Items Tagged with "Hacktivist"
Not Totally Sure What Just Happened...
May 16, 2012 Added by:ʞɔopuooq ʇuıɐs
As I watched, the conspiracies mounted – one of my favorites is that Smedley is in fact me and I am cashing out or something, so I decided to up the ante. I (probably stupidly in hindsight) unpublished my blog posts and deactivated my twitter to lend credibility to Smedley's claims...
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Has Anonymous Infiltrated the US Government?
May 16, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
"Right now we have access to every classified database in the U.S. government. It’s a matter of when we leak the contents of those databases, not if. You know how we got access? We didn’t hack them. The access was given to us by the people who run the systems…"
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Has Patriot Hacker The Jester (th3j35t3r) Been Doxed?
May 14, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The content on a website maintained by anit-jihadi hacker The Jester (th3j35t3r) has been deleted and the hacktivist's Twitter account has been mysteriously taken down, and the events have sent the Twittersphere into a frenzy of conjecture... Has The Jester been doxed?
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Space Agencies Confirm Network Intrusions
May 10, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“NASA security officials detected an intrusion into the site on April 20... The agency takes the issue of IT security very seriously and at no point was sensitive or controlled information compromised. NASA has made significant progress to better protect the agency’s IT systems..."
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The Pirate Bay Labels DDoS Attacks as Censorship
May 09, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Critics of DDoS attacks conducted by movements like Anonymous have long held that it is hypocritical to profess the defense of free speech by engaging in a tactic that undermines one's right to freely communicate, whether the interest is sociopolitical or an effort to engage in commerce...
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Anonymous Reloaded: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
May 04, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
Anonymous must be analyzed with a multidisciplinary approach, it is an amorphous creature that quickly changes and is able to adapt its behavior to the context needed for successful attacks, thanks to the large and heterogeneous participation in its collective...
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China vs. Philippines: Cyberwar or Hacktivism?
May 03, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
While attention is focused on Iran and its quarrel with the West, other silent battles are being fought. In the last month, there has been a surprising level of activity between China and the Philippines, with reciprocal attacks via bits and bytes. Are we witnessing a cyber conflict?
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Hacktivists Claim Government and Military Systems Breach
May 03, 2012 Added by:Headlines
A new hacktivist group claims to have breached the systems of multiple government, military and private organizations. The hackers posted screenshots of their intrusions to support their claims, as well as posting what is characterized as military files for access on MediaFire...
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Why Taunting Computer Hackers Isn’t a Good Idea
April 25, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
UFC President issued the challenge to hackers because he supports SOPA and PIPA, and UFC.com was hacked. Kicking a hornets’ nest isn’t advisable, and neither is taunting criminal hacktivists who have lots of time and resources to make your business network a target...
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Krypt3ia's Rebuttal to th3j35t3r: Oh Jokey…
April 24, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
I fundamentally disagree with Jester’s method and his goals, as much as they have been explained of breaking their communications. I pretty much explained myself in rather clear, albeit terse, language on several occasions including my rant about getting off the lawn...
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Patriot Hackers: GET OFF MY LAWN!
April 19, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
Do something constructive instead of destructive and inhibiting. You never know what you are stumbling about in. You could be ruining operations that lead to arrests or actionable intelligence. Think about it before you go all Charles Bronson and then a Pastebin dump about it...
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Building a Better Anonymous: Separating the Philosophical from the Practical
April 18, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
Boiling it down to a simplistic statement, “Anonymous” - which means “unknown” - cannot at any time ever be considered a movement/group/collective that will never be used as a scapegoat for bad actors. Nor will it ever mean that bad actors will never get into the fold...
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A Detailed Analysis of the DDoS Phenomena
April 16, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The report showed 19.1TB of data and 14 billion packets of malicious traffic were aimed at financial services during Q4 2011, and that the traffic increased during Q1 2012, with 65TB of data and 1.1 trillion packets that were identified and mitigated. The figures are amazing...
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Patriot Hackers: Stand YOUR Ground - Not Mine
April 16, 2012 Added by:Ali-Reza Anghaie
Let’s not replicate the sins of our Governments. Let’s not aggravate the problems Governments face. I don't disregard the threats radicalization online brings. I'm suggesting Cyber Vigilantism is not a movement we want to support by throwing our Western weight behind it...
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Verizon DBIR 2012: Some Context...
April 13, 2012 Added by:Neira Jones
The Verizon DBIR 2012 was released last month and I am sure you have seen a lot on the subject. With every report, statistics and opinions have to be put in the right context. The conclusions are not surprising, but there are a few nuggets in the report worth examining...
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TeaMp0isoN Claims U.K. Anti-Terrorism Hotline Hack
April 12, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"We did it with ease. Their security is bizarre, it's as if they have no security whatsoever. The security they lack, it's incredible. They use an old phone system. It's pretty much the art of phreaking," a TeaMp0isoN member called 'Detonate' said in an interview...
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