Anonymous may have already released your census data

The Census Bureau, part of the Commerce Department, recently bore the brunt of grievances about the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

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The hacktivist group Anonymous claims to have leaked sensitive data found inside the U.S. population-tracking bureau’s systems, according to an International Business Times report. Census maintains the information is not private.

The stolen information, which has been posted online, includes employee names, email addresses, phone numbers and positions within the federal government. The bundle also includes password hashes – which are difficult, but not impossible, to crack.

The bureau’s mission statement includes the line, “We honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally and conduct our work openly.”

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