‘Anonymous’ hacks phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard over Irish intelligence sharing

You Tube tape has potential to derail important international police work say FBI – VIDEO & AUDIO

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KATE HICKEY,

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Anonymous hacked a call between FBI and Scotland Yard over Irish intelligence sharing.

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American official: “Okay.”

The email invited foreign counterparts to join the call to “discuss the on-going investigations related to Anonymous ... and other associated splinter groups.”

From the audio, it would appear that only British and U.S. officers were present on the call.

During the call one of the FBI officers can be heard thanking the British police for their help. They say: “I just want to express our gratitude for being flexible on this. I know New York (FBI office) appreciates it, and the FBI as a whole.”

One of the British police replies “We're here to help. We've cocked things up in the past, we know that ... It's not that much of a hardship.”

Two of the subjects they discuss in the call are Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis, two British suspects linked to Anonymous. Karen Todner, a lawyer for Cleary said such date breaches have the potential to derail police work.

She said “If they haven't secured their email it could potentially prejudice the investigation.”

Anonymous is a collection of activists and hackers whose targets so far having included the Church of Scientology, the music industry and Visa and MasterCard.

Here’s a report on the incident:

Here’s the audio from the call:

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