Re: Seeking comment about ... well, you can probably guess

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Paul Wagenseil <pwagenseil@techmedianetwork.com> wrote:

OK, thanks.

Im gonna make it an email thread, if thats okay, since my brain hasnt fully recovered from the daylight-saving time shift.

First of all, what do you think of Jesters claim to have hacked into targeted individuals smartphones? Real or fake? From what I can glean from my conversations with Android/iOS experts, it sounds plausible.

Second of all, is such targeting justified? Is it justified in your case, since youve never tried to hide who you are?

Third you were on his hit list. Did you click on his Twitter-icon QR code?

Hes put the data dump up on MediaFire, but encrypted it using his public key, which is beyond my ability to do anything with:

http://www.mediafire.com/?25e53h3qxey4r6q

Fourth if hes got personal information on the individuals running various Anon-related Twitter feeds, how much of a danger is that to the continuation of the overall Anonymous movement?

Last Taking down jihadi websites is one thing, but targeting U.S. citizens and hacking their smartphones is another. Until now, The Jesters not done much that would upset U.S. law enforcement. Now he has. Should he be worried?

Thanks,

Paul

From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:13 PM
To: Paul Wagenseil
Subject: Re: Seeking comment about ... well, you can probably guess

Sure thing.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Paul Wagenseil <pwagenseil@techmedianetwork.com> wrote:

Yeah, I would ... about last week, and about Jester's Twitter hack. Can I call or email you in the morning?

Thanks,

Paul

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 11, 2012, at 5:35 PM, "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Paul-

Sorry I'm just get now getting back to you, was raided by the FBI last week. Let me know if you'd still like to talk.

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 5:43 AM, Paul Wagenseil <pwagenseil@techmedianetwork.com> wrote:
Mr. Brown--

Like every other tech reporter in the land, I've been asked to put together a story on What Yesterday's Busts Mean for Anonymous.

I personally don't think things will change that much. But I could be wrong. Will Sabu's flipping on his friends sow such suspicion within the ranks that Anonymous will cease to be a force? Or will the decentralized and pseudonymous nature of the movement enable it to carry on?

Please let me know what you think, if you've got a minute or two to spare.

Thanks,

Paul Wagenseil
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