Abstergo Data

I wanted to ask you something. Which is... what's your name? This article title is conjecture. Although the article subject is canon, no official name for it has been given.

Similar to Abstergo Files and Abstergo Story, Abstergo Data was a collective of files detailing the inner workings of Abstergo Entertainment, obtained through the research analyst's hacking attempts, following their foray into the company's Animus multiplayer project.

Personal folder

Secret files

EMAIL THREADIM CONVERSATIONPHONE CALL TRANSCRIPTNEWSPAPER CUTTING - 11/20/13NEWSPAPER CUTTING - 11/29/13

From:	Melanie Lemay
To:	Jean-François Brunet
Date/Time:	Wed, 2013-11-13 09:58
Subject:	What happened here?
Attachment: ScreenShot1.jpg JF, the Joey video is a MESS. What is going on here? How did this get out? You know this is not the quality we ship. -M ScreenShot1.jpg

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From:	Jean-François Brunet
To:	Melanie Lemay
Date/Time:	Wed, 2013-11-13 10:12
Subject:	Re: What happened here?
Attachment: ScreenShot2.jpg Mel, Mel, Mel... It's a good thing we're friends or I might be offended. Let me refresh your memory. The attached screen is what my guys produced. It's clean. It's perfection. Also, haha: you signed off on it. Remember? :) And I think the testers would have noticed a glitch like that. Lol. Someone needs a vacation... Whatever this is, it happened after we went gold, so if you're looking for a scapegoat to hang, check with your buddies in publishing. :( - Your pal, JF PS- Drinks later? Terasse weather is over but that doesn't mean we can't *try*. We're tough! Rawr! Arrrr! :o) ScreenShot2.jpg

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From:	Melanie Lemay
To:	Kristina Uhrich
Date/Time:	Wed, 2013-11-13 11:21
Subject:	Glitchy weirdness.
Attachment: ScreenShot1.jpg Hi Kristina, How are you? How was Costa Rica? Amazing? You have to tell me about it!!! So, there's just one I need help with. See the screenshot attached? What do you think is going on there with all the distortion? We've checked our files and they're all clean. (Actually, I blamed JF and I think he hates me now. :-( ) Please, please, please tell me we can still fix this. - Mel ScreenShot1.jpg

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From:	Kristina Uhrich
To:	Melanie Lemay
Date/Time:	Thurs, 2013-11-14 07:30
Subject:	RE: Glitchy weirdness.
CC:	Jean-François Brunet
Attachment: CreepyFaceWTF.jpg Hi Mely (and JF!) Whaaaat am I even looking at? I don't want to alarm you, but I looked at the whole vid and egads, WHAT IS THAT SCREEN AT THE END? Is that a FACE? It is, isn't it? It's a face. But what is it doing there? Costa Rica was great. And relaxing. But I'm already too stressed out to remember that! Look at that face! I can't decide if it's beautiful or terrifying. We definitely didn't put it there. Who can we get to exorcise this piece of insanity? Know any priests? - Kris

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From:	Jean-François Brunet
To:	Kristina Uhrich, Melanie Lemay
Date/Time:	Thurs, 2013-11-14 10:04
Subject:	RE: RE: Glitchy weirdness.
I vote terrifying. No, hot. No, definitely scary. I can't decide. Is this why I'm still single? May I make a suggestion? Send it to Phil in security. She loves this kind of thing. P.S: I could never hate you Mel. (Seriously, both of you: drinks soon?) - Your pal, JF

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From:	Philipa Tran
To:	Jean-François Brunet, Kristina Uhrich, Melanie Lemay
Date/Time:	Thurs, 2013-11-14 14:00
Subject:	RE: FWD: RE: RE: Glitchy weirdness.
I fear JF has oversold my sleuthing abilities. As far as I know, we don't have any phenomenon capable of causing this distortion pattern. (Or a face. You're sure this isn't a prank? Right JF???) It looks like electromagnetic radiation interference, like from a giant magnet... that can draw. The video is already public, yes? Mind if I show it to some friends on the outside? They might have ideas. - Phil PS: I'll go for drinks with you, JF. Just bought new snowpants. Winter terasse ftw.

• anonymish_82 [15:24]: Yeah, I've seen the face.
  
• defact0r [15:24]: And?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:24]: And what?
  
• defact0r [15:24]: Is it ours?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:25]: I highly doubt it. I mean, I hope not. Why would we do that? What do they take us for? Bansky?
  
• defact0r [15:25]: ...
  
• anonymish_82 [15:27]: Oh, right. Yes. The credits are going haywire, and our whole funding mechanism is about to go down the drain, but we're going to take time away from fixing it to edit a video with some face of- what is it anyway? Where have I seen this before?
  
• defact0r [15:28]: Where have you seen this??? Desmond... the vault... ring any bells?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:28]: Is it one of those THINGS?
  
• defact0r [15:28]: ?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:29]: Gods. Aliens. Ancient Beings. Whatever they are.
  
• defact0r [15:29]: Yeah, it looks like the vengeful one.
  
• anonymish_82 [15:29]: Greeaaaat. The conspiracy guys are going to have a field day with this one. Who put it there? What's anyone supposed to get out of this? Why bother?
  
• defact0r [15:30]: Maybe it's just Art.
  
• anonymish_82 [15:30]: Yes. That must be it. It's Art. Abstergo isn't so much sending us a message as they're sending us a "Message."
  
• defact0r [15:30]: I'll put the word out it's not us.
  
• anonymish_82 [15:31]: No wait. Don't. Let them think it's us. Nurture the mystery; it keeps things interesting.
  
• defact0r [15:31]: OK. Done. Mystery maintained.
  
• anonymish_82 [15:31]: Maybe just tell Phil. I don't want cops breaking down my door.
  
• defact0r [15:32]: Done again. Mystery downgraded. Are you sure about this? Working with THEM?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:32]: No, I'm not sure.
  
• defact0r [15:32]: OK... so... what exactly is going on with the credits? Abstergo figured it out?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:32]: No that's the problem. I don't think it's them.
  
• defact0r [15:33]: Then it's a hack?
  
• anonymish_82 [15:33]: Not that I can tell. It's like it's coming from inside the system. Like the virus is writing itself.
  
• defact0r [15:34]: the call is coming from inside the house! Riiiiight.
  
• anonymish_82 [15:34]: Look smartass, can you just get over here and help? No money, no "art projects." Need it fixed, pronto. Sarcasm? Not helping.
  
• defact0r [15:35]: omw

• Laeticia England: Sir. You read my report?
  
• Unknown: I did. And you believe the threat is serious?
  
• Laeticia England: Absolutely serious. I know it's a lot to swallow but–
  
• Unknown: How can you be sure your source is credible?
  
• Laeticia England: Naturally, I'm not at liberty to reveal.
  
• Unknown: Of course not. That's not what I'm asking.
  
• Laeticia England: They're absolutely reliable. I know it is unusual. Provocative. But they'd have no reason to lie. In fact, I believe they'd take credit if they could.
  
• Unknown: If someone from that group– Erudito. The same one that defaced your campaigns, less than a year ago.
  
• Laeticia England: Admittedly, if that was the case, and I'm not saying it is, it would be that Erudito, yes. But I blame myself for that debacle. It's why I fired–
  
• Unknown: I am aware of your restructuring efforts. You're right to establish contact. If that's what you've done. To... forge a relationship. Keep them close.
  
• Laeticia England: That might be wording it too strongly. But the threat is potentially serious. And if they did have information, we would be wise to listen, whether we decide to believe it or not.
  
• Unknown: That is the question. "Electromagnetic interference" could mean anything. What leads you to believe it poses a security risk.
  
• Laeticia England: Only that we can't find the source. The reality is, no one know who put this.. face... there, or why.
  
• Unknown: There are ways to keep this under control. Have you considered... recruiting this source? I'm sure I don't need to remind you we have facilities to help them cooperate, at least until we understand the nature of this threat.
  
• Laeticia England: I'll keep the possibility in mind. For now, I'd prefer not to grant them any exposure to our facilities. We can't risk any leaks.
  
• Unknown: I trust your judgment. You have my authorization to proceed.
  
• Laeticia England: Thank you, sir.

November 20, 2013
Bank Heist Baffles Cybercrime Experts NEW YORK — A near-traceless bank heist that drained accounts of more than $10 million has left investors panicked and police puzzled. "The trouble is, the money doesn't seem to have gone anywhere. It's just missing," said Captain Georg Perez of Lewis County. "It's not unusual for these hacker criminals to use proxies and untraceable accounts, but this is different. The money doesn't seem to have gone anywhere. It's simply erased." The disappearance of more than $10 million has some worrying what the impact will be on inflation. But for local investors, the consequences hit closer to home. "That was my retirement savings," said Rosie McFee, 64, speaking from her daughter's home in Turin. "I don't know what I'll do." "I just don't see how this can happen. It goes to show the problem is technology," said Dean Briant, 51, of Osceola. "Technology was our first mistake. Scary stuff." "Whatever this is, it's brilliant," SUNY Potsdam computer science professor Tamila Sharpe said. "We don't even have an entry point. It's like it came from inside the system. It's a fascinating case study – a Houdini heist." Investigators are mum on the identities of possible suspects, leading this reporter to wonder, do they even have any? "We've turned the case over to the FBI. It's out of our hands," said Captain Perez. - Leni Horrowitz, Lewis County Inspector

November 29, 2013
Dozens Arrested in Houdini Heist Bust Toronto — More than a dozen arrests were made today in connection to the "Houdini Heist," which last week robbed consumers in at least eight countries of over $10 million dollars. The arrests came after a tense nine-day investigation by international security agencies, led by the FBI with collaborations from CSIS. Participating authorities had been tight-lipped about the investigation, leaving penniless victims searching for answers. But a breakthrough came today when international conglomerate Abstergo Industries, reported recent disruptions to systems and customer records, leading to the arrest of 15 suspects, including two Canadians. "At times like these, business as usual is not enough," said senior executive Laeticia England. "We felt we had a moral imperative to share what we know." Although the personal identities of suspects brought in for questioning have not yet been released, the majority of are known members of so-called anti-corporate "hacktivist" collective, Erudito, whose members band together in a loose, Al-Quaeda like structure. A spokeswoman for the FBI declined to comment on whether the incident has ties to international terrorism, or when victims can expect their funds to return to their accounts, if ever. -Collected Press

Animus database

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Character files

THE REBELTHE WAYFARER

I remember the day they told me I would be married. I laughed. I cried. That night I climbed out of my window and never looked back. There is probably still a reward posted for my capture in Spain. Can you believe it? When I think of my family, I picture looking for me still, and I look at my scars and my pistol and I laugh. I laugh so hard.

Are you sure I belong here? A simple coffee farmer among killers and sages? Mainly, coffee requires patience. Each plant takes four years to grow from seed to maturity. The flowers bloom on their own time too, and the fruit ripens unevenly. A farmer must watch, must wait, and observe, all while shielding his crop from weather and pestilence. Then, only at the right moment, he picks but the ripest cherries. I approach all of my work this way.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag