The hackers said they attacked the police website in retaliation for the department’s response to Occupy Boston, the movement that drew hundreds of protesters to Dewey Square, where they camped out for two months until they were forced off the park last December by Boston police.
“There is plenty more mayhem to deliver,’’ the group said in a message underneath the video for the song, “The Sound of Da Police.’’
Elaine Driscoll, the police spokeswoman whose office runs the blog, said she learned about the cyberattack about 9:30 a.m.
“I would say more than anything, it’s frustrating,’’ she said. Though the hackers claim to want transparency, Driscoll said, “the irony is that they are sabotaging the very thing that provides transparency to the community.’’
The FBI is investigating the hacking, as well as similar incidents against other police departments around the country.
The agency also disclosed yesterday that someone tapped into a conference call last month between FBI agents and British authorities who were investigating Anonymous. That information was recorded and released to the public in an online video.
“The information was intended for law enforcement officers only and was illegally obtained,’’ the FBI said in a statement. “A criminal investigation is under way to identify and hold accountable those responsible.’’
Ryan Cahill, a media volunteer for Occupy Boston, said that the movement neither “condones nor condemns’’ the actions of Anonymous.
“They’re two separate entities,’’ Cahill said. “They’re fighting for a similar purpose, but Occupy is a real live thing that’s fighting for social and political justice. Anonymous seems to be fighting for Internet freedom.’’
Anonymous has gone after Boston police before. Last year, the group hacked into a police union website and released hundreds of e-mail addresses and passwords of patrol officers.
The group taunted police about that attack in its missive yesterday.
“So you get your kicks beating protesters? That’s OK; we get kicks defacing . . . your websites - again,’’ the message stated.
Driscoll said the department did not receive any reports of police brutality against protesters.
