LulzSec: We won't publish News International emails

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

In a tweet sent from the @anonymousIRC account, which has 124,000 followers, a spokesman for the group said: "We think, actually we may not release emails from the Sun, simply because it may compromise the court case."

This may not be enough to prevent News Corporation, parent company of Sun publisher News International, challenging the admissibility of email evidence in future court cases, according to one information security professional.

"Post-Enron, new US laws were passed requiring all corporations to keep immutable email archives for legal compliance purposes. These are often provided by independent third parties," he said.

"Depending on whether Lulzsec got their material from this archive, rather than an old News International server, it's possible News Corporation will be able to argue their email archive can't be trusted in court as it's been compromised."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/21/lulzsec-wont-publish-news-international-emails

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We certainly don't want prosecutions to fail just for the satisfaction of seeing Murdoch companies' emails. I'd rather they hold back until prosecutions are complete - if they never release any of them, the obtaining of them remains just a rumour, and News Corp wouldn't be able to say "it's compromised" - it could have purely been a bluff.

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Good for them!

It seems they understand how the release could hamper any future prosecution.

[digitaln3rd]

2. I love how they have a "spokesperson"

Like anyone even cares what those idiots have to say.

[GillesDeleuze]

3. "digital" - what a funny moniker for someone

cant stand teh hax0rs

[harmonicon]

6. Well, The Guardian cared.

I would suspect that anyone with any interest in the Newscorp story would also care. Just because you don't care doesn't mean that no one else does.

[movonne]

12. I for one care...and hope many more like them help keep this

country from the billionaires buying up everything...and murdoch is one of the top buyers..

[dipsydoodle]

4. Law of unintended consequences ?

Doubtless the conspiracy theorists, unable to grasp standard UK wording "unexplained but not suspicious" in connection with a death, will also now conclude that Murdoch paid Anonymous to compromise a pending legal case.

[Chimichurri]

5. i'm glad they're seeing the bigger picture and are holding off on a moment of glory

[Uncle Joe]

7. I agree with the anonymous decision.

Thanks for the thread, muriel_volestrangler.

[jberryhill]

8. Color me unsurprised

Although I was criticized yesterday for pointing this out.

[seafan]

9. Last two sentences of the article:

Guardian:


Thursday 21 July 2011 15.32 BST

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Lulzsec said they would now seek to release extracts of the emails they collected through media outlets.

"We're currently working with certain media outlets who have been granted exclusive access to some of the News of the World emails we have," said a tweet from the official @Lulzsec feed.

[xchrom]

10. oh goody -- maybe we will get to see some of them. nt

[Firebrand Gary]

11. Good for them!

I agree, keep your eye on the prize.