‘A LINE WAS CROSSED’: ANONYMOUS HACKS U.S. GOV’T WEBSITE, THREATENS TO RELEASE SECRET INFORMATION
The hacker-activist group Anonymous said it hijacked the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s website and was threatening to release secret government information to avenge the suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, according to media reports.
A message that appeared on
www.ussc.gov demanded the U.S. reform its justice system or face leaks to news outlets, according to CNN. The Associated Press reported the hackers claimed it had infiltrated several government computer systems and copied secret information. The Sentencing Commission’s website was unavailable Saturday morning.
According to CNN, Anonymous claimed to have “enough fissile material for multiple warheads” to launch against the Justice Department and “its associated executive branches.”
