{"id":1894,"date":"2024-07-12T12:53:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:58:18","slug":"gay-furry-hacker-group-announces-its-disbanding-due-to-fbi-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/index.php\/2024\/07\/12\/gay-furry-hacker-group-announces-its-disbanding-due-to-fbi-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Furry Hacker Group Announces It\u2019s Disbanding Due To FBI Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The &#8220;Gay furry hacker&#8221; group SiegedSec has announced via their Telegram channel that they&#8217;re disbanding, following their hack of right-wing conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They wrote on July 10: &#8220;yes this is a sudden announcement, we planned to disband later today or tomorrow, but given the circumstances i believe its best we do so now. for our own mental health, the stress of mass publicity, and to avoid the eye of the FBI.&#8221;<br><br>They continued: &#8220;i&#8217;ve been considering quitting cybercrime lately, and the other members have agreed its time to let SiegedSec rest for good.<br>in the past, i have tried quitting cybercrime a few times, and ive always been unable to fully quit. this time, hopefully i am able to stay away from it for my own wellbeing. we may not be a cybercriminal group anymore, but we will always hackers and always fighting for the rights of others.&#8221;<br><br>SiegedSec wrote in the Telegram message that they still have more private breaches yet to be released, but that these have been passed to journalists who will &#8220;handle the rest from there.&#8221;<br><br>The Heritage Foundation exec Mike Howell celebrated the disbanding on Twitter\/X. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8COMPLETE AND TOTAL VICTORY\ud83d\udea8<br><br>I have forced the Gay Furry Hackers to DISBAND <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TSi2qVCi7j\">https:\/\/t.co\/TSi2qVCi7j<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Howell (@MHowellTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MHowellTweets\/status\/1811149149540409491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Heritage Foundation hack was part of a wider project called #OpTransRights, which has also seen them hack a church in Minnesota to buy &#8220;hundreds&#8221; of inflatable sea lions. The group say they will remain active on Discord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SiegedSec have stated that their hack on The Heritage Foundation was in protest of Project 2025, a blueprint written by THF for Trump&#8217;s potential second presidency. The plans include banning the sale of the abortion pill, banning pornography, and sacking thousands of civil servants.<br><br>A chat log between Mike Howell and SiegedSec member Vio was also leaked, which showed Howell replying with aggression and leaning into unfounded stereotypes about Gay people and the furry community. One extract includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mike: &#8220;Are you aware that you won&#8217;t be able to wear a furry tiger costume when you&#8217;re getting pounded in the ass in the federal prison I put you in next year?<br>vio: such unprofessional language from an executive director, would you mind if i shared this? :3<br>Mike Howell: Please share widely. 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