Softpedia – by Catalin Cimpanu
In a hallmark Anonymous operation (#OpBlackBook), the hacker collective has most recently taken aim at Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, because of his treatment of the town’s homeless population.
The group launched its threats via a video posted on YouTube yesterday. The hackers are requesting the mayor to stop the homeless sweeps that have put the lives of many of Denver’s displaced citizens at risks.
Mayor Hancock recently approved a ban on illegal camping sites across Denver and city workers have been taking down any sheds or places where Denver’s homeless were finding refuge.
To convince the mayor to heed their warnings, the group is resurfacing an earlier incident from 2011, when the mayor’s name was found in the black book of a prostitution circle.
The accusations were never proven, but the hacker collective says it was because city officials had intervened and requested local press to ignore stories on this matter.
The group is now providing images of scanned pages from the alleged Denver Players Club black book, along with a series of links from various US media sources, prior to being muzzled.
“We are now asking for you to restore the rights of the homeless, nay, demanding, and resign as an elected official,” the group says. “You have failed to protect those in vulnerable living conditions, you have failed your civic and moral duties as a public official, and you have failed those you purport to govern in your continual lapse of honesty.”