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“Gay furry hackers” attack Heritage Foundation and release sensitive data related to Project 2025


Hacktivists steal data from conservative think tank

A group of self-described “gay furry hackers” claim to have stolen two gigabytes of data from conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation. The hackers, known as SiegedSec, stole and released the data in retaliation to the think tanks’ ‘ Project 2025 ’ - a list of policy proposals to be enacted almost immediately after Donald Trump’s inauguration, should he win the election. SiegedSec got its hands on the data on July 2, which (according to CyberScoop) contains information created between 2007 and November 2022 relating to a right-wing media website known as The Daily Signal, which has ties to the Heritage Foundation.

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