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Mon Dec 16, 2013, 01:23 PM Dec 2013

Lulzy Christmas: Hackers buy presents for the poor with gov't officials' credit cards

While there's nothing quite like the warm and fuzzy feeling of giving gifts to the less fortunate, TeamBerserk hacktivists are donating "thoughtful gifts" that are paid for with credit cards belonging to naughty government officials, politicians and corporations.

TeamBerserk launched a new operation called #opBerserkChristmas. According to the Pastebin statement, the thoughtful gifts for children and other less fortunate folks will include:

items such as toys, blankets, tablets, computers, etc. and force shipments to many children's shelters, homeless shelters and less fortunate folks addresses. Every instance there is an order a screenshot will be taken and uploaded with hashtag #opBerserkChristmas.

Woe be to any shelter location employee that "tries to keep any of these items that are meant for the children and less fortunate," as TeamBerserk warned, "We will pull your dox and ruin your credit and additional LoLs will be made."

Government officials, politicians and corporations, which TeamBerserk judged as naughty enough to foot the bill with their credit cards, will also pay for and receive coal and naughty gifts like sex toys.

Once items have shipped for this global #opBerserkChristmas campaign, the hacktivists will upload a screenshot as proof. The first "thoughtful gift" order shipped to a children's shelter in San Antonio, Texas; it was paid for by Edwards County, Texas, County Judge Souli A. Shanklin. The hacking group allegedly breached the judge's computers and then leaked 23 of his internal documents as part of Project Mayhem. After also gaining access to Shanklin's Amazon account, the hackers ordered 18 adult toys.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/lulzy-christmas-hackers-buy-presents-poor-govt-officials-credit-cards
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