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Hacker Group Releases Decryption Key for 9/11-Related Law Firm Documents

posted by takyon on Saturday January 05 2019, @08:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the coinspiracy dept.

exaeta writes:

The Dark Overlord Decrypts More 9/11 Insurance Files

On New Year's Eve, Motherboard broke the news that a hacking group known as The Dark Overlord was threatening to release a cache of stolen insurance and legal documents related to the 9/11 attacks. After distributing a small preview set of files, the group has now publicly released a decryption key for more files, meaning anyone can download and read them.

[...] Twitter banned The Dark Overlord's account on Wednesday. Reddit followed suit shortly after. In response, The Dark Overlord is now publishing its announcements on Steemit, a blockchain-based and harder to moderate platform. The Shadow Brokers, a self-described hacking group that released a slew of NSA hacking tools, used the same platform for their communications.

The stolen data itself allegedly comes from a legal firm that advised Hiscox Group, a Hiscox spokesperson previously told Motherboard in a statement. The previously released documents included presentation slide decks, legal correspondence between law firms, and letters from a handful of government agencies. 9/11 conspiracy theorists have been particularly interested in the release of the documents, with internet commenters and several conspiracy-minded YouTubers making videos saying that they hope they will somehow reveal a vast conspiracy around the attacks.

[...] The group released the data after receiving 3 bitcoin, or around $11,000, as part of its self-announced crowdfunding effort.

Does anyone have a link to these documents yet?

Also at the Miami Herald.

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  • (Score: 2) by exaeta on Saturday January 05 2019, @11:28PM (3 children)

    by exaeta (6957) on Saturday January 05 2019, @11:28PM (#782635) Homepage Journal
    It really depends. Assuming the FBI investigated, maybe the prosecution found out about something but decided there wasn't enough evidence to secure a conviction. Maybe the insurance companies have that evidence, and don't want the public to find out about it because it would damage their reputation? Maybe it's doubtful that they would have anything super significant, but I will look forward to checking the contents of these files.
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  • (Score: 2) by black6host on Sunday January 06 2019, @12:46AM (1 child)

    by black6host (3827) on Sunday January 06 2019, @12:46AM (#782653) Journal

    And to find out the answers to these questions and more.... Tune in Saturday morning!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @10:29AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @10:29AM (#782719)

      Same Bat Time!! Same Bat Channel!!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @05:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @05:32AM (#782687)

    Pretty much the whole gov went ballistic after 9/11. The FBI and CIA investigated everything even slightly involved with it. That there is a massive paperwork trail should surprise no one. That they uncovered 'things' should surprise no one. It is like cops busting into a drug house and finding 3 dead bodies. They were not looking for dead bodies they were looking for drugs.