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SiegedSec, a collective of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers,” has claimed credit for breaching online databases of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that spearheaded the rightwing Project 2025 playbook. On Wednesday, as part of string of hacks aimed at organizations that oppose trans rights, SiegedSec released a cache of Heritage Foundation material.

In a post to Telegram announcing the hack, SiegedSec called Project 2025 “an authoritarian Christian nationalist plan to reform the United States government.” The attack was part of the group’s #OpTransRights campaign, which recently targeted rightwing media outlet Real America’s Voice, the Hillsong megachurch, and a Minnesota pastor.

In his foreword to the Project 2025 manifesto, the Heritage Foundation’s president, Kevin Roberts, rails against “the toxic normalization of transgenderism” and “the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology.” The playbook’s other contributors call on “the next conservative administration” to roll back certain policies, including allowing trans people to serve in the military.

“We’re strongly against Project 2025 and everything the Heritage Foundation stands for,” one of SiegedSec’s leaders, who goes by the handle vio, told The Intercept.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

These fuckers are finding out how many queer people are very good with computers.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fursuits cost money, working with computers (typically) pays well; it's a tale as old as... the internet?

[–] gramathy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There’s a reason “furries run the internet” is only kinda a joke

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Furries do the back-end stuff, Femboys do anything client-facing.

[–] nick@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

🫡 to the gay furries

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I assume they are on Lemmy.

Good job, guys.

[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hell yeah! Keep up the good work and dig deeper!

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago
[–] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Little more info

Reportedly 2gb of data

The data includes the “full names, email addresses, passwords, and usernames” of people associating with Heritage, vio said, including users with U.S. government email addresses. “This itself can have an impact to heritage’s (sic) reputation,” they added, “and it’ll especially push away users in positions of power.”

(And thank you gay furry hackers 🫡)

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

i always knew furries would save us but i thought society would collapse madmax style first

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

If there's a prize for the Best Headline of 2024 out there, this one should win the trophy.

I mean it's just got everything going for it!

[–] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

Thank god for the Furries.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If I ever find these hackers I'm going to treat them to lunch.

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They were gay children then professionals and furries. These hackers have been breathing operational security their whole lives. You probably find them when some Morpheus dude in assless chaps offers you two different brands of poppers.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

So it was an inside job from the closet crew of these comic book villains of our dystopian reality.

[–] noobface@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

there are other kinds of hackers?

These guys also hacked the nuclear lab demanding research into cat girls btw. Fucking madlads

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well it wasn't going to be the straight furry hackers.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

As a straight furry, I find this offensive. Although it is accurate.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Amazing, what a time to be alive

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you, Gay Furries for your service.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Gay Agenda

  1. Be gay
  2. Do crimes
  3. Brunch
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  1. Be Furry
  2. Stop Crimes
  3. Still weird out the normies.
[–] wolfeh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Whenever I see the words "gay furry hackers" in a headline, I smile.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Do the Gay Furry Hackers accept donations?

[–] nailingjello@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

I read the group name as "Guy Fieri hackers" for some reason. Was confused there for a moment.

I may need more sleep.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

🫡 Thank you for your service

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I checked the article to see if this was the NULLBULGE folks again, but no, this was reportedly executed by SiegedSec. A different queer furry hacker group.

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

gay furry hacker group? sorry, this is the trans therian greyhat group. though if you're looking for the queer scaly infosec group they're right down the hall

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (7 children)

When horrible people (furry) hurt other horrible people (Republicans).

I guess I'm rooting for the lesser of two evils again, but it's not a victory I enthusiastic about. Anyway, suck it fascists.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bro you're on Lemmy. It's mostly furries here. How did you think this comment would go?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm not concerned with points or score. I cannot abide bestiality-adjacent people who have a disproportionally high number of groomers in their community. I may not be able to stop them from being an abomination, they should absolutely be on some kind of watchlist. You be an apologist if you want, I can't stop you, but I won't let it be sugar coated whether y'all want to admit there's a problem or not.

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Ironic you're on a post like this preaching hate and misinformation. Bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it turns out for ya.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Huh. I hear drag queens and trans people have a high number of groomers in their community. I used to hear it about gay men too (and sometimes still do). I wonder if that's actually just a lie designed to demonize a marginalized community?

Oh, but I'm sure it's true this time.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Any group is comprised of groomers and bestiality practitioners if you tell yourself they are and refuse to actually look into what they represent.

[–] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I cannot abide bestiality-adjacent people who have a disproportionally high number of groomers in their community.

Citation needed. Tbh this sounds like a fascinating dataset but I'm skeptical it even exists.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I didn't apologize for anything or side with anything

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I remember when it was cool to hate furries on the internet, 2003 was a trip.... A trip best not repeated.

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don’t assume all furries or all republicans are horrible. Then you are being just like the republicans man.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wtf are on about? What have furries ever done to you?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I have no idea, but this isn't the first time they've gotten irrationally upset about them:

Yeah I’m not too happy with all the kids, mostly because they largely ruined animal humanoids with their weird furry BS, and they think Critical Role is some kind of good demonstration on what a real session is like and not a well funded production.

https://lemmy.world/comment/11069488

That was a in a thread about D&D and the creator's sexism.

Also, I haven't met too many furries, but the ones I've met seemed like decent people.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

'the ones I've met seemed like decent people."

Squid hits the nail on the head here. Furries are just being themselves, which we are always told we should be. Until some old fart gets all twisted up on hate by preach everyone should be as bitter and twisted as they are.

Hell, there are so many more pressing issues in the world to deal with. Who cares who love whom or what. Let's focus on the bigger issues like corruption, greed, and tribalism. Who fucken cares if Fred loves Fred, or Jane wants to marry Jane.

I want to worry about how many dollars are getting stuffed into political or judicial pockets. That's the real issue.

[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Furries are not horrible people. Weird with weird preferences sure, but FAR from horrible.