Anonymous Hacks Into and Records FBI Conference Call … About Them
- Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:19am by
Liz Klimas
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LONDON (The Blaze/AP) — A sensitive conference call between FBI and British police’s cybercrime investigators was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, officials and hackers said Friday.
Hacking collective Anonymous published a roughly 15-minute-long recording of a conference call apparently devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of the loosely-knit group.
Listen to the recorded call:
The FBI said the information “was intended for law enforcement officers only and was illegally obtained.”
“A criminal investigation is under way to identify and hold accountable those responsible,” the bureau said in a statement.
It’s not clear how the hackers got their hands on the recording, which appears to have been edited to bleep out the names of some of the suspects being discussed.
“The FBI might be curious how we’re able to continuously read their internal comms for some time now,” the group gloated in a message posted to Twitter.
Here are a few other tweets:
Amid the material published by Anonymous was a message purportedly sent by an FBI agent to international law enforcement agencies. It invites his foreign counterparts to join the call to “discuss the ongoing investigations related to Anonymous … and other associated splinter groups.” The email contained a phone number and password for accessing the call.
The email is addressed to officials in the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and France, but only American and British officials can be heard on the recording.
Graham Cluley, an expert with data security company Sophos, said that hackers had been able to eavesdrop on the call because they had compromised an investigator’s emails.
“No doubt the police authorities will be appalled to realize that the very people that they are trying to apprehend, could have been tuning in to their internal conversations,” he wrote in a blog post.
An email to the FBI agent who sent the email was not immediately returned, while one of the British investigators on the call referred questions to Scotland Yard’s press office.
The press office said it was still working on a statement.
The recorded discussion itself appears sensitive. 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.
Gizmodo states in the call the officials talk of “‘Project Mayhem or whatever the hell that was,’ and dismissing the kids as attention-seeking idiots.”
Karen Todner, a lawyer for Cleary, said that the recording could be “incredibly sensitive” and warned that such data breaches had the potential to derail the police’s work.
“If they haven’t secured their email it could potentially prejudice the investigation,” she told The Associated Press.
Anonymous is an amorphous collection of Internet enthusiasts, pranksters and activists whose targets have included the Church of Scientology, the music industry, and financial companies such as Visa and MasterCard.
Following a spate of arrests across the world, the group and its various offshoots have focused their attention on law enforcement agencies in general and the FBI in particular. In fact, just this morning the Boston Globe reported that the Boston Police Department’s website had been hacked by Anonymous:
“It is unfortunate that someone would go to this extent to compromise BPDNews.com, a helpful and informative public safety resource utilized daily by community members seeking up-to-date news and information about important safety matters,” the department said in the statement.
The bpdnews.com website, normally a bright, colorful site with an upbeat tone despite its daily beat of crime information, was replaced by another site titled “antisec,” headlined, “ANONYMOUS HACKS BOSTON POLICE WEBSITE IN RETALIATION FOR POLICE BRUTALITY AT OWS.”
In red letters on a black background, the site also proclaimed there was “plenty more mayhem to deliver.”
Gizmodo reports that the hack against Boston PD was in response to alleged police brutality at Occupy Boston.
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Comments (77)
DoremusRJessup44
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:06pmOnce they get these people, they are going to disapear for a LONG time.
I don’t know who they are for….I fear they are part of the Coming Insurrection group…..
I fear they are most likely one group responsible for OWS and the Arab Spring revolutions. I hope I am wrong.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:55pm.
Okay, Anonymous, now that you’ve shown promise,
let’s see if you can crack this one. Find Obama’s grade transcripts,
friends from college, or something he wrote.
Sorry, I know it’s tough, better stick with the FBI / CIA hacking.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:31pmMaybe they can tell us exactly WHO the Federal Reserve is?
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 7:52pmyou are wrong. fear not.
Report Post »Ditto Head
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 8:00pmI think this is an indication of an inside job. There is likely more than one “Anonymous”, and I have a feeling they are nested in high government offices.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 10:07pmI can’t understand what there agenda is;conservatives or liberals? anyone know?
Report Post »onemansthoughts
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:07amMCDAVE…The agenda you ask….“ONE” government, monetary system, religion………..the end…!
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 1:41pmIt’s okay to hide behind masks and for that, to some they are heroes.
Report Post »But…to do the very same things and wear hoods, well….
Nlitend1
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:02pmLook up Ron Paul and Anonymous…news from yesterday not reported on the blaze
Report Post »elosogrande
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:01pmSeems like we should be firing whomever is in charge of IT security at The Pentagon, CIA, FBI, INS, DHS, etc. No one should be able to hack into our systems. If they can, something is wrong, and some people have to be replaced.
Maybe we should start with The Senate Intelligence Comittee. (Talk about an oxymoron!) They are not able to keep any secrets from our enemies.
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:37pmThese people have got rocks. I saw a pastbin announcing a dox dump of Lockheed Martin. They can do ddos to the fbi site, but when they start messing with companies like lockheed, they are truly asking to dissapear. http://pastebin.com/EiiNdU8b
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 8:44pmThese kids could make a fortune for good use!
Report Post »KevinPD
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:54pmOPEN TO TRUE ANONYMOUS:
Report Post »A VERY USEFUL & POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL EFFECT YOUR GROUP MAY BE & HAVE…
AWARENESS OF CONSEQUENCES SEEN & UNSEEN FOR ACITONS TAKE(N) OF UTMOST IMPORT IS..
JUST BE VERY WARY THAT MARTIAL LAW IS A MULATTO MANCHURIAN CANDIDATES DESIRE TO BE “RE-ELECTED”… OCCUPY DOES NOT NEED MALEVOLENCE ASCRIBED TO IT VIA SENSATIONALISTIC HEADS WITH NO BRAIN.. AWARENESS OF ANY ACTIONS’ DETRIMENTAL FALLOUT ON THE UNKNOWING BYSTANDERS ONE IS ACTING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF, IS VERY IMPORTANT, WHILE EFFECTING PARADIGM CHANGE.. ANY “SHOCKWAVE RIDER” IS AWARE OF THIER ACTIVITIES’ PUPOSE AND GOAL..
ACTION FOR THE SAKE OF ACTION BEGETS CHAOS THAT ONLY BENEFITS THOSE WHO DESIRE POWER FOR POWERS SAKE, HAVING NO DESIRE TO BE CONCERNED WITH THOSE WHO MAY BE CONSEQUENTLY AFFECTED BY ANY ACTIONS TAKEN..
AN “ENDER” HEARS THIER CONSCIENCE AND WEIGHS ACTIONS TO BE TAKE(N)
THE TORY/WHIG MILITARY DID NOT CARE HOW MANY BYSTANDERS WERE SHOT WHEN THEY OPENED FIRE OUTSIDE THOSE BUILDINGS, INTO A CROWD IN THE 1770′S, IN MASSACHUSETTS..
ANY ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE IS BENEFICIAL, ONLY WHEN IT DOES NOT CAUSE MORE HARM IN ITS‘ ACITIVITIES’.. ABOVE ALL ELSE,DO NO (more) HARM…
ReaganBaby
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:52pmThey are probably part of the crazy Tea Party
Report Post »haras42000
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:33pmanonymous here a list soros and obama , union boss idiot and obama, could also include some from holderman. good job keep it up
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:31pmThey should mess with the text of what the agents were saying, have them making gay passes at one another.
Report Post »isobamamadd
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:23pmRemember Nixon Cut his own throat by taping himself, to bad these guys couldn’t hack the seedier members of congress.. orholder
Report Post »4-The-Truth
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:14pmLuke 8:17 Jesus foretelling the exposing of all truth: “For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.”
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:21pmI wonder if Jesus get good cell phone reception.
Do you think that God forsaw the digital world?
If he did, then why give the 10 commandments on crude slabs of stone? Hell, he could have left us a DVD and there would be no questions now.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:34pmIf the God of the bible exists – then absolutely yes. These days, the 10 commandments are written in our hearts.
Report Post »Joisey
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:12pmI can’t imagine a greater humiliation for the FBI. J. Edgar Hoover is spinning in his grave.
And how’s this: I don’t even know who I should be rooting for anymore.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:25pmlol. The FBI is a JOKE and the GLOBAL ELITISTS and thier accomplices, will will soon be hung !!!!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:29pmVery cool that they were able to do this. But given they doubtful knew the exact time, they were either tipped off or have been recording on an ongoing basis.
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:10pmJoisey,
I feel the same way. I do not know who the good guys are anymore. These folks have some valid complaints. I am not sure of thier tactics, especially thier dox drops when it includes the families, but I understand thier frustration of our government, patriot act, acta etc. Some of the things they mention on pastebin I have to look up. I learn as much from them as I do from the mainstream media outlets, I am finding more and more evil in this world. But if you watch thier tweets and who they follow and who they communicate with, then Glenn is right. Last night I was following one anon and he was talking with a guy in palestine who was saying the terrorists were bombing them again. Then thier constant support of the occupy movement. You learn alot more from thier pastbin posts. I had no idea who perf really was.I learned alot more about it from them. And here is another example http://pastebin.com/dZsXvgce. I just really don’t know who the good guys are anymore.
Report Post »solomon
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:36pmI agree with you.
Report Post »critterbait
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:00pmJust think of what this could exposed for TRUTH …YIKES …
This has got to have heads just spinning …
Sooner or Later God’s gona Cut You Down … He does work through man …
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:17pmDon’t believe everything that you read, and use common sense when pondering who to believe. For example, if Anon could do at will what is described here, don’t you think that they would have the goods on all officials, everywhere? If is was as they say, heads would be spinning indeed, but we would also know who killed JFK, if or not there are aliens here, what is in area 51, and all the other little things we don’t know, and the government does.
Report Post »What happened here, most likely, is that someone sold the “recording” to someone and this what you get. See they imply that anon tapped the lines, but what they did was manage to get a recording of the conversation, and publish that. Whoever, was involved is running scared right now, as the FBI is not to be triffled with.
Knowing something about hacking I can say that ditgital hacking of land lines is possible, but not without haveing access to some highly sensitive hardware belonging to the phone system. Assuming that the conversation was on a “secured” line, that hacking could not be done.
This story, as is written is total BS
Cubzilla
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:49amIt is very impressive and points to one major piece of info…get ready, here comes Captain Obvious, if they hacked a conference call, they have tentacles inside the FBI or UK services. These conference calls are all random with varying passcodes. I hope they find them all and crucify each and every one. of this group of asswipes.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:55amWhat do you expect, the current administration is corrupt from top to bottom, they are filling the entire government with morally bankrupt sob’s.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:15pmThis is a tough issue. Look, you know how corrupt our current government is. Wouldn’t it be great if more people were able to crack the system and expose the truth? If they are not breaking into national security, then i support this sort of effort…It’s a modern day civil disobedience.
When the government fears the people, there is liberty – when the people fear the government, there is tyranny
Report Post »TAKE_AMERICA_BACK
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:48amHey Steven VanRoekel, can you spare a few dollars to buy email encryption software?
Report Post »last frontier
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:47amI would bet the these anonymous hackers were hired by the FBI and helped design there security at one time.
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:45amIt’s actually a good thing, in a sense. It will cause the government to start practicing better opsec. Congress and Administration people leak crap all the time, maybe when we start locking some of these treasonous people up, this stuff will stop.
Report Post »Banshee34
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:45amInside job?
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:40pmNo
Report Post »Wakeup Maggie
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:44amit wouldn’t surprise me if they are funded by soros and have “connections” to the obama admin, acorn and the ows movement
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:44amNotice how funny and entertaining the british guy is. The american is plain, dry, and boring. That is the true crime
Report Post »Arc
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:44amDon’t worry about your GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED health records. They’re in good hands…….riiiiiiggght!!!!
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:43amHonestly, in today’s world, having power over the internet is better than guns… scary how much we rely on computer systems.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:36amNow if they could just listen in to Obama’s phone calls and post them.
This is funny and alarming at the same time. Personally, I feel hacking is wrong and those who conduct themselves should be arrested. There is a bit of irony here when the group they are discussing is listening in on the conversation.
Report Post »Vickie Dhaene
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:34amAs long as they keep exposing corruption, I am rooting for them.
Report Post »SychinLegacy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:33amHere’s a question. Why hasn’t the FBI devoted all their resources into stopping these guys?
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:30amWhen is our Government going to declare Anonymous a terrorist organization and go after them? Is Anonymous working for the leftist radicals in our Government? Are they funded by Soros? Questions questions…
Report Post »booger71
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:58amSoros had a direct line to President Dumbo, why would he need Anonymous?
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:07pmBecause not all in our Government are towing the commie line like, that’s why, like the FBI. Ever hear of subversion and undermining?
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 7:51pmUbetthe change you seem to think all of the FBI are Constitutionalist?? would you want to bet on that?
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 7:59pmyour confusing who the terrorist is. ANON is exposing terrorist.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:22amThis is really quite an impressive feat. A bit scary that they were able to pull it off, but impressive nonetheless.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 11:40amI agree. These guys aren’t kidding around.
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