Re: Quote

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com> wrote:

Yea send it on over would be interesting to see. Thanks mate.

On May 2, 2011 3:27 PM, "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, there's been an interesting twist with this whole thing. I'm now in
> communication with the perpetrators, whose aims I actually agree with (I
> don't hold grudges in the context of anything involving Anonymous, for a
> number of reasons). They've gone through all of the files from the HBGary
> e-mails and pulled all of the meta data, etc, and uploaded a new torrent and
> e-mailed the link to myself, Penny, Aaron Barr, a couple others. Let me know
> if you'd like me to forward you the e-mail. I'm not sure what if anything
> will come of this, but the reason I'm mildly interested is that I know that
> the content of the HBGary e-mails has more to offer until such time as they
> have been gone over in a more organized and comprehensive fashion and I have
> no idea if anyone out there has actually gone through many of the
> attachments. They've cc'd Adrian Chen at Gawker on this, incidentally.
>
> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Someone's taken responsibility.
>>
>> http://www.anonnews.org/?p=comments&c=press&i=893
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201117/7132/Leaked-documents-from-A

>>> LEC-and-U-S-Chamber-are-public-record<http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201117/7132/Leaked-documents-from-ALEC-and-U-S-Chamber-are-public-record>

>>>
>>> -Steve
>>>
>>> Steve Ragan
>>> Security Editor - The Tech Herald
>>> Phone: 317-348-1281
>>> Email: security@thetechherald.com
>>> Web: http://www.thetechherald.com
>>>
>>>
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
>>> >Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:55 PM
>>> >To: Steve Ragan
>>> >Subject: Quote
>>> >
>>> >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.
>>> >
>>> >--
>>> >Regards,
>>> >
>>> >Barrett Brown
>>> >512-560-2302
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Barrett Brown
>> 512-560-2302
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> Barrett Brown
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