Re: B**l***r.org has been hacked!
First off, sorry for the typo, it's ***r.org" that got hacked. I got all excited and added an "s"
As far as I know, there are no laws prohibiting downloading the information from a public site, that was allegedly hacked, since there is no personal info like credit card numbers, social security numbers etc. All we've really got at this point are nics, chats and IP's...but those chat logs and IP's are GOLD.
While it's true that the PTB often protect the baby rapers, not all do, especially county Sheriffs in the US. Sometimes I think the Sheriffs are our last line of defense...they''re our neighbors, elected locally, and they do act on information like this.
The next step is to try and identify the posters from their nics, IP's and the personal info they have given in their chats. While the original information may have been obtained illegally, it was then posted to a PUBLIC site, so it is fair game as long as there's no confidential financial data (credit card numbers, bank account log ins, etc.) included.
I happen to have a knack for identifying people who try to be anonymous on the net, I have programs that can recognize writing patterns, some nifty search scripts, etc. I've made screen shots of everything, and if/when I can identify any of the baby rapers involved, either I, or one of the other people I'm working with on this, will take the data directly to local law enforcement in the perp's region.
As someone already mentioned, you do NOT want to visit any of the pedophile sites unless you are part of a group that already has a relationship with law enforcement in this area of investigation. There are very specific rules you have to follow if you're going to do this type of work, like you can't download any porn yourself...and the site operators know this so this is how noobs are often tested. It's a very complicated process and takes a LOT of training.
This hack, however, is something entirely different. Anyone can download the logs and work on identifying the perps.
If nothing else comes out of this, the baby rapers will know that their "ultra secure" server isn't. "Nightstalker" has just put a great big hole in their ability to "groom" young boys. "******.org" is down, and that alone is a huge victory.
I have no idea who "Nightstalker" is, but if I did, I would hug him/her until s/he was short of breath.