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HBGary Federal One Year Later !

HBGary Federal One Year Later !

Feb 02, 2012
HBGary Federal One Year Later ! Doug Vitale sharing and interesting read with our Readers from his Blog  About HBGary Federal. In February 2011, the loosely knit collective of hacktivists known as Anonymous successfully compromised the corporate network of HBGary Federal (HBG Fed), a company that provided information security services to the federal government of the United States. This attack brought down the HBGary Federal website, compromised the Twitter and LinkedIn accounts of HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr, and resulted in the public release of thousands of internal documents and emails. Aaron Barr believed he had penetrated Anonymous. The loose hacker collective had been responsible for everything from anti-Scientology protests to pro-Wikileaks attacks on MasterCard and Visa, and the FBI was now after them. But matching their online identities to real-world names and locations proved daunting. Barr found a way to crack the code.In a private e-mail to a colleague at...
Tit for Tat - Anonymous Hackers Brings Down FBI website for #OpMegaupload

Tit for Tat - Anonymous Hackers Brings Down FBI website for #OpMegaupload

Jan 20, 2012
Tit for Tat - Anonymous Hackers Brings Down FBI website for   #OpMegaupload Megaupload.com , one of the world's most popular sources of online piracy, has been shut down by a federal indictment issued Thursday, which seized and charged seven people connected with it with running an international enterprise based on internet piracy. Online piracy by the two companies - Megaupload Ltd and Vestor Ltd - generated more than $ 175 million in criminal proceeds and caused more than half a billion dollars in harm to copyright owners Hacking group Anonymous said Thursday it knocked out the websites of the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, and several entertainment industry sites as retribution for anti-piracy efforts by both the government and the entertainment industry. Anonymous said it was " the largest attack ever ," with 5,635 participants involved in bringing down the sites. The two government sites were up and running again after several hours. Megaupload stood as...
The Hacker News Hacking Awards : Best of Year 2011

The Hacker News Hacking Awards : Best of Year 2011

Dec 31, 2011
The Hacker News Hacking Awards : Best of Year 2011 2011 has been labeled the " Year of the Hack ” or “ Epic #Fail 2011 ”. Hacking has become much easier over the years, which is why 2011 had a lot of hacking for good and for bad. Hackers are coming up with tools as well as finding new methods for hacking faster then companies can increase their security.  Every year there are always forward advancements in the tools and programs that can be used by the hackers. At the end of year 2011 we decided to give " The Hacker News Awards 2011 ". The Hacker News Awards will be an annual awards ceremony celebrating the achievements and failures of security researchers and the Hacking community. The THN Award is judged by a panel of respected security researchers and Editors at The Hacker News. Year 2011 came to an end following Operation Payback and Antisec, which targeted companies refusing to accept payments to WikiLeak's, such as, Visa and Amazon. Those attacks were carrie...
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International Association of Chiefs of Police Investigators Owned by Anonymous Hackers

International Association of Chiefs of Police Investigators Owned by Anonymous Hackers

Nov 20, 2011
International Association of Chiefs of Police Investigators Owned by Anonymous Hackers The Antisec wing of Anonymous has come out with another document release in its ongoing assault on law enforcement. A Special Agent Supervisor of the CA Department of Justice is the latest victim of Anonymous who claims that their operations against the FBI succeeded once again after managing to hack two of his Gmail accounts. Anonymous hackers broke into two of Bacalagan's gmail accounts, his text message logs and his Google Voice voicemails, then dumped the whole thing on to a website and The Pirate Bay . Baclagan was a special agent supervisor at the Department of Justice specializing in cybercrime, and his emails contain thousands of correspondences from the private listserv of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists, spanning 2005 to 2011. So, any black hat hackers looking for tips on how to avoid being busted might want to scour the archive, which provides es...
Occupy Wall Street : Anonymous Hackers Publish Law Enforcement Data

Occupy Wall Street : Anonymous Hackers Publish Law Enforcement Data

Oct 22, 2011
Occupy Wall Street : Anonymous Hackers Publish Law Enforcement Data Anonymous, the Internet “hactivist” group, today, apparently in support of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, hacked into several different police databases and leaked sensitive personal data, among them passwords, names, addresses, phone numbers and social security numbers from the Boston Police Patrolmens’ Association (BPPA) and Birmingham, Alabama Police Department, according to several reports. Additionally, Anonymous claims to have hacked the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and offers the above image as proof. A press release by Anonymous said that the hack was timed to the IACP meeting as part of a "Day of Action Against Police Brutality." Another document appears to be about 1,000 user names and passwords belonging to the Boston Patrolmans' Association. In the video below, you can hear a hacker call the Baldwin country sheriff’s office to say “ your website has been def...
Hackers leak Citigroup CEO’s personal data after Occupy Wall Street arrests

Hackers leak Citigroup CEO’s personal data after Occupy Wall Street arrests

Oct 21, 2011
Hackers leak Citigroup CEO ’s personal data after Occupy Wall Street arrests The mobile phone number and home address of Vikram Pandit, the chief executive of Citigroup, have been placed on the web by hacking group CabinCr3w in retaliation for the cuffing of protesters at an Occupy Wall Street demo. The hackers said in a statement online that they had accessed the data - which also included family information and some financial figures - and uploaded it online in response to events during the recent anti-bank protests on Wall Street. " During Occupy Wall Street [protests], protesters had made way to CitiBank to withdraw their funds and close their accounts. They were met with strong police prescence [sic] and arrested ," CabinCr3w wrote. " We as american citizens MUST have full control over our money and lively hood[sic].When this is taken away from us, what else do we have? So the CEO of CitiBank has blindly jumped into the sights of the CabinCr3w ". PLa...
Lulzsec Hacker tracked by Proxy logs, can face 15 years prison

Lulzsec Hacker tracked by Proxy logs, can face 15 years prison

Sep 25, 2011
Lulzsec Hacker tracked by Proxy logs, can face 15 years prison The FBI believes that the homeless man they arrested on Thursday was "Commander X", a member of the People's Liberation Front (PLF) associated with Anonymous hacktivism. The logs maintained by HideMyAss.com, in addition to other evidence, has led to the arrest of another LulzSec member in Arizona, The Tech Herald has learned. Cody Kretsinger, 23, allegedly used the anonymity service during his role in the attack on Sony Pictures. According to HideMyAss.com, “ …services such as ours do not exist to hide people from illegal activity. We will cooperate with law enforcement agencies if it has become evident that your account has been used for illegal activities .” The service stores logs for 30-days when it comes to Website proxy services, and they store the connecting IP address, as well as time stamps for those using the VPN offerings. Emails seeking comment on HideMyAss.com’s level of cooperation with the ...
FBI Arrests two Suspected LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers

FBI Arrests two Suspected LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers

Sep 22, 2011
FBI Arrests Suspected LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers Search warrants were also being executed in New Jersey, Minnesota and Montana. The FBI  arrested two alleged members of the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous on Thursday morning in San Francisco and Phoenix, According to Fox news. The suspected hacker arrested in California is homeless and alleged to have been involved in the hacking of Santa Cruz County government websites. The person arrested in Arizona is a student at a technical university and allegedly participated in the widely publicized hack against Sony. Both groups have been targeted by the FBI and international law enforcement agencies in recent months. Meanwhile, the FBI arrested an alleged Anonymous member in San Francisco. The man, who is reported to be homeless, is said to have been involved in internet attacks against Santa Cruz County government websites.Just because a man is homeless, of course, doesn't mean that he can't get an internet ...
Operation OpIndependencia : Anonymous Hit Mexican Government Official websites

Operation OpIndependencia : Anonymous Hit Mexican Government Official websites

Sep 16, 2011
Operation OpIndependencia : Anonymous Hit Mexican Government Official websites The websites of several Mexican government ministries, including Defense and Public Security, went offline on Thursday, and a hacker group claimed responsibility. Yesterday’s date was significant because it was the symbolic beginning of Mexico’s independence from Spain. According to Anonymous, blocking Mexican government sites is part of the operation OpIndependencia, but its essence is not disclosed and could not explain their actions.“ We are anonymous, we are legion, we don’t forgive, we don’t forget. Wait for us, ” said a statement on a blog linked to a Twitter account for Anonymous Hispano. Meanwhile, X-Ploit's three members say they are tracking senators' Web surfing habits, including visits to porn sites, in addition to initiating hacks against Mexico's Health Ministry, National Water Commission and National Statistics Institute sites." We're only looking to show that we don...
#Opiran new press release for 23 September by Anonymous Hackers

#Opiran new press release for 23 September by Anonymous Hackers

Sep 13, 2011
#Opiran new press release for 23 September by Anonymous Hackers [Salutation] To the Noble and Brave People of Iran and Syria, [Acknowledge plight] The people of Iran and Syria are still being caged, tortured and murdered. They are ruled by vile leaders, who seek not to protect, but to harm. Leaders who will stop at nothing to keep their power. [Statement of Facts and Outcomes] Iran deserves modern affortable energy and fair elections. The entire world speaks of the treachery of Iran's fraudulous regime. Newly secret US ambassadorial letters, released by WikiLeaks, confirm what you already know. [ irc.iranserv.com #opiran port 6697 ssl ] [Outline Client Condition] The people of Syria are beaten by regime police from Iran. The People of Syria are kept down by the regime of Iran, which backs the will of Assad to remain in power. No matter how many innocent victims fighting for freedom and social justice, this may cost. [Support] Ahmadinejad, Khamenei and Assad know th...
Court grants bail to Anonymous and LulzSec suspects

Court grants bail to Anonymous and LulzSec suspects

Sep 08, 2011
Court grants bail to Anonymous and LulzSec suspects Four alleged UK hackers suspected of being linked to attacks by hacking groups Anonymous and Lulz Security (LulzSec) have been released on bail after a hearing at Westminster magistrates court on the condition that they did not use specific online nicknames on the internet or IRC. 20-year-old Christopher Jan Weatherhead, from Northampton, cannot use the internet nickname ' Nerdo ', Ashley Rhodes, 26, from London, is banned from calling himself ' NikonElite ' online. Two other men, aged 24 and 20, have been released on bail following their arrest last week as part of the Metropolitan police investigation into Anonymous and LulzSec. They are due to return to a London police station in November.The two men were arrested separately in South Yorkshire and Wiltshire . They are charged with conspiring to commit offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Department of Homeland Security warns Anonymous Hackers

Department of Homeland Security warns Anonymous Hackers

Sep 05, 2011
Department of Homeland Security warns Anonymous Hackers The Department of Homeland Security is beginning to take Anonymous and other non-professional cyber-attackers more seriously as it issues a warning about potential attacks. The 2 September security bulletin from the DHS National Cyber-Security and Communications Integration Centre warned financial services companies to be on the lookout for attackers operating under the Anonymous umbrella to “solicit ideologically dissatisfied, sympathetic employees” to the cause. The unclassified DHS communique is addressed broadly to those in charge of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection and also warns about new tools that Anonymous has said it plans to use in launching future attacks. One of the attack tools highlighted in the alert is dubbed #RefRef, which is said to be capable of using a server's resources and processing power to conduct a denial of service attack against itself. " Anonymous has stated publi...
Anonymous Release Press Release for Operation Tarmageddon

Anonymous Release Press Release for Operation Tarmageddon

Sep 02, 2011
Anonymous Release Press Release for Operation Tarmageddon Early in July, Anonymous said it planned to attack oil firms and banks supporting the controversial extraction of oil from sand in Alberta, Canada. Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, Canadian Oil Sands, Imperial Oil, and the Royal Bank of Scotland have been put on notice that they are likely to be targeted in Anonymous' latest operation, dubbed Project Tarmageddon. Complete Press Release : Early in July, deep below the radar of the Tar Sands Oil Industry, Anonymous and GreenSec boarded the LulzSub and began a journey of environmental justice. This journey had only one endpoint: success. With all the attention Anonymous recently had received , a sub was the sure choice to ensure maximum impact and minimum damage to the fleet. When Big Brother watches, you go under the surface. All July, we supported a protest against the Tar Sands oil industry, which ended in protesters dancing on the meeting table of the Governor of Montana...
Two Suspected Anonymous/LulzSec hackers arrested by British police

Two Suspected Anonymous/LulzSec hackers arrested by British police

Sep 01, 2011
Two Suspected Anonymous/LulzSec hackers arrested by British police Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) have today, 1 September, arrested two men for conspiring to commit offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Two men, aged 20 and 24, have been arrested by British police in connection with Anonymous and LulzSec Members. The men were arrested separately at addresses in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Warminster, Wiltshire. The Doncaster address was searched by police and computer equipment was removed for forensic examination. Kayla, alongside the likes of Sabu, Topiary and Tflow is considered to be one of the key figures in the LulzSec hacking gang. DI Mark Raymond from the PCeU said: " The arrests relate to our enquiries into a series of serious computer intrusions and online denial-of-service attacks recently suffered by a number of multi-national companies, public institutions and government and law enforcement ...
Texas law enforcement Hacked by #Antisec and #FreeAnons - 3GB of data leaked

Texas law enforcement Hacked by #Antisec and #FreeAnons - 3GB of data leaked

Sep 01, 2011
Texas law enforcement Hacked by #Antisec and  #FreeAnons  - 3GB of data leaked Texas Police Chiefs Association Website hacked by Anonymous Hackers for Antisec Operation. Hacker deface their website and post 3GB of data on it with Message " In retaliation for the arrests of dozens of alleged Anonymous suspects, weopened fire on dozens of Texas police departments and stole boatloads ofclassified police documents and police chief emails across the state. During theSan Jose courtdate we defaced and gave out live backdoor and admin access to thewebsite TexasPoliceChiefs.org while allied ships launched ddos attacks uponJustice.gov and other law enforcement websites. " Complete Message  here . All this done for #FreeAnons  Campaign. Texas law enforcement agencies (LEA), and includes the emails and personal information for 28 police chiefs posted here . The leaked messages are said to contain Internal Affairs related case details, as well as pornographic materi...
Orange.fr hacked, Database and site source code leaked

Orange.fr hacked, Database and site source code leaked

Aug 28, 2011
Orange.fr hacked, Database and site source code leaked Anonymous Hacker Hack Orange.Fr and upload the database and Site source code backup on file sharing site. Data leaked on twitter. Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers as of 2010. The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was acquired by France Télécom in August 2000. In 2006, the company's ISP operations, previously Wanadoo, were also rebranded Orange. Orange is now the unique commercial façade of almost all France Telecom services. Orange France was incorporated in 2005 and has its headquarters in Arcueil, France. Today UK Police has Charge another alleged Anonymous member in Hacking Cases. A student has been charged with involvement in cyber attacks by the hacking group Anonymous against companies that wi...
UK Police Charge another alleged Anonymous member in Hacking Cases

UK Police Charge another alleged Anonymous member in Hacking Cases

Aug 28, 2011
UK Police Charge another alleged Anonymous member in Hacking Cases A student has been charged with involvement in cyber attacks by the hacking group Anonymous against companies that withdrew online payment services from WikiLeaks. Peter David Gibson, from Hartlepool, will appear before magistrates at Westminster magistrates court in London on 7 September, accused of conspiracy to do an unauthorised act in relation to a computer, Scotland Yard said. Mr. Gibson had been arrested this year along with five others by officers investigating denial-of-service attacks against several companies, the police said. Gibson has been charged with conspiracy to "do an unauthorised act in relation to a computer, with intent to impair the operation of any computer or prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in a computer or to impair the operation of any such program or the reliability of such data," said the Metropolitan police. That is contrary to Section 1(1) of the Crimina...
Apple Website Hacked by HodLuM

Apple Website Hacked by HodLuM

Aug 26, 2011
Apple Website Hacked by HodLuM One of the Apple Sub-Domain claimed to be Defaced By HodLuM as shown above. The Deface Link is just an IMAGE uploaded to Apple domain. Hacker use " N00BZ " word for all Hacker including Anonymous , Lulzsec, Turkish hackers, Inj3t0rs and Exploit-DB's. AOL Postmaster Website was also got hacked by HODLUM some months before.
CSLSecurity Hacked by TeaMp0isoN

CSLSecurity Hacked by TeaMp0isoN

Aug 25, 2011
CSLSecurity Hacked by TeaMp0isoN CSL Security hacked by TeaMp0isoN . CSL Security claim to be " New LulzSec " type hacking Group. Their goal is to show that most of the important websites are vulnerable,They claim to show that any system can be compromised, nothing is secure. They Hit Sites, generally hack the Govt sites. Hacked site :  https://www.cslsecurity.com/ Mirror of hack :  https://zone-h.org/mirror/id/14799769
Thehacker12 Dumps Logins for 20,000 Customers and U.S. Employees

Thehacker12 Dumps Logins for 20,000 Customers and U.S. Employees

Aug 24, 2011
Thehacker12 Dumps Logins for 20,000 Customers and U.S. Employees ThEhAcKeR12  has hacked into an events management company and obtained sensitive information belonging to 20,000 individuals, many of whom were United States government employees or contractors. Hacker posted an Excel spreadsheet containing login credentials and personal information for 20,000 people obtained from allianceforbiz.com . Allianceforbiz.com is a professional trade show management company that manages conferences, meetings and trade shows for customers, according to the company Website. The list has been made public on Pastebin and Mediafire and a message posted on Twitter: " 20,000 email-passwords had been leaked consisting mostly of US Mill Army, Govern. & corporate giants ." The spreadsheet contains usernames, passwords, e-mail addresses. company name. The file also contained 17,668 company names, of which 14,739 were unique, and most had only one e-mail address associated with ...
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