‘Anonymous’ Hackers Leak Phone Numbers of 250 Hong Kong Police

The logo of hacker group Anonymous is shown in a promotional image. Anonymous leaked the contact information of Hong Kong police officers to support pro-democracy protests. (Anonymous)

The hacker group Anonymous leaked the names, phone numbers, faxes, and email addresses of more than 250 Hong Kong police officers.

The Oct. 25 leak is part of a large campaign Anonymous is launching against the Chinese regime to support pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Alongside the release, the group of hacker activists also leaked databases of 47 Chinese government websites. It then made all the databases available in a large, 72.64 MB download. The databases often contain core data from the websites, along with usernames and passwords.

Anonymous is promising similar attacks every Saturday until the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests succeed.

“Expect Us Next Saturday, and every Saturday until the citizens of Hong Kong get their freedom,” states a release from Anonymous.

For the past three Saturdays, Anonymous has launched similar large-scale cyberattacks against Chinese government websites. The campaigns often include leaks from the websites, coordinated cyberattacks to take websites offline, and large Twitter campaigns to promote democracy in Hong Kong.

The group says that so far they have taken down 50 Chinese government websites, leaked more than 100 website databases, and defaced several other websites.