Website Of A White Supremacist Hacked

Images, videos, and chat messages leaked when a white supremacist website was hacked. Such information asserts that Patriot Front leaders and members conspire in hate crimes. The incident contradicts their claims that their goals are aligned with American heroes. 

Patriot Front (PF) resulted from the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The said rally one attended drove his car into the crowd, killing one and injuring 35 others. PF founder Thomas Rousseau organized the group after an online image showed the now-convicted killer, James Alex Fields Jr. He posed with members of white supremacist group Vanguard America before the attack. Vanguard America soon disbanded, and Rousseau rebranded it as PF intending to conceal any involvement in violent acts.

PF has tried to present itself as a group of patriots aligned with the ideals and values of America’s 18th-century founders. During the formation of Patriot Front in 2017, Rousseau wrote:

“The new name was carefully chosen, as it serves several purposes. It could help stir sympathy among those more inclined to fence-sitting and easily justify our ideology. The American patriots were nothing short of revolutionaries. The word patriot itself comes from the same root as paternal and patriarch. It means loyalty to something intrinsically based on blood.”

Patriot Front airing their dirty linens in public

However, a published report and leaked data where Ars Technica report is based suggest a completely different picture. The images, videos, and chat messages show Rousseau and other PF members discussing several destructions of murals and monuments. It appears that PF wants to ruin the murals promoting Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ groups, and other social justice causes.

For example, this chat seems to disclose a PF member discussing how to deface a civil rights mural in Detroit. When a member asks what’s the best way to cover up a mural with paint, Rousseau is shown in the chat, replying, “It is in the stencil guide. Turbo cans.” The stencil guide refers to instructions provided to PF members showing how to use spray paint properly without being caught. The member also sent Rousseau pictures taken while inspecting the mural.

Another member discussed whether rubber roofing cement could cover a George Floyd memorial. Rousseau allegedly replied: “Keep me posted as to your research and practice with this substance.”

The leaked information also records the defacing of a monument in Olympia, Washington. 

The alleged white supremacist website hacking shows several discussions of other illegal activities of the group. One of these shows Rousseau informing his troupe planning a rally in DC that one participant will make a false report to 911 from a burner phone. The chat message reads:

“He will cite that there is a protest, he sees shields, BUT NO WEAPONS and everyone involved appears to be behaving peacefully, waving and handing out flyers. Nonetheless, he is a concerned citizen and suggests the police look into it to ensure everyone’s civil rights are safe. He will add that it looks like we just arrived from the metro. This will soften the police up before our big visual contact on the bridge and provide a little confusion and misinfo within the realm of honest dialogue.”

Attempts to reach Rousseau or other PF members not successful

A published report said that the leak contained nearly 400GB of data and came from a self-hosted instance of RocketChat. RocketChat is an open-source chat server similar to Discord and Slack. It is only one of the latest manifestations of a hacked hate group and its private discussions being dumped online. In 2019, the violation of the Iron March website revealed that many of its members were members of the US military. 

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