Heritage Foundation says it wasn't attacked by SiegedSec hac...
Heritage Foundation says it wasn't attacked by SiegedSec hacker collective - report
Rappler | 2024-07-12 03:03
Noah Weinrich, a representative from right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation, says the hacker group simply 'stumbled upon a two-year-old archive of The Daily Signal website' Noah Weinrich, a representative from right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation, told The Verge on Friday, July 12, that SiegedSec - self-described as a group of "gay furry hackers" - were not in fact hackers. On Tuesday, SiegedSec said it unearthed an archive owned by The Heritage Foundation, stealing over two gigabytes of incriminating data, according to CyberScoop. Weinrich clarified the situation, stating the group simply "stumbled upon a two-year-old archive of The Daily Signal website." "The information obtained was limited to usernames, names, email addresses, and incomplete password information of both Heritage and non-Heritage content contributors, as well as article comments and the IP address ...
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