Anonymous Releases 90,000 Military E-Mail Accounts

jjp9999 writes "Anonymous Operations posted 90,000 military email addresses and passwords to the Pirate Bay on July 11, in what they're calling 'Military Meltdown Monday.' They obtained the emails while hacking government contracting and consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. They hinted at other information obtained during the breach, which they describe as 'maps and keys for various other treasure chests buried on the islands of government agencies, federal contractors and shady whitehat companies.' The breach comes just days after Anonymous hacked government contractor IRC Federal. Both breaches are linked to the new AntiSec movement, which LulzSec joined forces with shortly before disbanding."

Comments

Yeh

[sortius_nod]

I don't think I'll be grabbing that torrent...

Re:Not sure I see the point of this.

[andb52]

The obvious logical fallacy with your statement is that, just because other regimes may be evil and corrupt, it does not mean that the US is not.

Re:Not sure I see the point of this.

[TubeSteak]

How does releasing email addresses and passwords aid the fight for good and thwart evildoers?

If LulzSec/Anonymous can do it, so can our enemies and allies.

The fact that these guys are so prolific and haven't been caught yet, strongly implies that others have done the same thing.
And probably gotten away with it because they didn't announce it to the world.

The fact is, this will go on for as long as LulzSec/Anonymous feels like doing it.
Between government agencies and contractors, there's just too much low hanging fruit.

BUT, all things being equal, I'd rather it was blackhats humiliating us in public instead of China silently doing it for economic gain or espionage.