Showing posts with label Anonymous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anonymous. Show all posts
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Will Mossad Hunt Down Anonymous?
... if Israel does respond, they may find that it’s much easier to hunt Hamas missile launchers than a loosely organized group of hackers. But where the U.S. treats hacking as a law enforcement issue, if Anonymous crosses a red line (there are lots of those in the Middle East), then Israel may treat this as a national security issue. And the rules and the methods of that game are a lot tougher.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Anyone can say they are part of Anonymous... unless it makes them look bad
Anonymous likes to say that anyone can be a member just by saying they are. But apparently anyone creating malware while claiming to be part of Anonymous are officially *not* part of Anonymous. Unless of course it is malware written by other members of Anonymous. This is bizarre circular thinking for folks who have been known to be far more clever in the past. What gives?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Anonymous, joining Wikileaks, hacks into the big time
Anonymous, a hacker collective that stays true to its name, appears to be entering the big time.
After hacking the emails of Stratfor, the global intelligence firm, and on Monday cooperating with Wikileaks — already world famous for exposing classified US military documents and diplomatic cables — to publish those emails, Anonymous has gained a new level of notoriety among the public, and attention from authorities.
On Monday morning, twitter account @AnonymousIRC published a series of tweets revealing the hacker group as the source of the Stratfor emails and linking it to Wikileaks. Anonymous first accessed Stratfor's emails in December.
"We promised you those mails and now they'll finally be delivered. Five million (that's 5,000,000) emails at your pleasure," the tweet read.
Anonymous has long defended Wikileaks, most notably in its attacks against Visa, Mastercard and Paypal after those companies blocked customers from using their services to donate money to the secret-sharing site last year. But this appears to be the first time the two organizations have cooperated so directly.
Analysts say that Anonymous' collaboration with Wikileaks, along with recent hacks against the FBI and its release of a video Monday declaring "war" on the US government, has elevated the hacker group in the eyes of US security agencies from its previous status as a petty annoyance to a real threat.
After hacking the emails of Stratfor, the global intelligence firm, and on Monday cooperating with Wikileaks — already world famous for exposing classified US military documents and diplomatic cables — to publish those emails, Anonymous has gained a new level of notoriety among the public, and attention from authorities.
On Monday morning, twitter account @AnonymousIRC published a series of tweets revealing the hacker group as the source of the Stratfor emails and linking it to Wikileaks. Anonymous first accessed Stratfor's emails in December.
"We promised you those mails and now they'll finally be delivered. Five million (that's 5,000,000) emails at your pleasure," the tweet read.
Anonymous has long defended Wikileaks, most notably in its attacks against Visa, Mastercard and Paypal after those companies blocked customers from using their services to donate money to the secret-sharing site last year. But this appears to be the first time the two organizations have cooperated so directly.
Analysts say that Anonymous' collaboration with Wikileaks, along with recent hacks against the FBI and its release of a video Monday declaring "war" on the US government, has elevated the hacker group in the eyes of US security agencies from its previous status as a petty annoyance to a real threat.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Anonymous is not unanimous
From a Pastebin post titled: Anonymous is not Unanimous.
Anonymous has a perception problem. Most people think we're a group of shadowy hackers. This is a fundamental flaw. Anonymous is *groups* of shadowy hackers, and herein lies the problem. Anonymous has done a lot of good in just the past 9 months. It has helped with other groups in providing aid to people on the ground in countries where "democracy" is a bad word.
The mainstream media needs to understand that Anonymous isn't unanimous. I've yet to see wide scale reporting make this distinction. A destructive minority is getting a majority of the press, while those of us who toil in the shadow doing good work for people at home and abroad go unthanked.
BART protestors didn't spring up out of thin air this week. Protests against BART have been ongoing for years. Where's the media coverage? If the media paid more attention to peaceful protests and general social unrest, I think hackers would be far less inclined to do things such as leaking data just to get the attention of the press.
Finally, hacking isn't just about breaking into web servers and leaking data to the public. Far from it. Hacking is just as much about breaking out of things as it is about breaking into things. Hacking is lifestyle, and a mindset. It is about learning more about the technologies we use and social norms we are subject to.
Don't let the actions of a few skew your perception of hackers as a whole.
@AnonyOps
Anonymous has a perception problem. Most people think we're a group of shadowy hackers. This is a fundamental flaw. Anonymous is *groups* of shadowy hackers, and herein lies the problem. Anonymous has done a lot of good in just the past 9 months. It has helped with other groups in providing aid to people on the ground in countries where "democracy" is a bad word.
The mainstream media needs to understand that Anonymous isn't unanimous. I've yet to see wide scale reporting make this distinction. A destructive minority is getting a majority of the press, while those of us who toil in the shadow doing good work for people at home and abroad go unthanked.
BART protestors didn't spring up out of thin air this week. Protests against BART have been ongoing for years. Where's the media coverage? If the media paid more attention to peaceful protests and general social unrest, I think hackers would be far less inclined to do things such as leaking data just to get the attention of the press.
Finally, hacking isn't just about breaking into web servers and leaking data to the public. Far from it. Hacking is just as much about breaking out of things as it is about breaking into things. Hacking is lifestyle, and a mindset. It is about learning more about the technologies we use and social norms we are subject to.
Don't let the actions of a few skew your perception of hackers as a whole.
@AnonyOps
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Is One of the LulzSec Members a Staffer at Facebook?
According to this pastbin page, one of the LulzSec members is a Facebook staffer.
From the article:
57. Name: Sean Lynch
58. Occupation: Software Engineer at Facebook
The text that follows describes a chat session that ends up exposing the probable identity of group member Joepie91. Oops.
A few other members are identified as well. I keep mentioning to colleagues how hacking has become a sport. I think articles like these, both for and against LulzSec and Anonymous, prove it quite well.
From the article:
57. Name: Sean Lynch
58. Occupation: Software Engineer at Facebook
The text that follows describes a chat session that ends up exposing the probable identity of group member Joepie91. Oops.
A few other members are identified as well. I keep mentioning to colleagues how hacking has become a sport. I think articles like these, both for and against LulzSec and Anonymous, prove it quite well.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Anonymous steals 10,000 Iranian government emails, plans DDoS attack
After hacking into the Iranian Government email sites and procuring 10,000 official's email addresses and their associated emails, Anonymous is planning a full day of DDoS attacks to mark the election day anniversary.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
PC World Confuses LulzSec with Batman
Why on earth is PC World thanking LulzSec? This article is far too similar to subplots in the Batman or Spiderman movies. Talk about mixed messages... PC World has lost any credibility they may have once had.
Read this article for a more appropriate response to LulzSec's behavior.
Read this article for a more appropriate response to LulzSec's behavior.
Friday, March 4, 2011
The HBGary story keeps getting more and more interesting
Another PDF file today - But well worth the read. The more we witness the fallout from Anonymous' exploits, the more interesting it gets.
According to a letter signed by 20 members of congress, HBGary and a law firm conspired to sabotage critics of the US Chamber of Commerce - namely U.S. Chamber Watch, Change to Win, the Center for American Progress, the Service Employees International Union, and others. In their attempt to halt free speech, it seems HBGary and their crew of goons may have carried out, or at least conspired to carry out actions that violate Federal law: Forgery, Mail and Wire Fraud, and Fraud and Related Activity in Connection With Computers.
According to a letter signed by 20 members of congress, HBGary and a law firm conspired to sabotage critics of the US Chamber of Commerce - namely U.S. Chamber Watch, Change to Win, the Center for American Progress, the Service Employees International Union, and others. In their attempt to halt free speech, it seems HBGary and their crew of goons may have carried out, or at least conspired to carry out actions that violate Federal law: Forgery, Mail and Wire Fraud, and Fraud and Related Activity in Connection With Computers.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Apparently all today's Infosec news is a result of Anonymous' exploits
The servers at Morgan Stanley were broken into. I bet you already guessed it was the Chinese yet again.
It's getting very fashionable to blame the Chinese for most hacks against American computer systems these days. But this is news for an actually interesting reason. We would not have known about it if it wasn't for the emails Anonymous exposed from a company humorously referred to in media as "a cyber-security company working for the bank." Whoever they might have been.
Leaked emails seem to be the current source of daily news these days. It sure is more interesting than watching CNN.
It's getting very fashionable to blame the Chinese for most hacks against American computer systems these days. But this is news for an actually interesting reason. We would not have known about it if it wasn't for the emails Anonymous exposed from a company humorously referred to in media as "a cyber-security company working for the bank." Whoever they might have been.
Leaked emails seem to be the current source of daily news these days. It sure is more interesting than watching CNN.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
God Hates Lousy Hackers
As much as I hate PDF files, this one is worth your time.
Westboro Baptist Church has openly challenged notorious Anonymous hackers to BRING IT! In their famous rambling style, the church sees any attack from Anonymous on their websites as a way to promote Westboro's message in the media.
Doesn't publicly requesting a group of hackers to hack your web sites instantly make it legal for them to do so?
Westboro Baptist Church has openly challenged notorious Anonymous hackers to BRING IT! In their famous rambling style, the church sees any attack from Anonymous on their websites as a way to promote Westboro's message in the media.
Doesn't publicly requesting a group of hackers to hack your web sites instantly make it legal for them to do so?
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
HBGary pretty much calls it quits
The backlash caused by Anonymous' release of HBGary emails has caused the security consulting firm to cancel public speaking engagements and shut down their trade-show booth. I'm sure security companies all over the world are checking their own security posture and avoiding saying really stupid things in public.
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