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[.]
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.
Jun-11-2011 00:30
Paradox Lost
In This Twilight
Registered: Aug 2007
Location: San Francisco
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.
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Jun-11-2011 02:58
freakster
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: socal / seattle
amazing how the hackers are better at this than the top paid people to run those corporations security
Jun-11-2011 05:16
Tasty Onions
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2011
Location: Crazyland
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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.
Jun-11-2011 15:26
srussell0018
Chaostician
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Blumsberg
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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Jun-11-2011 15:48
Lunar Phase 7
Not a Flying Toy.
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Zone 4
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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.
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Jun-11-2011 16:02
srussell0018
Chaostician
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Blumsberg
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.
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