Hacker group Anonymous began its promised week of Christmas hacks , assaulting a long list of targets . The first Anonymous hack resulted in stolen emails and credit card data from Stratfor , an Austin-based think tank that concentrates on security issues . One alleged conspirator said the goal was to use that credit card data to steal a million dollars , and give the money away as Christmas donations , the AP reports . Online images , posted to Twitter , show receipts from the donations . Twitter account @ YourAnonNews , which is supposedly linked to the group , tweeted Sunday that the reason it was able to steal the credit card data was because it had not been encrypted by Stratfor -- an embarrassing mistake for a company specializing in security . Among the private clients on Stratfor 's tightly-guarded list -- whose information Anonymous says it accessed -- are the U.S. Army , the U.S. Air Force and the Miami Police Department . The list also includes banks , law enforcement agencies , defense contractors , and technology firms such as Apple and Microsoft , the AP reports . Anonymous also posted images showing receipts of charitable donations made to non-profits . One theft victim , Alan Barr of Austin , did not know his credit card data had been stolen until an AP reporter called him for comment . `` It was all charities , the Red Cross , CARE , Save the Children . So when the credit card company called my wife she was n't sure whether I was just donating , '' Barr said . @ YourAnonNews tweeted that Justin Bieber , Lady Gaga , Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift were among the next targets . What do you think of Anonymous 's ironic first target of the week ? Who 's next ? UPDATE : A press release is circulating , saying that the Stratfor hack is not the work of Anonymous . However , it is difficult to tell who is correct .
'Anonymous ' hackers hit security group . Apparent hack is part of promised Christmas week web attacks . One report says plan is to steal $ 1 million and give it to charity .