{"id":707,"date":"2021-09-21T05:55:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T05:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=707"},"modified":"2021-09-21T05:55:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T05:55:16","slug":"anonymous-leaks-gigabytes-of-data-from-alt-right-web-host-epik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/anonymous-leaks-gigabytes-of-data-from-alt-right-web-host-epik\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous leaks gigabytes of data from alt-right web host Epik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients. These include the Texas GOP, Gab, Parler, and 8chan, among other right-wing sites. The stolen data has been released as a torrent. The hacktivist collective says that the data set, which is over 180GB in size, contains a\u00a0&#8220;decade&#8217;s worth of data from the company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous says the data set is &#8220;all that&#8217;s needed to trace actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the Internet that has eluded researchers, activists, and, well, just about everybody.&#8221; If this information is correct, Epik&#8217;s customers&#8217; data and identities could now fall into the hands of activists, researchers, and just about anyone curious enough to take a peek.<\/p>\n<p>Epik\u00a0is a domain registrar and web services provider known to serve right-wing clients, some of which have been turned down by more mainstream IT providers due to the objectionable and sometimes illicit content hosted by the clients.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous&#8217; activities began with what the group calls &#8220;Operation Jane&#8221; after the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_Heartbeat_Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Heartbeat Act<\/a>\u00a0was signed into law this month. The restrictive abortion law allows private individuals, not necessarily government bodies or the police, to enforce the six-week abortion ban. According to the act, any Texas resident can bring a civil lawsuit against any person who performs or helps to facilitate an illegal abortion\u2014and claim at least $10,000 in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The note, shown below, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevanzetti\/status\/1437482759241469958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spotted<\/a>\u00a0by journalist Steven Monacelli, who has since been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevanzetti\/status\/1437818671712329748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doxxed<\/a>\u00a0by an Epik supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Source: ARS Technica<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2021\/09\/anonymous-leaks-gigabytes-of-data-from-epik-web-host-of-gab-and-parler\/\">Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients. 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