SECUR> Recent Hacks / Hactivism event
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:24:36 -0600
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RIAA site attacked again
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/07/HNriaa_1.html
The Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website was attacked
again on February 7, 2003. The assault was the latest in a series of many
cyber attacks in recent months against the RIAA, which leads the largest
record labels' fight against illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing
networks, such as Kazaa and Morpheus. The RIAA has switched hosting
providers twice in the last two months, and the FBI and Secret Service are
investigating past attacks.
FBI seeks hacker of eBay users' info
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/02/07/ebay.hacker.ap/index.html
The FBI's office in North Carolina is investigating a case that involves
hacking and possible auction fraud and identity theft offenses. It appears
that a hacker broke into the University of North Carolina's (UNC) network
and posted a web page on the system on February 2, 2003. He then sent out
e-mails to users of online auction site eBay, directed them to the site,
and asked them to input personal information, including credit card
details, or their eBay accounts would be suspended. The hacker does not
appear to be directly linked to UNC, and the fake site was taken down
quickly. According to eBay, fraudulent e-mails claiming to be connected
with the auction site have been on the rise for the past year.
Alleged Student Hacker Indicted in Massachusetts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37471-2003Feb6.html
Douglas Boudreau, until recently a student at Boston College, was indicted
on February 6, 2003 by a Middlesex County grand jury for allegedly
installing keystroke monitoring software on dozens of public computers at
the college, collecting personal information about 4,800 faculty, staff and
students, and using the information to steal around $2,000. Boston College
suspended Mr. Boudreau, 21, as soon as it learned of his activities. He is
believed to have gained unauthorized access to private e-mails, downloaded
files and online banking transactions.
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Viewsonic worker charged with hack
http://www.msnbc.com/news/869572.asp
Andy Garcia Montebello, a 39-year old former network administrator for
monitor manufacturer Viewsonic Corp., was arrested and charged with
"sabotaging company computers" on February 6, 2003. It is alleged that, on
April 14, 2002, about two weeks after he was fired, Mr. Montebello accessed
one of Viewsonic's computer systems and deleted critical system files. His
alleged action forced the firm's Taiwan offices to shut down for three
days, causing $100,000 in damage and costing the company $1 million in lost
business. Mr. Montebello could face up to 15 years in prison.
Web worm suspects bailed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2733657.stm
Two British hackers who were arrested by authorities on February 6, 2003 as
part of a joint operation by the FBI and the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime
Unit (NHTCU), were released on police bail on February 7, 2003. The men,
who are thought to belong to the hacker group THr34t-Krew, are allegedly
responsible for creating the little-known TK web worm. According to the
NHTCU, the worm infected 18,000 machines and caused up to £5.5 million in
damages. Further raids linked to the case were made by US authorities in
Illinois.
Radio?s website jammed by tit-for-tat DoS attack
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=14790
In an act of hacktivism, weblogger Retecool.com organized an electronic
sit-in to disrupt Dutch Radio 538?s website on February 4, 2003.
Retecool.com organized the action, whereby people were encouraged to visit
the site at a predetermined time using automated tools, thereby
overwhelming the site and denying access to legitimate users. The cyber
protest came in response to a similar hacktivism campaign by a Radio 538
presenter during the recent parliamentary elections in the Netherlands.
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