Image courtesy of Huffington Post

It was like something out of Middle School playground… Kids gossiping about someone only to find their target was skillfully eavesdropping on the whole conversation…

But this was no playground.

This was a conference call between investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard discussing the hacktivist group Anonymous.

…And guess who was listening in on the conversation.

The law enforcement officials were discussing are the criminal prosecutions of suspects involved in attacks by Anonymous (This explanation can be helpful for those unfamiliar with the group and its origins.)

Anonymous listened in, then posted the 15 minute long recording online.

“A law enforcement agency using unencrypted, unsecure communications is a major fumble,” said Marcus Carey, a former communications security expert with the NSA.

We assume members of the group spent the weekend basking in their success in the traditional ways- fun, relaxation, and hacking the Swedish government’s website. Good times.