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Sigurdur Thordarson | |
|---|---|
| Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson | |
 Thordarson in 2011 | |
| Born | 12 October 1992 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Other names | Siggi hakkari ("Siggi the Hacker") |
| Known for | WikiLeaks, FBI |
| Title | Volunteer in charge of chat rooms at WikiLeaks |
| Criminal charge(s) | Information leaks, fraud, Solicitation of sex from underage boys and adults. |
| Criminal status | Released |
Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson (Icelandic: Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson) (born 1992), commonly known as Siggi hakkari ("Siggi the Hacker"),[1][2] is an Icelandic convicted criminal and FBI informant against WikiLeaks.[3][4][5] He is known for information leaks, multiple cases of fraud and embezzlement, sexual solicitation of minors and adults.[6][7][8] He has multiple convictions for sexual offences.
In 2010, at the age of 17, he was arrested for stealing and leaking classified information about Icelandic financial companies.[9] After his arrest, Kristinn Hrafnsson introduced him to Julian Assange, the editor and founder of WikiLeaks, and he worked as a volunteer for the organization between 2010 and 2011.[10] In 2011, Thordarson contacted the FBI and offered to become an informant, turning over numerous internal WikiLeaks documents and hard drives in the process.[3] WikiLeaks accused him of having embezzled $50,000 from the WikiLeaks online store to which he pleaded guilty along with other economic crimes against other entities.[10][11][12] He was also accused of using Julian Assange's name in legal documents.[13]
In June 2021, in an interview with Icelandic newspaper Stundin, Thordarson recanted some of the previous accusations he had made against Julian Assange. Stundin said the accusations were used in the American indictment against Assange, but The Washington Post disagreed.[14][15]
- ^ "Fraud Case Defense Calls Julian Assange As Witness". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Poulsen, Kevin (27 June 2013). "WikiLeaks Volunteer Was a Paid Informant for the FBI". Wired. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Cameron, Dell (25 September 2015). "FBI's WikiLeaks informant sentenced to 3 years for sex with underage boys". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Ball, James (10 January 2021). "Julian Assange is no hero. I should know — I lived with him and his awful gang". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 January 2021.(subscription required)
- ^ "Thordarson admits to prostitution and solicitation". Visir Newspaper. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Court documents". Reykjavik District Court (in Icelandic). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Thordarson admits to Prostition and solicitation". Icelandic State Radio (in Icelandic). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Unglingur handtekinn fyrir að stela upplýsingum um Eið Smára". visir.is. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Óskar svara vegna vitnisburðar "Sigga hakkara"". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Wikileaks kærir piltinn sem var yfirheyrður af FBI fyrir fjárdrátt". visir.is. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:9was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Siggi hakkari ákærður fyrir stórfelld svik". RÚV. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Alexandersson, Bjartmar Oddur Þeyr; Jónsson, Gunnar Hrafn (26 June 2021). "Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment". Stundin.
- ^ Booth, William; Weiner, Rachel (8 July 2021). "U.S. offers that Assange could serve sentence in Australia in extradition appeal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 July 2021.