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FBI got hacked (sort of)

There's apparently a new hacker group called "Lulz Security" on the rise, unaffiliated with the notorious "Anonymous." So far they have hacked into (1) Sony sites, releasing a ton of usernames, passwords, and other personal data (2) websites for FOX and PBS in "revenge" for what they saw as bad reporting on the Wikileaks stuff and (3) Infragard, a net security affiliate of the FBI; they leaked a bunch of Infragard names and passwords, too.

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It has come to our unfortunate attention that NATO and our good friend Barrack Osama-Llama 24th-century Obama [sic] have recently upped the stakes with regard to hacking. They now treat hacking as an act of war. So, we just hacked an FBI affiliated website (Infragard, specifically the Atlanta chapter) and leaked its user base. We also took complete control over the site and defaced it[.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulz_Security
http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/02/tec...sony_lulz_hack/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tec...d-website-.html

They put out their own "press releases" here: http://lulzsecurity.com/releases

So, anyone interested in the "hacktivist" stuff going on lately, these people may be ones to watch.

lulz

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...leaked-data.ars

LOL WE HACKED DA FBI WE'RE SO KOOL

Yeah, that'll show those damn politicians.

http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenbe...-and-passwords/

So, today Lulzsec continued its rampage by releasing about 26,000 e-mail address and password combinations for the site pron.com, with this message:

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These guys probably sign into Facebook with the same email/pass combo, so we suggest the following: 1) sign into their Facebook accounts 2) find their family members 3) tell them all about how the victim (you!) signed up to porn sites 4) watch the hilarity 5) tell us about it on twitter! 6) ??????? 7) PROFIT

Facebook responded rapidly by locking any accounts associated with the e-mail addresses on the list.

Meanwhile, Lulzsec's exploits have gained it over 120,000 followers on Twitter.

I think it's safe to assume that someone is eventually going to be apprehended if these attacks persist, and that someone is going to be made a huge example of in order to deter others from continuing, particularly in light of the beefed up stance against computer hacking.

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They now treat hacking as an act of war.

The practical difference probably being that you no longer get to serve out a probationary sentence from the comfort of mom's basement.

amazing how the hackers are better at this than the top paid people to run those corporations security

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Originally posted by freakster amazing how the hackers are better at this than the top paid people to run those corporations security

It seems like it's easier to break in than it is to keep people out, especially when we're talking about sites with all kinds of different functions, databases, and millions of users. The chance that there will be a little crack in the security of such a site is pretty darn high.

It's usually just a matter of the hackers being damn good at what they do. The security systems for PSNetwork, the FBI etc. are near impenetrable. That's why companies like that often employ hackers to try and exploit their security measures so that they can take proper precautions. Hackers are always developing new techniques though, so it's a constant back and forth battle between foresight and hindsight. Unfortunately, with times such as this it's only after their system has been exploited that they even realize that it could be exploited.

My company employes a handfull of people who are essentially hackers, but have some sort of networking security certification (not sure which one). They tend to be the smartest of the lot. They're also an invaluable part of any business, as if they didn't exist, the designers of the systems can only anticipate so many different techniques and holes in their security before they actually are exploited. It's a bit like fixing a tiny crack in a dam before you see it leaking. The designers job is to build the best dam possible, and the network security team's job is to look for cracks.

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Originally posted by Paradox Lost I think it's safe to assume that someone is eventually going to be apprehended if these attacks persist, and that someone is going to be made a huge example of in order to deter others from continuing, particularly in light of the beefed up stance against computer hacking. The practical difference probably being that you no longer get to serve out a probationary sentence from the comfort of mom's basement.

I'm reading one guy has already been caught.

That's the problem with being a hacker. A lot of them do it for the lulz (get it?), but there's always going to be someone smarter than them. There are professional code breakers and professionals who work in network security whose whole job is finding out how/where/who viruses or exploits affected their systems. Hacking something like the FBI is stupid because I'm sure the US Government recruits the most brilliant of all geniuses out of MIT every year to work for the NSA or other intelligence agencies.

Gaining information through hacking isn't the most effective way, anyway.

a.) It's illegal
b.) Most things, but not all things are stored on a network of computers.
c.) You need a very skilled person to do it.

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Originally posted by Marcus Summers Gaining information through hacking isn't the most effective way, anyway.

What's a more effective way of obtaining classified or confidential information?

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Originally posted by srussell0018 What's a more effective way of obtaining classified or confidential information?

Well, it starts by realizing things are classified for a reason and nobody without the proper credentials needs to worry about that shit.

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Originally posted by Marcus Summers Well, it starts by realizing things are classified for a reason and nobody without the proper credentials needs to worry about that shit.

Well, yeah. That makes sense for the FBI case, but the PSNetwork one could have easily been used monetarily.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 Well, yeah. That makes sense for the FBI case, but the PSNetwork one could have easily been used monetarily.

Criminal activities need to be taken seriously and the individuals acting them out must be punished.

I think there are more important criminals to catch than people who hack into systems just to prove that they can, while causing no harm to anyone.

At the moment they are taking down games like HoN, LoL and EVEonline with DDos attacks. They've opened a hotline where people can call and request for a DDos attack, and now apparently, they have forwarded that number to different customer service causing them to be overloaded. Seriously creeping me out these guys.

https://twitter.com/#!/LulzSec

Barrack Osama-Llama. There's the missing link we've been looking for, Mr Trump, right? We'll get him now, huh, boss?

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Originally posted by pzK At the moment they are taking down games like HoN, LoL and EVEonline with DDos attacks.

What a bunch of cunts.

I think it's funny that some of the members of lulzsec have been recruited by some of the companies that they hacked. I wonder if they got some kind of bonus for turning other members in.

and now they took down cia.gov

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Originally posted by pzK and now they took down cia.gov

Looks fine to me.

The DDos took place two hours ago and many sites reported it being down. The attack might be over.
http://gizmodo.com/5812380/lulzsec-...ke-down-the-cia
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20...responsibility/

They really are keen on pissing people off it seems.

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