Barrett Brown, a journalist who has closely covered the activities of hacker group Anonymous, has been indicted by the US government after sharing a hyperlink through an IRC channel. On December 7th The Dallas Morning News reported that the link in question led those who clicked to detailed personal and credit card information that is believed to have been stolen from US global security intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting Inc. (Stratfor). In addition to the link-sharing incident, Brown is faced with 11 charges — including identity theft and fraud — related to the massive hack that Statfor become victim to earlier this year.
According to a press release issued by the Department of Justice, Brown's actions were unlawful because...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/11/3754558/barrett-brown-anonymous-indicted-stratfor-hyperlink
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