A member of the Guatemalan Army patrols in El Estor indigenous municipality, in northeastern Guatemala, on Oct. 26, 2021, following the declaration of state of siege after protests against a mining company accused of causing environmental damage. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Environmental hacktivists publish 2 terabytes of mining company emails The group called Guacamaya posted files from public and private mining companies and public agencies responsible for environmental oversight. Aug 3, 2022
President Joe Biden embraces his son Hunter Biden after addressing the nation from the Chase Center November 7, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images) Hunter Biden emails that Trump allies shared contain signs of possible ‘tampering,’ analysis suggests Researchers shared the data to provide a more complete context about the data and questions surrounding it, they said. May 24, 2022
Anti-vaccine mandate protestors block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, in Windsor, Ontario, on Feb. 11, 2022 (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Freedom Convoy’ donors exposed in possible cyberattack on GiveSendGo crowdfunding site Christian crowdfunding website GiveSendGo was still offline Monday morning. Feb 14, 2022 By Tonya Riley
A sign at a protest in support of Julian Assange outside the British Consulate in New York City, Feb. 24, 2020. (Pamela Drew / Flickr) After Assange indictment, DDoSecrets publishes old WikiLeaks chats, strategy sessions The disclosures, labeled AssangeLeaks, come after the same group pushed out the BlueLeaks database. Jul 14, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) German police seize DDoSecrets server distributing ‘BlueLeaks’ files The move will "temporarily" slow the spread of stolen police files, according to founder Emma Best. Jul 7, 2020 By Jeff Stone
DDoSecrets’ mission is ‘unchanged’ in wake of ‘BlueLeaks’ Twitter ban Twitter’s ban complicates the way that the group will distribute its material, and raise awareness about its mission. Jun 24, 2020 By Jeff Stone
The “Distributed Denial of Secrets” group marked Juneteenth, the June 19 holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S., by publishing a searchable database containing 269 GB of data apparently stolen from more than 200 law enforcement agencies. (Getty Images) ‘Distributed Denial of Secrets’ publishes ‘BlueLeaks,’ a trove of law enforcement records The source of the files reportedly is a Texas-based IT firm that provides web development services to police "fusion centers." Jun 22, 2020 By Jeff Stone