Anonymous hacker identifies 90,000 donors to anti-restriction protesters in Canada
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An anonymous Canadian hacker has identified more than 90,000 foreign donors protesting anti-COVID restrictions in Canada and claimed foreign sponsorship of “extremism” in his country. The Guardian writes about it.
Of the 92,844 donations disclosed, “51,666 (56 percent) came from the US, 36,202 (29 percent) came from Canadians, and 1,831 (2 percent) came from the UK.” Opponents of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's measures received $3.62 million from the United States, while Canadians were able to provide $4.31 million.
“You see a huge amount of money that is not even coming from Canada – it’s clear as day,” said the hacker, who belongs to the Anonymous group. He called the protest funding scheme “American-style extremism.” According to him, a significant part of the American postal addresses through which donations were made were with the .gov domain.
These included mailing addresses for the US Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, NASA, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the State Transportation Corporation. The hacker threatened that the sponsors of “extremism” would no longer be able to quietly go about their business, because he and other “hacktivists” would follow and hunt them.
On February 8, Canadians protesting against COVID restrictions blocked the Ambassador Bridge between the US and Canada. The Ambassador Bridge, connecting the cities of Windsor in the Canadian province of Ontario and Detroit (Michigan, USA), is the busiest land border crossing between the US and Canada. It is also the main route for trucks.
