Bank of America using three intelligence firms to attack WikiLeaks

[napi21]

http://blogs.computerworld.com/17795/bank_of_america_using_three_intelligence_firms_to_attack_wikileaks?source=rss_blogs

"The WikiLeaks Threat" outlines a plan by three private data intelligence firms, Palantir Technologies, HBGary Federal, and Berico Technologies, which were hired to effectively combat and attack WikiLeaks. The intel firms were "acting upon request from Hunton and Williams, a law firm working for Bank of America." According to The Tech Herald, "Hunton and Williams were recommended to Bank of America's general council by the Department of Justice. Hunton and Williams would act as outside counsel on retainer, while Palantir would take care of network and insider threat investigations. For their part, Berico Technologies and HBGary Federal would analyze WikiLeaks."

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So, I'm wondering . . . what does Assange have on Bank of America to prompt such a proposal? If this proposal is true, then Bank of America was hiring private intel firms to hack, whack and attack WikiLeaks? Is the FBI going to look into this, I wonder, like it is investigating Anonymous for attacking sites? Allegedly, the Department of Justice recommended Hunton and Williams to Bank of America. The proposal states, "we must employ the best investigative team, currently employed by the most sensitive of national security agencies."

I've been wondering what happened to the B of A story that was to be released in early 2011. Yea I know it's still early, but I was hoping for January. The article tells me that whateve Wiki has must be BAD for B of A to react so srongly.

[mike_c]

1. and why is the Obama justice department working on BoA's behalf...

...against the broader interests of the American people for transparency in public affairs? Wikileaks is not the threat. Government and corporate malfeasance is the threat. Wikileaks is part of the appropriate response to that threat.

[DJ13]

3. My thought exactly

The admin no longer cares about protecting the people, they're only concerned about protecting corporate interests.

[notadmblnd]

2. HBGary, weren't they hacked by Anonymous?

[mike_c]

5. yes, in response to HBGary's hamfisted and incompetent "investigation...."

Anonymous turned HBGary inside out.

[marmar]

4. They must have some good sh*t on BofA.......

nt

[mdmc]

6. r