The 13 Best Hacker Attacks Against Military Security Companies, the FBI, the Kochs ... and Arizona July 16, 2011 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. "Anonymous" is a nebulous collective of hackers who, for several months, have been waging a campaign against institutions and governments that seek to censor the web and hinder free expression. For instance, on July 12, in what Anonymous called “Military Meltdown Monday,” they released documents obtained by hacking into Booz Allen Hamilton, a company providing apparently pallid web security for major government and military agencies—a breach that resulted in its stock dropping 2.3 percent. Anonymous tweets and public statements are generally rife with mischief, often ribbing their targets for failing to provide the super-tight security they promise their high-level clients. Here, possibly the most explosive and/or useful hacks since Anonymous and LulzSec became "hacktivists." 1.
Dutch release man accused of cyber attacks If an Agent Knocks: Federal Investigators and Your Rights by the Feature Picture by Maddy Miller People opposing U.S. policies in Central America, giving sanctuary to refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador, struggling for Black liberation, and against nuclear weapons, are today more than ever likely to receive visits from FBI agents or other federal investigators. Increasingly, agents are also visiting the familist, friends, and employers of these activists. Political intelligence is information collected by the government about individuals and groups. No. In 1976, FBI guidelines regulating the investigation of political activities were issued by Attorney General Edward H. The report exposed the FBI’s counter-intelligence program (COINTELPRO) under which the agency infiltrated groups, compiled dossiers on, and directly interfered with individuals engaged in activities protected by the First Amendment rights to freedom of expression and association. The FBI COINTELPRO program was initiated in 1956. 1. 2. 3. Never without a lawyer. Published by
14 arrested in operation targeting Anonymous The 14 are suspected in a cyberattack claimed by AnonymousU.S. authorities arrest two other people on cyber-related chargesFive more are arrested in EuropeAnonymous has been linked to attacks on numerous websites New York (CNN) -- Fourteen people have been arrested as part of an ongoing operation targeting the notorious hacking collective known as Anonymous, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI said on Tuesday. The individuals were arrested by FBI agents on charges related to their alleged involvement in a cyberattack on PayPal's website, which has been claimed by the Anonymous group. Five additional people were arrested in Europe and two more in the United States for alleged cybercrimes, the Justice Department said in a statement. Of the additional U.S. arrests, one person is accused of exceeding his authorized access to AT&T's servers and downloading thousands of documents, applications and other files that he allegedly posted on a public file hosting site.
LulzSec’s Tflow released on bail British police have released a 16-year-old hacker on bail. Known as "Tflow," the suspect is allegedly linked to both LulzSec and Anonymous. According to a U.S. law enforcement official, Tflow was a "significant player" in coordinated attacks against various corporate and government websites, including the CIA, Visa, Mastercard, Sony and Fox. "In respect to his capability and alleged membership in this group that can cripple online entities, and the alleged act he [is] accused of committing - carrying out coordinated DDoS attacks - yes, he's a significant subject of the investigation," the official told FoxNews. "He was significant enough to be arrested in an international, coordinated, law-enforcement takedown." Tflow was arrested earlier this week as part of an international crackdown against Anonymous. The anti-Anonymous operation kicked off on Tuesday morning in the U.S. when 10 FBI agents swept the Baldwin, Long Island, home of Giordani Jordan and seized at least one laptop.
Anonymous Is Still On NATO's Servers Downloading Data An Anonymous member involved with the group's campaign against NATO claims the hacktivists still have access to the organization's computer network and continue to extract data Identified as Commander X, the hacker told CBS News in an email that the group will release all the information it gathers, but explained why in some cases it might take longer. "Anonymous ALWAYS releases EVERYTHING we take...eventually. But with these big classified dumps we like to take our time analyzing exactly what it is we have. "That way we can do the disclosures in such a way as to maximize the political impact of the release," the hacktivist said. This statement seems to be in contradiction with a message from Anonymous' Twitter account which said that "we are sitting on about one Gigabyte of data from NATO now, most of which we cannot publish as it would be irresponsible." The notorious group also taunted NATO and challenged it to find where the security breach is located.
Second Target of Anonymous FBI Raids Steps Forward to Claim Innocence There was a cross country US raid conducted by the FBI on Tuesday. Unfortunately, since the initial sweeps, reasons to doubt that the raids having an impact on Anonymous have been cropping up. Today, another person who was the target of those raids has stepped forward to say he is not only not a hacker, but also barely even knows how to turn a computer on. Just hours after the FBI raid on the 19th, questions were being raised as to the effectiveness of the headline grabbing event. Just yesterday, the day after the raids, one person was identified as one of those arrested. Now, a report has surfaced that might suggest that saying that only script kiddies were affected may have been an overstatement to the effectiveness of the FBI raid. “I can barely turn my computer on. Ouch. So, forget script kiddies, some of the people that the FBI were apparently netting barely knew anything about the activities of Anonymous. [Hat tip: AnonymousIRC] Have a tip?
What, me a hacker?! Target of international manhunt speaks! By Dan MacLeod The Brooklyn Paper A target of a global sting on an elusive group of computer hackers this week said he has no idea why feds banged down the door of his former apartment in Bushwick as part of coordinated international manhunt on Tuesday. Authorities stormed a loft building on McKibbin Street as part of the siege against the intercontinental hacker group Anonymous — and were apparently looking for Garrett Deming, 25, and his roommates. But to Deming, lead singer of the band Broken Glow and assistant manager at Greene Grape Provisions in Fort Greene, that does not compute. “I can barely turn my computer on. Authorities netted 16 alleged hackers across the globe, but ironically, Deming’s roommate, Brenner Eugenides, may have been one of the victims, not one of the perpetrators. “There was a bunch of weird Paypal stuff that came up,” he said. And experts say that’s totally possible. The current tenant told us that the agents were looking for the band.
The inquirer reveals appearance of hacker leader louise boat THE INQUIRER has received exclusive details about what infamous yet little known hacker Louise Boat looks like. The femme fatale, who apparently leads the hacktivist group Anonymous, reputedly has long, blonde hair and tends to wear pink. She also apparently attempts to disguise her identity by wearing a monocle, top hat and a false moustache, according to sources close to the group. Our sources informed us that close friends call her Luiz or Lulu, but that often times they try not to call her at all, for fear of being hacked by a certain media empire. We also received word that the second-in-command goes by the name Lubo. One of our sources, Ryan Cleary's co-conspirator Columbus, told us that Boat is a heavy wine drinker, presumably a way to help her deal with the stress of such a prominent position in the hacking world. The details we received about Boat were extensive, suggesting that one of her closest aides might have fallen out with her. One emailed comment we received was:
Anonymous und Lulzsec: "Wir haben keine Angst mehr" In ihrer Stellungnahme beziehen sich Anonymous und Lulzsec auf ein NPR-Interview mit Deputy-Assistant-FBI-Direktor Steve Chabinsky. Chabinsky gibt darin an, dass mit den Verhaftungen von Anonymous- und Lulzsec-Mitgliedern ein Zeichen gegen Chaos im Internet gesetzt werden sollte - und selbst wenn Hacker soziale Beweggründe hätten, sei es "komplett inakzeptabel, dass sie in Websites eindringen und gesetzwidrige Taten vollbringen." Anonymous und Lulzsec erklären, was sie im Gegenzug inakzeptabel finden. Dazu zählen korrupte, unterdrückerische und ihre Bürger belügende Regierungen, Unternehmen, die mit solchen Regierungen zusammenarbeiten und Lobbyvereinigungen, denen es lediglich um Profitsteigerung geht und die dabei auch vor Korrumpierung von Regierungen nicht zurückschrecken. "Diese Regierungen und Unternehmen sind unsere Feinde. Weiter heißt es: "Wir haben keine Angst mehr.
Anonymous says NATO is victim of hacking bid WASHINGTON -- The group calling itself Anonymous on Thursday claimed credit for hacking into NATO servers and stealing 1 gigabyte of sensitive information as part of its campaign to harass and humiliate prominent targets. Anonymous said it would be "irresponsible" to publish most of the material it stole from NATO. But it posted a PDF file on its Twitter page showing what appeared to be a document headed "NATO Restricted," dated Aug. 27, 2007. "Hi NATO," the group teased on Twitter. "NATO is aware that a hackers group has released what it claims to be NATO classified documents on the Internet," Damien Arnaud, a spokesman for the trans-Atlantic military alliance, said in an email. Groups calling themselves "hacktivists" -- which target websites and servers in pursuit of political agendas -- have now joined the list of cyber threats identified by government and corporate security officials. The FBI also has targeted Anonymous and related hacker groups. Associated Press contributed.