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Anonymous Claim: ‘We Have Access to Every Classified Database in the U.S. Government’

Q&A With Anonymous Member Christopher Doyon Reveals Insider Thoughts on the Organizations Power and Style

Commander X (Christopher Doyon) was recently interviewed about the hacker collective Anonymous. (Image: Montreal Gazette video screenshot)

On rare occasions, members of the hacker collective Anonymous speak out as individuals. Recently, a member known as Commander X (his real name is Christopher Doyon) granted the Montreal Gazette in Canada an interview in which he revealed the hackvists claim to have access to every federal government database.

For weeks the Gazette compiled encrypted emails from Doyon, who is in Canada living in “underground railroad”-style safe houses while on the run from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, just to set up the interview. The Q&A reveals some insight into how Anonymous came to be as strong as it is now, leadership style, public perception of online information safety, and next steps for the collective. Here are a few choice quotes from the Q&A:

  • There’s a really good argument at this point that we might well be the most powerful organization on Earth. The entire world right now is run by information. Our entire world is being controlled and operated by tiny invisible 1s and 0s that are flashing through the air and flashing through the wires around us. So if that’s what controls our world, ask yourself who controls the 1s and the 0s? It’s the geeks and computer hackers of the world.
  • The average Anon is not like me, working 12 hours a day dedicating their life to this. He’s an IT guy or a cable installer with a few hours to spare and he wants to be told what to do.
  • I think the general public is beginning to learn the value of information.
  • If you want to call me a terrorist, I have no problem with that. But I would ask you, “Who is it that’s terrified?” If it’s the bad guys who are terrified, I’m really super OK with that. If it’s the average person, the people out in the world we are trying to help who are scared of us, I’d ask them to educate themselves, to do some research on what it is we do and lose that fear.
  • Right now we have access to every classified database in the U.S. government. It’s a matter of when we leak the contents of those databases, not if. You know how we got access? We didn’t hack them. The access was given to us by the people who run the systems.
  • Now people are leaking to Anonymous and they’re not coming to us with this document or that document or a CD, they’re coming to us with keys to the kingdom, they’re giving us the passwords and usernames to whole secure databases that we now have free reign over. … The world needs to be concerned.

Gizmodo’s techie analysis of this latter claim is that it’s “absurd” and “an outrageously ambitious catch.“ It points to how it would be ”too vast to be possible” for someone from every government agency to leak sensitive information to Anonymous. Still, even having information of any sort from some agencies gives Anonymous some bite to its bark.

Of late, Anonymous has been relatively quiet after recent arrests, which Doyon acknowledges has had a “chilling effect” on the organization.

(Related: Check out these Blaze stories of Anonymous hacks)

Read the Montreal Gazette full Q&A with Doyon here. Watch the video from the Gazette featuring a Doyon in a Guy Fawkes mask here.

Comments (103)

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  • Couyon64
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:27pm

    Homegrown terrorists. Send them to Gitmo.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:06pm

      If they have it… then they have the Radical HitLists… with our Names on it!

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:59pm

      Then you have Barry’s real identity and school records right put up or shut up.

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    • shustring
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:44am

      maybe they can finally tell us who shot JFK !!!

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    • djw096
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:39am

      I’m pretty sure if your organization requires you to ware a mask ,you are a criminal.

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    • JediPatriot
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:40am

      @ djw096
      “I’m pretty sure if your organization requires you to ware a mask ,you are a criminal.”
      The police often wear masks………..
      Peace

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  • Cavallo
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:26pm

    I smell a ton or so of BS.

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    • HuckleberryFriend
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:43am

      I find it hard to believe too. I mean, there are some government networks which are not even accessible via the internet. It sounds like someone who doesn’t know how some things work is just trying to brag and induce fear. That or there is a vast array of traitors at the highest levels of government….

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    • blackyb
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:36pm

      Me thinks so too.

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  • Bete Noire
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:25pm

    I feel pretty sure that between the FBI and the RCMP this slimebag will be rounded up soon.

    Then let the enhanced interrogation and waterboarding begin until he flips on everyone that ever supplied him with the data and then start on those people.

    Once the info has been “obtained”, off to the Colorado SuperMax with all of them and throw away the key.

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  • 1ryanscarbank1
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:22pm

    I believe in everything this country has to offer, I love the bill of rights and so on, but I have to agree with these people. I am a computer geek, pick on me if you want, but most Americans are fed up with the corrupt system on both sides. Call me what you want, I work and pay taxes, but my hobby is building computers. I love information, I love to learn, if that is wrong then crucify me. I love the lord and the lord gave me knowledge of technology, or the 1‘s and 0’s. The bad part is the people that use that knowledge they have to scam people. A couple bad apples always seems to ruin the bushel

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    • JudgeRight
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:06pm

      The problem is, once opsec is broken, the information is available to one and all. The other problem is, government is no longer concerned with the limitations of the Constitution. This is why we the people have to stand on the necks of politicians, that‘s why we are ’supposed to be’ choosy about our leaders. That’s why the Marxist indoctrination which has been going on since 1910 and before was not tolerated until 1967 when the Supreme Court overturned itself on several issues including the idealism test of college professors. We literally have the top dog placing enemy agents in control of our Pentagon‘s and government agencies’ training manuals with respect to dealing with Muslims and Islam. These enemies have access to sensitive information. Now, Anonymous has demonstrated the ability to hack the president’s own email. They have managed to deny service for hours on end to CIA and FBI websites. While they may have done a few wonderful things, they are doing much more harm than good. If they are unwilling to align with some accountable organization, they are vigilante and deserve the justice of vigilantism. They are as lawless as their accused and deserve no more respect than their accused.

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    • blackyb
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:40pm

      Me, too.

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  • Steve28
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:12pm

    Traitors should be shot!

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    • CulperGang
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:33pm

      Surely you mean Obama who undermined your civil rights via NDAA, and all those on the Hill that signed it. Oh, and obviously you mean Pannetta who takes orders from foreign powers sending our troops into ILLEGAL wars. Let’s not leave out Obamas cabinet all of them Goldman Sachs retreads.
      Yeah, I see your point.

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  • SageInWaiting
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:06pm

    I don’t doubt they have access to SOME sensitive data but “classified” data (especially SECRET and above) aren’t exposed to unclassified networks and all file access is logged by user/IP address. A “secure” OS is NOT an area you want to be be-bopping around in; users are granted SPECIFIC access rights for the specific information they require (need-to-know) and access violations are recorded and flagged. …unless, of course, the culture has been corrupted there as it has apparently been in the Secret Service – if THAT’s the case, the barn doors have been left open and all bets are off.

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    • Two Sheds
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:09pm

      There is no way they can get access to all of the governments databases. This anon guy doesn’t have a clue about the classified networks. He would have to have the crypto devices and the keys, which get changed all the time, for every domain/network/system. Even trator Manning had to burn disks and carry the information out.

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:06pm

      I think every security company has been hacked once or twice the IT becomes complacent because they think they are secure. There’s always someone better in the world of computer sciences the reason for system updates.

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  • 70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:58pm

    The giveaway is that he says the average guy like him WORKS 10 hours a day doing it. He is counting all the time they spend looking at porn which is 10 hour of the day.

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    • sdarbro
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:44am

      Actually his quote, which is a little bit garbled, is meant to say that the average ANON guy is NOT a 10 to 12 hour ANON worker like himself but, rather, works a full-time job, then the porn, THEN they skim ANON headlines. So essentially, what you are saying.

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  • RANGER1965
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:58pm

    Don’t be too quick to dismiss his claims. I am sure that there is some bragging, and chest puffing, by Anonymous.

    But the computer world is often a dismal place. I’m not talking about software designers or people working in the cutting edge, but instead the millions of underappreciated, underpaid workers who maintain servers, manage databases, or fix the problems that mental midgets (non techies) like us get into with their computers.

    They might think a little mischief is just what the doctor ordered, and individually it might not amount to much, but collectively it can be a real disaster.

    The other side of the coin is the real danger these people are in. If they possess real secrets involving powerful goverements, then it stands to reason that those goverments will do somthing about it to keep those secrets. I don’t think China will “arrest” Anonyomous agents that threaten to release classified military, or political secrets. They will just send a few agents to make these threats Anonymous…permanently.

    RANGER

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  • jnobfan
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:56pm

    Matters of National Security are designed so that people and organizations have seperate systems thereby assuring that no one person has access to more than a few databases. These black budget programs are not about to be hacked by these amatuers. Any entry the might think they have is a ruse to help monitor the attackers. Anyone getting close to gaining real entry would find themselves in a cold dark place with no facebook or video games LOL. This stuff is not for kids with smilyfaced masks.

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    • SageInWaiting
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:16pm

      Yup. “Honey Pot” comes to mind.

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    • Fippy
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 7:42pm

      You make an interesting assumption that the brightest, most creative and outside-the-box thinking minds (which is what matters in the world of cyber security) are all on the government payroll. And another interesting assumption that everyone in the government is loyal to what it’s become these days. How hard would you work to, say, guard all of Obama’s dirty little secrets?

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    • CulperGang
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:35pm

      what national security? what rock do you live under?? the borders are a sieve and the head of the gov., is dealing in arms and drugs……….get a grip.

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  • elosogrande
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:49pm

    If this is true, everyone woking for the government in an IT area should be fired – no pension – no healthcare. The taxpayers cannot be asked to pay employees who are not as smart as these hackers. There is no excuse for this. IT employees are paid to see that this doesn’t happen. If they are failures, they have to go…today.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 5:01pm

      Its’ a bluff. Anonymous has been scared sh#tless ever since the arrests started taking place. This is a bluff to attempt to intimidate federal investigators. It’s only a matter of time before this punk is caught also.

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  • DIR
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:49pm

    Now all these idiots have to do is eat an over-abundance of bean burritos from taco bell to feel the power of their loins then the world is theirs.

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  • inexiletill2012
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:45pm

    Then tell me WHO killed John F. Kennedy you bunch of jackwagons !

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    • lukerw
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:16am

      Whom had the most to Lose before, and gained the most after: LBJ!

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  • gbo
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:38pm

    “Too vast to be possible?” Not if you’re inside the NRO or NSA.

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  • Sr Newk
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:37pm

    “We Have Access to Every Classified Database in the U.S. Government’ sure like hell you do buddy, nothing but a bunch of hot air. You might think you’ve got all of the government data bases, but you don’t. You only have the data files on extensions your aware of.

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  • oldsoldier10
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:34pm

    Excellent, then W T F are the things near the sun?

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  • mrmarkjohnson
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:33pm

    They will have everyone’s health records if Obamacare is not repealed.

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:30pm

    I am not torn about them. If their statements are true, then what’s to stop them from hacking into your accounts? They are criminals and should be prosecuted as such. They are just like the illegals coming over here and breaking our laws. It shouldn’t be done and they need to quit.

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    • Locked
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:34pm

      ” If their statements are true, then what’s to stop them from hacking into your accounts?”

      If you read the article, the guy mentions that almost none of this was done through hacking; it was done through disgruntled employees or people fed up with covering up illegal activities, who willingly gave their log-in and password out. By your line of reasoning, what’s to stop these folks from giving out your personal information even without Anonymous?

      (Hint: nothing. Go be paranoid now).

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    • muffythetuffy
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:42pm

      Often Obama and the CIA have to ask Anonymous about information.

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  • theorybattledotcom
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:29pm

    Wishful thinking or do they really have some power?

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  • Teufel Hunden
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:27pm

    For laughs, I would waterboard them first. Not for any intel, just for the laughs!

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    • 70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:55pm

      Yep, I agree with that. Pretend to be a part of them and vigilante style water board them. How could they prove it ever happened?

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  • AIDANMAN
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:25pm

    i say, release it all , release everyone secrets and let the chips fall where they may. Aliens are real .. deal with it, government corupt? … who , when why… etc. etc..

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    • oldsoldier10
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:38pm

      LOL i laughingly agree however I would rather delay DC burning to the ground till decembuary, like the myans foretold. If we released who kill the dinosaurs, the real age of the earth, that marlyn monroe was really a guy, and that the moon landing was real the US population would implode and horses would immediately begin eating each other.

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  • Madmilo
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:22pm

    Add your comments

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  • frust@ted
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:20pm

    I’m torn on Anonymous there is part of me that is really botherd by them like when they hack into websites and take them down. However, when you have a govmt you can’t trust and a media that does not hold them accountable, groups like these almost seem needed. Our govmt keeps too many secrets from us.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:19pm

    Considering that Annonymous is probably in league with Obama I would not be suprised by their claims; the main thing to be concerned of is this – information is power, and if they decide to delete most of that information; what levels of chaos will result?

    Which is what Obama wants to have happen anyhow.

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  • Lord_Frostwind
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:16pm

    These worthless curs need to learn an important lesson, knowledge itself is not power, power comes from what you can do with that knowledge. THAT is why J. Edgar Hoover was such a powerful man, not because he had knowledge, but because he knew how to use that knowledge to bend the US government to his will.

    These sad little toys are nothing more than a bunch of nerds, learning so much but not understanding how to use it. “Oh we’ll spread it around the world so everyone will know,” here’s a hint kids, nobody besides you and the people who know the real value of information care enough to read through all the useless data.

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  • madderg
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:04pm

    Jail one and all of them, except the leaders…if they want to be unknown, make them disapear forever.

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    • Tom K
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:23pm

      @ MADDERG : Jail them and forbid ANY computer access for the duration of their Life Sentence. Also, jail those that provided the “ keys ” to the systems, with the same sentence. If only Eric Holder’s Injustice Department would do this ! Anyone BUT Obama in November !

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    • bobdog19006
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:14pm

      No, that’s not the way it works. You round up the first five Anonymous cult members you can find, and you hang them in the village square. Once they know you’re serious, hearts and minds will follow.

      Those who haven’t read history are condemned to get it wrong. Santyana said that, or some such. No relation to Santyclaus.

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