Furry Hackers Fear Leader Raided by FBI

pMikael ThalenppIndividuals with connections to SiegedSec the nowdefunct group of gay furry hackers who leaked data relating to the think tank behind Project 2025 believe their former leader may have been arrested in a raid by law enforcementppIn remarks to X on Wednesday mewmrrpmeow a former member of the group stated that vio who once led SiegedSec was raided earlier todayppI regret to inform you that vios location was raided earlier today they wrote She is no longer accessible contactable or reliable Im available to address any inquiries you may haveppI regret to inform you that vios location was raided earlier today She is no longer accessible contactable or reliableIm available to address any inquiries you may haveppRyan Fae an independent journalist who has covered the group vouched for mewmrrpmeows credibility and prior involvement with SiegedSec but was unable to independently verify the claimsppNEW a source close to vio exSiegedSec tells me that shes been raided in the US this morning Fae tweeted That source an exSiegedSec member and associate of vios made the below tweet I can confirmppNEW a source close to vio exSiegedSec tells me that shes been raided in the US this morning that source an exSiegedSec member and associate of vios made the below tweet I can confirmupdates to follow httpstcojCEFTSyF88 pictwittercomE9Zf0UnLrUppFae noted that a Signal account vio had responded from earlier this week was no longer accepting messagesppHacker maia arson crimew known for discovering the US No Fly list on an unsecured server also confirmed mewmrrpmeows former role with the SiegedSecppOngoing situation regarding a potential raid on a SiegedSec member crimew wroteppSiegedSec disbanded in July of last year after a highprofile hack against the rightwing think tank The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation exploded in the national consciousness last summer as the architect of Project 2025 an ultraconservative plan for President Donald Trumps second term ppIn a message on Telegram at the time the group cited mental health the stress of mass publicity and efforts to avoid the eye of the FBI before shuttering its operationsppThe group was also known for targeting NATO companies in Israel and religious organizations critical of transgender rightsppThe Daily Dot reached out to the FBI to inquire about the rumored raid and was told that the agency does not have a comment on the matterppInternet culture is chaoticbut well break it down for you in one daily email Sign up for the Daily Dots webcrawlr newsletter here Youll get the best and worst of the internet straight into your inboxppHow to avoid the Signal mistakes the Trump administration madeppMusk says he gave Ashley St Clair 25 millionwithout confirming if her baby was even hisppOne did not count Trump fans rally behind myriad justifications for unconstitutional third termppMusk fans accuse TakedownTesla movement of astroturfing outrage after nationwide protestsppShare this articleppTAGS ppMikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media data breaches hackers and morep