Hackers Release Call between FBI, Scotland Yard

Local Editor

As the FBI and Scotland Yard conducted a conference call last month on their investigation of an international group of hackers, the discussions were being secretly monitored by the hackers themselves.

Anonymous, as the hacker group calls itself, Friday released the 16-minute recording that took place on Jan. 17, as well as an e-mail obtained by the group that contained the conference dial-in number and pass code.

According to Washington Post US daily, the breach was one in a growing string of exploits by Anonymous and affiliated hacker groups that have targeted government and corporate organizations largely for political purposes.

"Other than the fact it's not al-Qaeda, it's the worst-case scenario that the target of your operation is listening in on your call," said Michael Sussmann, a former federal prosecutor and partner at Perkins Coie law firm.

Also Friday, Anonymous announced it had stolen 2.6 gigabytes of e-mail from a law firm that represents a Marine who oversaw troops accused of killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq in 2005.
 
The Marine pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty; he will serve no jail time.

That group has claimed responsibility for disrupting the CIA Web site and hacking into the Web site belonging to the US Senate, among other activities.

The FBI issued a statement Friday saying: "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."


Source: Washington Post, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org