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Firm hacked by ‘Anonymous’ plotted against WikiLeaks on bank’s behalf: report
• RawstoryThree data intelligence firms concocted a plan to attack WikiLeaks on behalf of Bank of America, according to a published report.
The three firms, Palantir Technologies, HBGary Federal and Berico Technologies, planned to "disrupt" Salon.com columnist Glenn Greenwald's support of WikiLeaks, create a disinformation campaign to discredit the secrets outlet, sow discord among WikiLeaks volunteers, and use cyber attacks to target the website's infrastructure.
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