A politically-oriented cybercrime group carried out the attack in response to Heritage’s Project 2025.
  • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
    841·
    6 months ago

    Gay Furry Hackers, if you’re listening, I think you would be widely rewarded by our press for releasing some emails.

    • Kowowow@lemmy.ca
      22·
      6 months ago

      What is really needed is where else those email addresses are used and how long ago they signed up on other sites

      • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
        24·
        6 months ago

        Oh for sure, I just wanted to remember that time that Donald Trump colluded with Russian hackers on national television and no one cared. They released the DNC emails the next day. Not a single bit of GOP info, which was also taken, just not released (likely Kompromat now).

        • Optional@lemmy.world
          5·
          6 months ago

          Yep. I don’t mean to shock anyone, but when the demented orange rapist said “complete exoneration” he was lying.

          I know. I know. It’s a lot to process. Let’s all just take some deep breaths.

  • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    731·
    6 months ago

    I like how the hackers who are exposing the Heritage Foundation as the HQ for American right-wing Christofascism are the criminals. Good job “unbiased” media.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      361·
      6 months ago

      The people who own the media are part of the group that was attacked by them. Of course they would portray them as the criminals. They’re just good upstanding wealthy White Collar thieves

  • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
    521·
    6 months ago

    Usernames and passwords mostly. Godspeed gay furry hacktivists!

    • Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      Ok, that’s the good stuff, I was thinking 2 GB is nothing. But, 2 GB of logon credentials can make lots of future leaks.

  • mautamu@midwest.socialEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    A Heritage spokesperson told CyberScoop after publication that the organization was not “hacked.” Instead, the spokesperson said “an organized group stumbled upon a two-year-old archive of The Daily Signal website that was available on a public-facing website owned by a contractor. The information obtained was limited to usernames, names, email addresses, and incomplete password information of both Heritage and non-Heritage contributors, as well as article comments and the IP address of the commentor.”

    At least they’re admitting to being incompetent…