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Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients. These include the Texas GOP, Gab, Parler, and 8chan, among other right-wing sites. The stolen data has been released as a torrent. The hacktivist collective says that the data set, which is over 180GB in size, contains a "decade's worth of data from the company."
Anonymous says the data set is "all that's needed to trace actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the Internet that has eluded researchers, activists, and, well, just about everybody." If this information is correct, Epik's customers' data and identities could now fall into the hands of activists, researchers, and just about anyone curious enough to take a peek.
Epik is a domain registrar and web services provider known to serve right-wing clients, some of which have been turned down by more mainstream IT providers due to the objectionable and sometimes illicit content hosted by the clients.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/09/anonymous-leaks-gigabytes-of-data-from-epik-web-host-of-gab-and-parler/
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(8,998 posts)Thanks for posting.
Zzzzzzzzzzzz......
Fritz Walter
(4,281 posts)...if there's any mention of January 6 in that 180GB data set.
70sEraVet
(3,430 posts)This is like Xmas Eve, guessing what's inside those fancy wrapped boxes!
MrModerate
(9,753 posts)Couldn't find a more reputable host for their official (presumably professional) website. I guess it's like Texas' electrical grid: funky, old, and likely to fail under stress.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,856 posts)Anonymous must protect their brand. Internet trolls who hide behind registrations use the organizational rules of the Internet to spread their anarchy as hidden people and organizations.
No more hiding, only Anonymous is the real anonymous Internet club.
samnsara
(17,572 posts)..their parents basement....
multigraincracker
(32,532 posts)There are any attacks against DU buried in there?
lastlib
(22,982 posts)We ought to be looking!
ms liberty
(8,480 posts)Takket
(21,425 posts)If they had every network would be pouring over this trove right now. As it is I doubt this even gets a five second acknowledgment on any major outlet.
KPN
(15,587 posts)MSM. Credit to arstechnica for publishing it 3 days ago but still no MSM attention. Maybe they are trying to verify first not holding my breath.
Roy Rolling
(6,856 posts)Thats gonna bring on a right-wing response from millions of Commodore 64 computers.
Sabrielo
(18 posts)Anonymous should continue to do this.
gab13by13
(20,883 posts)I want some big names linked to this site, like the Mercer family, and then plaster them with publicity, with questions, with action.
Midnight Writer
(21,552 posts)instead of having us trawl through 180 gigabytes of data?
A synopsis would be nice.
Kid Berwyn
(14,653 posts)Written by Jeff Stone
SEP 17, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP
Members of the umbrella hacking movement Anonymous say they leaked information about a range of fringe websites after breaching Epik, a web hosting provider and domain registrar service, marking the latest update in a generation of internet activism from the group.
Anonymous claimed in a series of posts they have released 180 GB of information, amounting to a decades worth of data about Epik, which has made it possible for right-wing clients including the Republican Party of Texas, the social network Gab, the Twitter alternative Parler and the extremist site 8chan to remain online. Leaked data reportedly includes details about domain purchases and website registration information about apparent operators of websites that promote militant ideologies.
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In this case, Epik is known as the right wings best online friend for its willingness to host sites like Parler, which Amazon Web Services kicked off its servers following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Gab, similarly, is reportedly an internet home for white supremacists and anti-government extremists, while 8chan has hosted hate speech.
Source: https://www.cyberscoop.com/michelle-bachelet-un-artificial-intelligence-facial-recognition/
halobeam
(4,873 posts)lpbk2713
(42,697 posts)They got lax or complacent and paid for it. I'm glad to see it.
Across-the-Desk
(421 posts)I hope there is enough stuff in there to last through a few election cycles.