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    Anonymous Takes Revenge on Oakland Officials, Posts Private Data

    Vigilante hacker collective Anonymous made public personal information of Oakland, Calif. city officials Tuesday, in response to what the group calls violent behavior toward Occupy Oakland protestors.

    Information released by Anonymous contains names, birthdays, home and work addresses, and phone numbers of city officials including Mayor Jean Quan, city council members and the Chief of Police Howard A. Jordan.

    [More from Mashable: Anonymous Strikes Again, Releases Massacre Marine’s Emails]

    The information is still available on Anonymous' Facebook page.

    Mashable has reached out to the Oakland Police Department and the mayor's office; we're waiting for a response. Quan’s spokeswoman Sue Piper "noted that most of the information posted was already publicly available," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

    [More from Mashable: Occupy Protestor’s Twitter Account Subpoenaed]

    In a video posted Tuesday on YouTube and Anonymous' Facebook page, the group condemns city officials for using force against occupiers and closing city institutions. Anonymous also tweeted about the hack:

    Hackers spared council member Rebecca Kaplan, telling her: "Thank you for your support and being a true leader in the community." But the group targeted council member Ignacio R. De La Fuente, noting the well-publicized trial and sentencing of his son who was charged with sexually assaulting four women -- a charge the elder Fuente allegedly denies.

    Anonymous also posed this question to city attorney Barbara Parker: "Why did you allow numerous targeted arrests to happen, with no charges filed? We expect more out of you. From your community involvement, one would think you would be front and center in the fight against the corruption in OPD and in our Government."

    This hack comes one day after Mayor Jean Quan and local business leaders staged an anti-Occupy protest called "Day of Action" to raise awareness of the group's tactics that disrupt downtown business.

    A crowd of Occupy protestors demonstrated against the group and rallied against the charges facing 11 occupy protestors arraigned on misdemeanor charges for blocking a sidewalk.

    This isn't the first time Anonymous has targeted the Oakland P.D. In October 2011, the group called for "doxing" (digging-up information with the web, usually by hacking) of Oakland officials after last year's incident involving veteran Scott Olsen being shot in the head with a non-lethal weapon while participating in the occupy protests in Oakland.

    Less than a week ago Anonymous claimed responsibility for releasing details of a call between FBI officials and Scotland Yard regarding how they intended to prosecute Anonymous hackers.

    Occupy Oakland protestors are expected to show-up in droves Tuesday night to the Wiley W. Manuel county courthouse for the Oakland City Council's meeting to consider making gathering without a permit an offense that could result in arrest. Protesters say the right to gather without a permit and protest should be protected by the First Amendment.

    As the Chronicle reported, Fuente believes blocking city streets without a permit should not be tolerated. The city of San Francisco does not require a permit to gather, but does reserve the right to arrest individuals blocking streets if it is a risk to the public.


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    This story originally published on Mashable here.

     

    25 comments

    • BTO33  •  3 mths ago
      I love that Yahoo's "news bloggers" are at very best completely journalistically in the pocket of Anonymous and the OWS, and at worst cheerleading for them. This sham of "Oh, we're BLOGGERS, not JOURNALISTS, so we don't have to abide by even the most basic journalistic standards and ethics" is so transparent, and Yahoo is shoving it in everyone's face so blatantly, that it's incredible they're getting away with it.
    • G-Man  •  3 mths ago
      This is too funny. Liberals hatin on liberals. Must be Bush's fault
    • f c  •  3 mths ago
      Why don't these idiots read the Constitution? You have the right to PEACEFULLY assemble; not the right to block traffice, interfere with business' operations, yell ugly ephithats at and otherwise annoy people who don't agree with your stance.
    • Sam  •  Litchfield, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      Haven't these occupiers heard that the movement is over? All the hipsters went back to being baristas part time at starbucks and living back in their parents basement at age 27. The only ones left protesting are bums and criminals now. But I like Anonymous and everything they do. Those geeks stay in there moms basements and cause real trouble without being smelly hippies.
    • August Belflower  •  3 mths ago
      All the politicians should wear NASCAR jumpsuits showing their sponsors.
    • LARRY LIBERAL  •  3 mths ago
      Oakland is a good example of why leftism cannot ultimately succeed. When the conservatives are gone, the leftists attack each other. When the left has total power they seek to destroy those who put them in power. North Korea, Cuba, Red China, etc.
      • Blue Mountain 3 mths ago
        Conservatives can't even control themselves.
      • clarenceworley 3 mths ago
        is "Leftism" a word or did you go to California public schools?
      • LARRY LIBERAL 3 mths ago
        Clarenceworley; According to the dictionary leftism is a derivative of leftist. Next time do some research before you open your mouth.
    • The Wiz  •  Winter Park, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      LOL!!!
    • Yep Yep  •  3 mths ago
      OWS is now the enemy of the state, posting that type of info. Down with the OWS Saul Alinsky & Obama tactics
    • WhatTheF*  •  3 mths ago
      Out of control police and unqualified officials have made Oakland a joke. Lame city officials have drawn this type of attention by painting a target on city hall.....
    • VVV  •  San Francisco, California  •  3 mths ago
      ahaha!
      IN your face mayor Quan ,too busy whining about a broken soda machine and some doors than wondering how she can resolve the occupy movement without violence.
      I'd said well deserved in this case.
    • Lou  •  Gainesville, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      So now Oakland is taking citizens civil rights away from them, How republican.
      I would like to hear what the courts have to say before we start the revolusion but these rights are Inalienable. republicans think it is only for them!! Vote republicans out.
      • Dusty Rhoades 3 mths ago
        Lou, are you REALLY that stupid? The administration in Oakland is Democrat, not Republican. In fact, the mayor is a far left liberal who has been involved in liberal activism and protesting since the 60's. IDIOT! In fact, calling you an idiot, Lou, is an insult to idiots around the world.
      • LARRY LIBERAL 3 mths ago
        What Dusty Rhoades said. Gheeesh!!!
      • Texas 3 mths ago
        Liberal Pansy.
    • Ragman  •  3 mths ago
      Tell us where GW, Cheney, and Rumsfeld are!
    • JackB  •  3 mths ago
      Please post the names and address of the police involved.

      Time to turn the ratchet up a notch or two.
      • Douglas 3 mths ago
        LOL please try, #$%$ we're ready for you.
    • Robert Allen  •  3 mths ago
      hopefully they will catch these people. hackers are common thieves and should be dealt with accordingly
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      It wasn't an NON-lethal weapon...it was a less-lethal weapon. They're called that for a reason...ask the girl in Boston who had a pepper ball blast her brain out during a Red Sox celebration....by the way OPD how's the investigation into that Olsen shooting incident going? Ya makin' any progress?
    • American Woman  •  3 mths ago
      Sure, some people think this is fair play until some whack job shows up at some official's home & hurts a child or starts a fire or kills their dog. Not so funny now. Not so funny if it was you that had your family put into danger by someone who is judging you from the cheap seats. Instead of hiding and being 'anonymous,' show some personal integrity & fight fair. If something awful happens because of the info put out there, is anyone from Anonymous going to man up & take responsibility?
      • clarenceworley 3 mths ago
        Kind of like when Operation Rescue does the same thing to doctors performing legal abortions, you can't have it both ways.
    • fred  •  3 mths ago
      Howard A. Jordon... Interesting name. I googled it and got some pretty interesting results.. Howard, you been a naughty boy.. We may wanna get an alias when traveling, you have upset alot of people around the country..............................rock-on
    • tjmwerewolf  •  Tyler, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Anon rules, of course.

      I'm waiting for an answer to the question so many have posed. Could Anon be a government operation to get people to think that there is some need to ruin the internet? If they are for real the answer to this should be pretty cool.
    • JackB  •  3 mths ago
      Excellent revenge. There are more effective ways to strike back. Next, post the officials siblings details.
    • clarenceworley  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      Good, Oakland is a cesspool with myriad problems to worry about besides peaceful protesters.
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