On July 29, The Daily Dot published an exclusive from staff writer Mikael Thalen confirming inflammatory comments by the Executive Director of the Heritage Oversight Project Mike Howell about SiegedSec, an activist hacking group of self-proclaimed “gay furries” who managed to obtain data tied to his right-wing organization.

A U.S. Congressman has promised a full investigation after a Daily Dot-exclusive report revealed a copy of the ‘No Fly List’ published on an open server.

‘That’s sort of our bread and butter, these very obscure and online topics—including data breaches which take a lot of time, verification, and work.’