I was informed last night via Twitter by someone I'd never heard of that a file had been acquired containing files leaked from the Chamber of Commerce and other entities; the person wanted me to release it through Anonymous and other means. I told him to go ahead and put it out and I'd take a look when I had a chance. He noted that the password was my name and that another password was my cell phone number; I wasn't sure why a password was necessary in the first place. I spent the rest of the evening working on some other Anonymous operations. When I woke up today, there was all of this discussion on reddit and DailyKos about the files, which were being perceived as indeed containing formerly secret data from the Chamber. I started to download the torrent to have a look before making any announcements, and then I'm informed by a couple of colleagues that the information is all essentially public, taken from the web. Insomuch as that the Chamber had been advised by Team Themis to release phony information to their enemies in order to discredit them, I came to suspect that this might be just such an operation and that, had I taken the bait, I'd have been largely discredited, as would have Anonymous, as this was being portrayed as an Anonymous operation when in fact no one knows who this guy is. In such a case, any further leaks made by myself, Anonymous, or related leaks would be taken less seriously. It is indeed starting to look as if someone was intent on getting us to cry wolf. I've explained my suspicions at Anonops and other relevant venues and meanwhile we've set up an emergent team to investigate this matter.