is the only one?

Read more: http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/18/anonymous-releases-rebekah-brooks-email-address-and-password/

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[defendandprotect]

2. Don't think this works --

[MessiahRp]

3. They need to be careful with this..

Release it after the trials. Do it now and you endanger the prosecution by making evidence collection a major problem in the case.

[pansypoo53219]

4. shouldn't she have her

cell phone hacked? rupert's too? i bet THAT would sell papers.

[SkyDaddy7]

5. I am about sick & tired of "anonymous"!

They could very well screw this case up!

It is looking more & more like "anonymous" are teenagers or very immature young adults.

[trud]

8. idiot 14 year olds. n/t

[No Elephants]

6. This may not be her biggest worry.

[Le Taz Hot]

7. Priceless.

From the article:

“New York Times, Forbes, LA Times, we’re going in.”

[dickthegrouch]

9. Anyone who tries to use the credentials falsely will be arrested

Do not fall for the trap.