Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who's behind Proud Boys and other groups

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Several domains in the leak are associated with the far-right Proud Boys group, which is known for violent street brawls and involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and was banned by Facebook in 2018 as a hate group.

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Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other groups

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. Shit,paywall

[Bev54]

7. I found this link, haven't read yet but just about to

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/huge-hack-reveals-embarrassing-details-of-whos-behind-proud-boys-and-other-far-right-websites/

[monkeyman1]

14. not a paywall !

[Shrike47]

2. So who? I can't follow the link so tell me, please.

[Native]

8. This

A Twitter account, @epikfailsnippet, that is posting unverified revelations from the leaked data, included a thread purporting to expose administrators of the Proud Boys sites. One man who was identified by name as administrator of a local Proud Boys forum was said to be an employee of Drexel University. The university said he hasn’t worked at Drexel since November 2020.

Technology news site the Daily Dot reported that Ali Alexander, a conservative political activist who played a key role in spreading false voter fraud claims about the 2020 presidential election, took steps after the Jan. 6 siege to obscure his ownership of more than 100 domains registered to Epik. Nearly half reportedly used variations of the “Stop the Steal” slogan pushed by Alexander and others. Alexander did not reply to requests for comment from the Daily Dot or, on Tuesday, from The Post.

Extremism researchers urge careful fact-checking to protect credibility, but the data remains tantalizing for its potential to unmask extremists in public-facing jobs.

[hedda_foil]

11. One big question is who's been funding Ali Alexander?

[blogslug]

12. And where is he and why hasn't he been arrested?

Is he in hiding NOT because he's wanted for questioning but rather BECAUSE he is cooperating with investigators?

Last I heard, dude is still publishing a paywalled blog.

[brush]

13. And maybe who's hiding the coward. He should be one of the ones charged...

for Jan. 6.

[Snarkoleptic]

15. Has anyone checked Ben Domenech's basement for signs of Alexander in hiding? (only half kidding)

Because Federalist-linked attorney, Eastman, wrote the 6-point plan to give Pence cover to overthrow democracy and install a TFG/fascist regime.
The Federalist Society seems likely to have it's grimy mitts all over this plan.
Heck they appear to have stacked SCOTUS with wingnuts as well.

This begs the question- Who Funds The Federalist Society?
Corporations, either foreign or domestic?
Money from foreign governments?
Any foreign nationals?
Hate groups?

If Anonymous wants the hack of the decade - Federalist IS IT!

[rampartc]

16. federalist society koch

[NH Ethylene]

10. The article didn't contain a lot of specifics like names of individuals.

But it certainly contained the promise of revelations to come once the info has been pored through.

It did mention a lot of companies and groups that used the service because no other organization would host them and their hate-filled rhetoric. It also assured anonymity.

[Bev54]

3. I hope someone who can get around the paywall will post more of the story

[malaise]

4. Good

Get thee to the greatest page RFN!

[Iggo]

6. Oh it does, does it?

[marybourg]

9. As is usual lately, the headline is just click bait.

It doesn’t match the story, which specifically mentions only someone delightfully named “ Robert Monster”, and several unsurprising far right groups. The bottom line is - stay tuned.

[foo_fighter999]

17. For those looking to download the actual data dump from the hack,

it's available at https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Epik.

There are three choices for the download: magnet, torrent, or direct download. The latter requires that you register at the raidforums.com site in order to have access to the download.