Sorry. I left off the URL, at which you can actually listen to the conference call.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/03/fbi-and-scotland-yard-phone-call-anonymous_n_1252601.html?ref=uk --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > This just warms the cockles of my Pirate Party heart. 'Anonymous' hacks > into a conference call between Scotland Yard and the FBI, ostensibly > about cybercrime and hacking. The first part of it is amusingly more > about the McDonalds in the Pentagon and the British expert described as > "mad as a box of frogs," but they do reveal more than they would have > wanted the public about in the later parts of the call. > > Although I love the chutzpah of all this, I cannot help but suspect that > it will impact negatively on the upcoming decision whether or not to > extradite Julian Assange to Sweden to face charges of not wearing a > condom during consensual sex. > > We live in a very strange world. > FBI And Scotland Yard Phone Call 'Hacked By Anonymous' A phone > call between the FBI and Scotland yard has reportedly been intercepted > by hacking group Anonymous, apparently revealing a conversation about > cybercrime. > The call was broadcast on the internet, after Anonymous hackers said > they hacked into an FBI agent's email account, giving details of when > and where the call was to take place. The email has also been posted > online, with Anonymous supporters tweeting links to sites where the call > is downloaded. > > "A conference call is planned for next Tuesday (January 17, 2012) to > discuss the on-going investigations related to Anonymous, Lulzsec, > Antisec, and other associated splinter groups." the email says. > > The 17 minute phone call discusses a young member of another hacking > group who was talking to the police in the UK. > <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9059580/Anonymous-hackers-in\ > tercept-conversation-between-FBI-and-Scotland-Yard-on-how-to-deal-with-h\ > ackers.html> > > The agents also deliberate dates of planned arrests and the evidence > they have against various suspected hackers. > > Some of the names of suspected hackers appear to have been bleeped out > by Anonymous for legal reasons. > > The FBI has confirmed that the audio footage was obtained illegally and > they are hunting those responsible. > > Scotland Yard said in a statement > > "We are aware of the video which relates to an FBI conference call > involving a PCeU [Met Police] representative. > > "The matter is being investigated by the FBI. > > "At this stage no operational risks to the MPS [Metropolitan Police > Service] have been identified; however we continue to carry out a full > assessment. > > We are not prepared to discuss further." >
