Anonymous Accused of Posting Sacramento Officials’ Personal Data

Hackers protesting a Sacramento homeless policy are using social media to publicize the apparently private home addresses and phone numbers of members of the City Council. A separate dump contains city-issued email addresses for police department personnel and names of high-ranking police officials, according to the Sacramento Bee.

The Bee reported that it’s unclear who posted the information on a website. But Twitter accounts associated with international hacking group Anonymous and the Operation Right to Rest movement linked to the information. Both groups are supporting activists trying to overturn an anti-camping ordinance.

Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers Jr. said his department is looking into the postings. He said a lot of the information is accessible from public websites and a lot of personal data posted is inaccurate.