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Elon Musk Is the First Target: Activists to Disclose More Than 150 Home Addresses
A secretive activist group called Capytistas is preparing to disclose billionaires’ home addresses this month. The first phase of the campaign targets Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal Musk, Tesla board members, investors and suppliers. The group describes the move as a campaign against the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a small number of people in US politics.
Capytistas says the group consists of activists, researchers, journalists and artists. For security, they work in small cells and often do not know one another’s names. More than $1.2 million in funding (approximately 2.04 million manats) has been raised for the project. The group plans to disclose more than 150 home addresses. In addition, more than 3,500 records will be published about individuals with a combined net worth of $1.4 trillion (approximately 2.4 trillion manats). The first dossier contains at least 32 addresses linked to Elon Musk and executives at his companies. Musk is considered the primary target. Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm, Kimbal Musk and other senior executives are next on the list. Only office, factory or mine addresses belonging to Vanguard, BlackRock and approximately 40 suppliers will be listed. The group claims that most of the addresses have not previously been disclosed. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. The information was collected primarily from property registries, court documents and corporate records. The group also investigated trusts wealthy individuals use to conceal their identities when purchasing real estate. The activists have sometimes physically followed people, placed some individuals inside organizations and used location data sold on the advertising market. They acknowledge that this is doxing—the publication of personal information without consent—and are not backing away from the method. Elon Musk is not one of the people the group has investigated in the greatest detail. He was chosen as the first target because he attracts significant public interest. The next names have not yet been disclosed. The activists say they will later focus on people who profit from the war industry, the prison business and expanding surveillance systems. According to them, the goal is to make these individuals feel that they are being watched and to bring protests to their homes as well as the places where they spend their leisure time. The group also says it wants to prevent tensions from turning violent. The campaign is beginning at a time of heightened security risks. Last year, attacks on Tesla vehicles and sales locations were reported in at least 9 states. Protests against Elon Musk’s work in government had also risen rapidly. In April, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was the target of an attack involving an incendiary device. A 20-year-old was detained for setting fire to the gate of his home. No one was injured in the incident. Although Capytistas says it does not want to harm anyone, it expects the targeted individuals to object on security grounds.
Capytistas says the group consists of activists, researchers, journalists and artists. For security, they work in small cells and often do not know one another’s names. More than $1.2 million in funding (approximately 2.04 million manats) has been raised for the project. The group plans to disclose more than 150 home addresses. In addition, more than 3,500 records will be published about individuals with a combined net worth of $1.4 trillion (approximately 2.4 trillion manats). The first dossier contains at least 32 addresses linked to Elon Musk and executives at his companies. Musk is considered the primary target. Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm, Kimbal Musk and other senior executives are next on the list. Only office, factory or mine addresses belonging to Vanguard, BlackRock and approximately 40 suppliers will be listed. The group claims that most of the addresses have not previously been disclosed. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. The information was collected primarily from property registries, court documents and corporate records. The group also investigated trusts wealthy individuals use to conceal their identities when purchasing real estate. The activists have sometimes physically followed people, placed some individuals inside organizations and used location data sold on the advertising market. They acknowledge that this is doxing—the publication of personal information without consent—and are not backing away from the method. Elon Musk is not one of the people the group has investigated in the greatest detail. He was chosen as the first target because he attracts significant public interest. The next names have not yet been disclosed. The activists say they will later focus on people who profit from the war industry, the prison business and expanding surveillance systems. According to them, the goal is to make these individuals feel that they are being watched and to bring protests to their homes as well as the places where they spend their leisure time. The group also says it wants to prevent tensions from turning violent. The campaign is beginning at a time of heightened security risks. Last year, attacks on Tesla vehicles and sales locations were reported in at least 9 states. Protests against Elon Musk’s work in government had also risen rapidly. In April, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was the target of an attack involving an incendiary device. A 20-year-old was detained for setting fire to the gate of his home. No one was injured in the incident. Although Capytistas says it does not want to harm anyone, it expects the targeted individuals to object on security grounds.