Darknet Activity Around Abortion Debate Includes Doxxing and Hacktivist Claims
Summary
DarkOwl reports darknet offers for abortion medications and services, scams targeting potential buyers, doxxing of Supreme Court justices, and SiegedSec’s claims of data theft from Kentucky and Arkansas government networks.
Key points
- DarkOwl analysts observed forum discussions and classified ads offering abortion medications and services, though they had not seen the pills widely available on major decentralized darknet markets.
- Some offers included prices and private contact methods; the article warns that scammers may exploit demand, citing vendors on the same forums previously associated with scams.
- Posts reportedly exposed credit card information for at least four Supreme Court justices, alongside other personal information that could enable social engineering or fraud.
- Hacktivist group SiegedSec claimed it accessed Kentucky and Arkansas state government networks and exfiltrated several gigabytes of sensitive data, including employee personal information; the article does not independently verify the claims.
- The article describes online organizing and discussion related to abortion access, protests, and the circulation of sensitive information.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Cyber hacktivism, alleged data exfiltration, and doxxing connected to the U.S. abortion-rights debate.
- Impact
- SiegedSec claimed to have accessed Kentucky and Arkansas state government networks and exfiltrated several gigabytes of sensitive data, including employee PII; the article does not independently confirm the claim. Separate posts reportedly exposed credit card information for at least four Supreme Court justices. The article describes potential risks of social engineering and fraud, but reports no confirmed resulting fraud.
People
Amy Coney BarrettAssociate justice whose home address was reportedly published on social media by Ruth Sent Us.Brett KavanaughAssociate justice reportedly targeted at his home by Nicholas John Roske; his home address was also reportedly published on social media by Ruth Sent Us.Clarence ThomasAssociate justice whose home address was reportedly published on social media by Ruth Sent Us.John RobertsChief Justice whose home address was reportedly published on social media by Ruth Sent Us.Neil GorsuchAssociate justice whose home address was reportedly published on social media by Ruth Sent Us.Nicholas John RoskeThe article reports that he was arrested for attempted murder after arriving at Justice Kavanaugh's home with weapons and other items; it says he likely relied on leaked information to target Kavanaugh.Samuel AlitoAssociate justice whose home address was reportedly published on social media by Ruth Sent Us.