Subject: Backtrace, jester, etc
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 4/8/11, 20:03
To: Michael Hastings <mhastings@gmail.com>

My colleague Topiary appears to have been kidnapped, according to a friend from the neighborhood who knew pre-arranged security question/answer. As such, I'm asking press to investigate Backtrace Security and th3j35t3r, whom we believe know something about it based on the timing of certain tweets. New info:

http://pastebin.com/kkQGwpti

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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302