‘Anonymous’ launches WikiLeaks for hackers: HackerLeaks

By on Jul 1, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Security July 1, 2011

The infamous group of “hacktivists” known as Anonymous Operations on Thursday launched a new tool to aid its digital crusade against targeted governments and corporations. Dubbed “HackerLeaks,” the new site is a tool hackers can use to distribute data anonymously, and it adopts the model popularized by WikiLeaks. Hacker groups like the now-defunct LulzSec used a variety of tools to disseminate the spoils of their cyberattacks, but Anonymous explains that their tool has a number of benefits. “Anonymous and the [People’s Liberation Front] have already established connections to the media outlets that can help better expose important data, and that they hope to also provide ‘unique and enlightening analysis,’” the group said in a statement. HackerLeaks it the latest addition to Anonymous’ movement known as “AntiSec,” which is aimed at “exposing corporate and government data and humiliating security firms.”

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  • Anonymous

    Am i the only one over this whole hacker’s war thing?

    • Anonymous

      Don’t confuse continual media coverage with the opinion of your average person. This is still relatively new and exciting.

      More relevantly, as time goes on, it seems to be an extension of what Assange really wanted to do with WikiLeaks: embarrass the fuck out of all the secret-keepers. Considering that Anon is the driving force (and that Anon has the attention span of gnats on meth), this AntiSec thing has major legs.

      • Anonymous

        Exciting? Yea?

      • Anonymous

        The ability of hackers is something new. That ability, combined with an eye for the spotlight and a desire for lulz? Yeah, it’s kind of exciting. You know, exciting like gunfire in your general direction.

  • kwaping

    I can appreciate WikiLeaks, but is there a positive goal for HackerLeaks? Like many of you, my data has been compromised by the recent security breaches and I sure as heck don’t want my info posted to that site! I cannot see any good coming from this.

    If they’re not going to post customer data to the site, then I’ll revise my attitude accordingly.

  • Joe Leuer

    These people are just terrorists.  I can to that conclusion after they didn’t allow me to use the playstation network.

    • Legion

      We are Legion and we are many, hackers are productive to society they help and find the truth, the media just covers everything up with bullshit, same as the government .

  • Jcray

    These people are just terrorists.  I can to that conclusion after they didn’t allow me to use the Playstation network.

  • http://twitter.com/JaredHylton Jared Hylton

    I think what they’re doing is a great thing — it’s about time we had an openness with data like we’ve never seen before.  Of course, PERSONAL data like CC #’s, addresses and the like I don’t jive with, but if they’re exposing corporate secrets which NEED to be exposed, then I say more power to ‘em.  Hacking has come back into style it seems — it was big in the early 90s, and it’s big again today.

    • Anonymous

      Where’s the line though? You say personal info should be off limits, but corporate shouldn’t? How big of a corporation? Are small businesses fair game? What about all the people that work for or depend on the corporation?

      In simple terms, it makes sense to expose corrupt corporations. But it’s more complicated; how do you know which corporation is corrupt? So far, it seems like these groups just dump information willy-nilly for the sake of it, with little regard to what may or may not be in it. 

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous can suck a dick

  • Stephen Beauchampe

    Information wants to be free…

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