A hack has revealed over 90,000 names, email addresses and locations of people who donated to the Canadian trucker convoy protesting the vaccine mandate for cross-border travel into the U.S. and other COVID-19 restrictions. More than half of the donors were from the U.S., the hacked records show.

Since late January, truckers in Canada’s capital Ottawa have brought the city to a standstill, blocking roads. Further south, truckers have disrupted trade by parking trailers on major Canada-U.S. border crossings, including the Ambassador Bridge, linking Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit in the U.S.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in the nation's history, calling the blockade and ongoing protests “illegal” while enabling the government to block funds from reaching protesters.

The Canadian government called on banks and financial institutions, including crowdfunding sites, to freeze all suspected transfers to the convoy groups and report any suspicious activity which may be linked to the demonstrations.

The government said it would allow peaceful demonstrations to continue and would not infringe on people’s freedom of speech while saying the illegal blockade must end.

About a dozen donors reportedly used .gov email addresses associated with the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Homeland Security, NASA and other government agencies, indicating they may be U.S. government employees. At least one donor used a Canadian government email address, The Guardian reports.

The target of the hack was the self-described Christian crowdfunding site, GiveSendGo which became the main source of funding for the anti-vaccine mandate protesters following their campaign’s suspension on the popular funding site, GoFundMe.

Meanwhile, several right-wing groups have popped up on the encrypted messaging app Telegram to discuss bringing a similar anti-vaccine-mandate and anti-lockdown protest to Washington, D.C., perhaps in March.

Journalists reportedly infiltrated some of these groups and shared messages which show strong affiliation with the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Right-wing groups and figureheads in the U.S. are also reportedly taking to TikTok and other social media platforms to rally participation in the convoy to the U.S. capital, which would start in California, some 3,000 miles (4,800 km) away.

Prominent in many of these groups is the reported rampant use of racist and homophobic language in posts. Members are also sharing tips and techniques to avoid getting flagged by financial institutions or authorities in planning and funding the discussed convoy.

The protests in Canada have seen wide support from some U.S. Republican leaders, including former president Donald Trump and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, both of whom were instrumental in propping up and spreading unfounded allegations of voter fraud in the U.S. 2020 presidential election. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has openly encouraged similar protest convoys be mobilized in the U.S.

Some members of the Canada truckers’ protests have been seen flying flags with swastikas or other white nationalist and far-right symbols.

Similarly, many insurrectionists who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were photographed waving white nationalist symbols and Confederate flags.

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