'Anonymous' Hacks Oil Companies - Again
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Notorious vigilantly hacker group, Anonymous, has successfully hacked into the servers of five large oil and gas companies, including Gasport, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XME), Shell (NYSE: RDS.A), Rosneft, and BP (NYSE: BP). Anonymous posted hundreds of company email addresses and passwords on the web this past Friday.
According to statements, the group said it was acting in support of environmental organization, Greenpeace, who is attempting to curb oil and gas drilling in the Artic shelf. Greenpeace itself was not involved in the hacking, say reports.
The latest disclosure follows a June attack targeting Exxon.
"We know we're going up against the most powerful countries and companies in the world," wrote hackers. "But together we have something stronger than any country’s military or any company’s budget. Our shared concern for the planet we leave our children transcends all the borders that divide us and makes us – together – the most powerful force today."
According to statements, the group said it was acting in support of environmental organization, Greenpeace, who is attempting to curb oil and gas drilling in the Artic shelf. Greenpeace itself was not involved in the hacking, say reports.
The latest disclosure follows a June attack targeting Exxon.
"We know we're going up against the most powerful countries and companies in the world," wrote hackers. "But together we have something stronger than any country’s military or any company’s budget. Our shared concern for the planet we leave our children transcends all the borders that divide us and makes us – together – the most powerful force today."
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