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Epik hack by Anonymous reveals hidden far-right data - The Washington Post

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source link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/25/epik-hack-fallout/
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Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep their identities secret

The colossal hack of Epik, an Internet-services company popular with the far right, has been called the “mother of all data lodes” for extremism researchers. Some of those named in the data have already lost their jobs.

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Among the details revealed in the hack of the Web services company Epik are memos indicating that its records have been subpoenaed as part of the investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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In the real world, Joshua Alayon worked as a real estate agent in Pompano Beach, Fla., where he used the handle “SouthFloridasFavoriteRealtor” to urge buyers on Facebook to move to “the most beautiful State.”

But online, data revealed by the massive hack of Epik, an Internet-services company popular with the far right, signaled a darker side. Alayon’s name and personal details were found on invoices suggesting he had once paid for websites with names such as racisminc.com, whitesencyclopedia.com, christiansagainstisrael.com and theholocaustisfake.com.

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