At midnight this morning, the hacker group Anonymous posted internal emails from Bank of America employees which they say provides evidence that the bank knowingly committed fraud by providing regulators with inaccurate information, but critics charge that the same content was already available before today and the quality of the leak itself isn’t as newsworthy as Anonymous implied.
The leaker who provided the emails to Anonymous claims to be a former bank of America employee, and provided a recent paystub as proof. Anonymous members have continued to keep his identity a secret, but a simple search reveals the identity of the poster.
Overall, the accuracy of the posts is currently unverifiable. Budding conspiracy theories suggest this was a false flag operation designed to discredit Anonymous after their significant victory hacking HB Gary’s emails last month. In addition, this post was available on another site before today. Overall, it is absolutely essential to note the credibility of this information is still being determined.
The leaker’s twitter account linked this same content several days ago on a wordpress blog.
The leak comes days after Anonymous posted a video on Youtube calling for “a relentless campaign of non-violent, peaceful, civil disobedience” until Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke steps down, seen here:
