Convicted hacker working for Scientology

[chipgallo]

Found this in my Facebook feed this a.m. with a big ScienCorp museum photo:

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/20...edium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed

At least the security companies know who is pulling the strings ...

 

[dchoiceisalwaysrs]

Thanks Chip.

The Story has been updated at ARS Technica here is the updated version

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...tor-snooped-on-e-mail-of-scientology-critics/

Found this in my Facebook feed this a.m. with a big ScienCorp museum photo:

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/20...edium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed

At least the security companies know who is pulling the strings ...

 

[Free to shine]

From the underground Bunker: http://tonyortega.org/2015/07/08/ny...o-appeared-in-going-clear/#comment-2125284723


NYTimes reports link between Scientology and hack of two who appeared in ‘Going Clear’

On June 25, former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder and I went public with the information that the two of us had been notified by the US Attorney that we had been victimized in Saldarriaga’s hacking attacks for hire. Besides both being victims of Saldarriaga, Rinder and I both appeared in Alex Gibney’s recent film on Scientology, Going Clear, and we have each experienced harassment we attribute to the church and its private investigators. We pointed out to Judge Sullivan in our “victim impact statements” that the only organization that would want illegal access to our email accounts was Rinder’s former employer. Any other scenario strained credulity, we pointed out.

Now, the New York Times has come to the same conclusion, and we can now show you the documents which reveal just how afraid Saldarriaga is of his former clients.

(My bold)

Jimmy3 • 2 hours ago

Where exactly on the fringe of the internet is this New York Times blog?



Tony Ortega • 2 hours ago

This made my day.

aquaclara • an hour ago

Wow. wow. wow. wow. So the court knew this last week. And the District Attorney's office has known this for some time. Now the New York Times picks this up. When I saw this, I was so damn happy to see this story I didn't know where to look first. Tony's article, the NYT, the court docs, the comments, AAARRRRGGGGHHHH. so much to take in.

And mainly, there's this:

Finally, the world is catching up to Tony and Mike, and the truth.

Now can we put this in the record in Texas, too? Now can we please?

http://tonyortega.org/2015/07/08/ny...o-appeared-in-going-clear/#comment-2125284723

 

[AnonyMary]

From the underground Bunker: http://tonyortega.org/2015/07/08/ny...o-appeared-in-going-clear/#comment-2125284723


NYTimes reports link between Scientology and hack of two who appeared in ‘Going Clear’

(My bold)

http://tonyortega.org/2015/07/08/ny...o-appeared-in-going-clear/#comment-2125284723

This is an amazing story. I took a look at the documents and read the NY Times article ... Yes! Scientology was involved! Yes, the judge pretended to Tony in court that looking into who set up the hacker and who was behind the hacks of the Ortega and Rinder site email accounts was not the responsibility of the court... when all along and the court knew... but the information and case was under seal. So, the hacker was hired and the person who hired him for the church was looked into by the FBI... and may well still be... but the media knows and is reporting that they know just who hired both... Scientology!!

This is fascinating! Exciting times!

 

[cakemaker]

"Federal court documents made public this week have linked the Church of Scientology to a private investigator convicted of illegally culling personal information from dozens of email accounts.

The investigator, Eric Saldarriaga, 41, was sentenced Friday to three months in prison for conspiring to engage in computer hacking. He pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/scient...scientology-to-convicted-email-hacker/2235273

This site lists a bunch of documents about the case.
Unfortunately it's a pay to read site.
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2m1s0zz0u/new-york-southern-district-court/usa-v-saldarriaga/

Paging Smurf....

 

[Smurf]

This site lists a bunch of documents about the case.
Unfortunately it's a pay to read site.
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2m1s0zz0u/new-york-southern-district-court/usa-v-saldarriaga/

Paging Smurf....

http://www.scribd.com/doc/270943130/Saldarriaga-Order-Letters-and-transcripts#scribd

 

[AnonLover]

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I don't remember seeing it spread around.

The following message was floated on FB by Ginger Sugarman when this story first broke. She had contacted Assistant US Attorney Noble to inquire about finding out if someone's email was amongst the list of 50 victims that were not contacted. I didn't think much of it at the time, because there was no solid backup for the alleged Scientology connection from the court. But now that dirt has hit, I asked Ginger to repost this info cuz it seems worthy of spreading around.

I spoke to the U.S. Attorney Daniel Noble.There were over 50 victims and some were not reached by the Attorney General's Office. Mr. Noble is interested in 2011-2012 please send the email address your wondering about to Mr. Noble's email address : Daniel.Noble @ USDOJ . gov and include your phone number so he can contact you if needed. Please don't send him an email unless you truly feel you might have been one of the victims. No use in wasting his time.