Over on the post “Innocent passengers targeted to protest subway agency • The Register” contains this text:
“Hacktivists protested recent controversial actions taken by a San Francisco regional subway authority by publishing sensitive information for more than 2,000 of passengers who had nothing to do with its agency’s management
Anonymous, the loose-knit hacking collective, breached the security of MyBart.org and published the names, street and email addresses, and site passwords for about 2,400 people who had set up accounts on the site. It’s operated by BART, short for the Bay Area Rapid Transit. Database dumps such as the one here also included phone numbers for many users.
It was accompanied by a scathing note that said Anonymous took the action to protest two fatal police shootings in the past few years and the temporary suspension of cellphone service BART imposed on Thursday. BART officials said they took the action at at least four stations to thwart demonstrations that were being organized using mobile devices.”
