SCOOP: A group of “steroid hackers” gained access to a large dataset owned by Epik, the host of the Texas GOP website, the Texas Right to Life website and the anti-abortion website. pic.twitter.com/2meRX9CAPm– steven monacelli (@stevanzetti) September 13, 2021
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Some 110,000 full names, addresses, credit card numbers and unencrypted passwords of Epik users have been disclosed through the massive Anonymous hack.
One of the users whose data leaked was Joshua Alayon, a former real estate agent from Pompano Beach, Florida.
“We don’t want to be involved with anyone with thoughts or motives like this,†said Rick Rapp, the owner of the brokerage house who employed Alayon. TWP.
GATHERING IN SUPPORT of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on January 6. (Credit: TERRAY SYLVESTER / REUTERS)
Anonymous co-founder and security researcher Aubrey “Kirtaner” Cottle said TWP the hack was motivated by their frustration with Epik hosting numerous extreme right-wing extremist websites in the name of “free speech”.
“Everyone is tired of the hate,†Cottle said. “These far-right players, they play dirty. Nothing is off limits for them,” she said. TWP.
In response, an Epik spokesperson said TWP that they “do not endorse or endorse any particular ideology and we feel uncomfortable with calls to censor those who use our services.”
The spokesperson also added that the hack was a “flagrant violation against our users”.
