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Leaked correspondence revealed the secret plans of Julian Assange's top aide.
In 2011, DataCell supported WikiLeaks by helping to accept donations when other financial channels were shut down. In the summer of the same year, there was a leak of chats between Ólafur Sigurvinsson (one of the leaders of DataCell and an Icelandic businessman) and Sigurdur Thordarson (an FBI whistleblower in the case against WikiLeaks). The messages discussed the resumption of payments for WikiLeaks, interaction with LulzSec hackers, and a proposal to hack the emails of two Icelandic politicians.
As it turned out, the conflict with the Icelandic authorities began in 2011 after the government refused to lease the building of the former Landsnet headquarters to DataCell, deciding to sell it to the Ministry of Finance. The decision raised suspicions from WikiLeaks and DataCell, which saw it as an attempt to interfere with their work.
WikiLeaks CEO Kristinn Hrafnsson wrote a letter to Industry Minister Katrina Juliusdóttir, expressing fears that the Icelandic state-owned company could help forces that want to harm WikiLeaks. Sigurvinsson also suggested in an interview that the Icelandic government is afraid to allow WikiLeaks to operate in the country.
In the summer of the same year, Thordarson began communicating with a member of the hacker group Anonymous, Jake Davis, known as Topiary. Soon they created an IRC chat #icelulz, where they planned hacker attacks on Icelandic government agencies. These actions were not related to the communication between Thordarson and Sigurvinsson, but developed in parallel.
On July 5, Sigurvinsson contacted Thordarson again via encrypted chat. They discussed recruiting hackers to test the security of various companies as part of a television project that was supposed to show how easy it was to hack into a corporate system. Sigurvinsson mentioned that he is already working with two hackers from the Chaos Computer Club.
During the conversation, Sigurvinsson unexpectedly offered to arrange "a little chaos" and offered to hack into the mail of Icelandic Finance Minister Sigfusson. Thordarson hinted that the Icelandic government would soon be attacked. Sigurvinsson also asked for access to the mail of politician Katrín Juliusdóttir, suggesting that there may be signs of corruption inside.
During the conversation, it was also discussed that the Valitor payment system began processing donations for DataCell and WikiLeaks. Although Sigurvinsson saw this as a victory, in practice, fewer than 100 payments were processed. According to another co-founder of DataCell, Andreas Fink, donations were significantly higher.
Thordarson also told Sigurvinsson about his cooperation with the LulzSec hacking group and promised to provide access to the mail to Katrín Juliusdóttir soon. Later, Olafur Sigurvinsson became the official representative of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, and also participated in operations to help Edward Snowden escape from the United States.
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In 2011, DataCell supported WikiLeaks by helping to accept donations when other financial channels were shut down. In the summer of the same year, there was a leak of chats between Ólafur Sigurvinsson (one of the leaders of DataCell and an Icelandic businessman) and Sigurdur Thordarson (an FBI whistleblower in the case against WikiLeaks). The messages discussed the resumption of payments for WikiLeaks, interaction with LulzSec hackers, and a proposal to hack the emails of two Icelandic politicians.
As it turned out, the conflict with the Icelandic authorities began in 2011 after the government refused to lease the building of the former Landsnet headquarters to DataCell, deciding to sell it to the Ministry of Finance. The decision raised suspicions from WikiLeaks and DataCell, which saw it as an attempt to interfere with their work.
WikiLeaks CEO Kristinn Hrafnsson wrote a letter to Industry Minister Katrina Juliusdóttir, expressing fears that the Icelandic state-owned company could help forces that want to harm WikiLeaks. Sigurvinsson also suggested in an interview that the Icelandic government is afraid to allow WikiLeaks to operate in the country.
In the summer of the same year, Thordarson began communicating with a member of the hacker group Anonymous, Jake Davis, known as Topiary. Soon they created an IRC chat #icelulz, where they planned hacker attacks on Icelandic government agencies. These actions were not related to the communication between Thordarson and Sigurvinsson, but developed in parallel.
On July 5, Sigurvinsson contacted Thordarson again via encrypted chat. They discussed recruiting hackers to test the security of various companies as part of a television project that was supposed to show how easy it was to hack into a corporate system. Sigurvinsson mentioned that he is already working with two hackers from the Chaos Computer Club.
During the conversation, Sigurvinsson unexpectedly offered to arrange "a little chaos" and offered to hack into the mail of Icelandic Finance Minister Sigfusson. Thordarson hinted that the Icelandic government would soon be attacked. Sigurvinsson also asked for access to the mail of politician Katrín Juliusdóttir, suggesting that there may be signs of corruption inside.
During the conversation, it was also discussed that the Valitor payment system began processing donations for DataCell and WikiLeaks. Although Sigurvinsson saw this as a victory, in practice, fewer than 100 payments were processed. According to another co-founder of DataCell, Andreas Fink, donations were significantly higher.
Thordarson also told Sigurvinsson about his cooperation with the LulzSec hacking group and promised to provide access to the mail to Katrín Juliusdóttir soon. Later, Olafur Sigurvinsson became the official representative of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, and also participated in operations to help Edward Snowden escape from the United States.
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