Heritage Foundation insists it was not hacked by “gay furries”

Heritage Foundation insists it was not hacked by “gay furries”

A group of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers” known as SiegedSec breached the Heritage Foundation earlier this month, releasing two gigabytes of the right-wing think tank’s internal data as part of their #OpTransRights campaign. The hack was also targeted at other organizations like Real America’s Voice and the Hillsong megachurch, with objections to Project 2025 being a motivating factor. The Heritage Foundation denied being hacked, calling it an exaggeration by criminal trolls seeking attention. However, chat logs between a member of SiegedSec and Mike Howell, the executive director of the foundation’s Oversight Project, confirmed the hack. SiegedSec has since disbanded due to mental health concerns and FBI involvement. The goal of the hack was to combat the Heritage Foundation’s anti-LGBT and anti-abortion policy proposals, as detailed in their Project 2025 recommendations for a second Trump term. Project 2025, a conservative mandate, is urging former President Trump to reverse the FDA’s approval of abortion pills, eliminate policies promoting abortion as health care, outlaw pornography, and shut down technology firms facilitating its spread. The mandate also calls for transparency rules on Big Tech and an overhaul of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Trump has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, despite more than 140 former members of his administration being involved in drafting the mandate.