Right y'all, a quickie #DeepDive on this registrar hack. dailydot.com/debug/anonymou…
This isn't just A website, it's the person who registers and hosts websites for a large number of right wing nutjobs on the 'net.
"Epik, the web host and domain registrar for a variety of right-wing sites. Epik’s client list has reportedly ranged from more mainstream conservative groups like the Texas Republican Party to Gab and other far-right sites"
"Anonymous says that it has captured “a decade’s worth of data” from Epik. They say the data includes domain registrations, domain transfers, passwords, account credentials ... logins, more than a half-million private keys, payment history ... because we could,”
"Of the private keys, they wrote, “What are they for? Who knows!”
Ah, Anonymous. I remember the glory days fondly.
“This dataset is all that’s needed to trace actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the Internet that has eluded researchers, activists, and, well, just about everybody,” they said.
“And maybe have a little extra fun. For the lulz.”
Digging for my vintage memes here, seems only appropriate.
"The release also asks people to support both hackers themselves and Operation Jane, an initiative the collective recently launched in protest of Texas’ abortion ban. As part of the latter effort, over the weekend, Anonymous hacked and defaced the Texas Republican Party website."
"Rob Monster, the CEO of Epik, downplayed the significance and authenticity of the alleged hack of his company. On Twitter, Monster referred to it as a “non-story” and “nothingburger.”
Nothingburger.
"On Tues, Anonymous updated the press release ... working on providing the data in a more accessible format.
“Almost there, trust me I want to take a nap,” they wrote.
“We want the file list viewable at a glance, so Rob can sweat that much more. We just roll that way.”
Ah, #Anonymous thanks for the data, the hole blown into the side of ultra-conservative websites, and the trip down memory lane. Many lulz to you.
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