The group has released controversial e-mail said to have been sent by Texas police officers Anonymous has attacked the website of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, in retaliation for the arrests of alleged members of the hacker group.It said Thursday it had defaced the website, and leaked information that was classified as “law enforcement sensitive” and “for official use only”. Among the leaked documents were also said to be some private e-mails from police officers, that had racist and sexist content. Anonymous also claimed in a message on Twitter that it had brought down the police website for over three hours. The site which was subsequently restored, and the defacement removed, was however defaced again late Thursday. “It seems they restored the website somehow without removing the backdoors,” Anonymous said in a Twitter message. The Texas Police Chiefs Association did not respond to a request by e-mail for comment. Separately, Anonymous claimed it had taken down the website of the United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday, as justice argues that “civil disobedience is cyber-terrorism”.The Antisec operation by the hacker group and affiliates is protesting the arrest of people suspected to be its members, including Topiary, the person regarded as the spokesman of Anonymous and another group called LulzSec. Jake Davis, the person suspected to be Topiary, was arrested in July in the U.K. and charged with conspiring with others to conduct DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks against the website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), a British law enforcement institution. Police in the U.K. said Thursday they had charged two more persons in connection with investigations into online attacks, according to reports. Two others were also charged earlier this week, according to the Metropolitan Police. Anonymous has been involved in a number of attacks on the websites of U.S. law enforcement agencies and defense contractors, and also government websites in Malaysia, Turkey, and Brazil. Its Antisec program targets governments, law enforcement, and corporations. John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for The IDG News Service. Follow John on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John’s e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com Related content news Gitlab fixes bug that exploited internal policies to trigger hostile pipelines It was possible for an attacker to run pipelines as an arbitrary user via scheduled security scan policies. By Shweta Sharma Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Vulnerabilities Security feature Key findings from the CISA 2022 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities report CISA’s recommendations for vendors, developers, and end-users promote a more secure software ecosystem. By Chris Hughes Sep 21, 2023 8 mins Zero Trust Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Practices news Insider risks are getting increasingly costly The cost of cybersecurity threats caused by organization insiders rose over the course of 2023, according to a new report from the Ponemon Institute and DTEX Systems. By Jon Gold Sep 20, 2023 3 mins Budget Data and Information Security news US cyber insurance claims spike amid ransomware, funds transfer fraud, BEC attacks Cyber insurance claims frequency increased by 12% in the first half of 2023 while claims severity increased by 42% with an average loss amount of more than $115,000. By Michael Hill Sep 20, 2023 3 mins Insurance Industry Risk Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe