FBI used Anonymous to attack foreign government systems, claims jailed hacker Hammond

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Stratfor hacker Hammond claims FBI used Anonymous informant Sabu to coordinate attacks against foreign governments

Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond has claimed that the "handlers" behind convicted hacker Hector Monsegur, better known as Sabu, used him to coordinate attacks against foreign governments. In a sta...

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