June's Hacker News
This month The Internet is on fire! Lulzsec goes overboard with the hacks, seemingly drunk with the popularity of their twitter. They launched AntiSec, an open call for groups of the internet to attack governments of the world. Anonymous quickly jumped on board, and news sources swarmed, many falsely reporting of LulzSec hacking a UK Census, that they deny but cheerfully attribute to AntiSec. The FBI and UK police both swiftly retaliated, as the FBI seized several key servers, and the UK arrested one young man in charge of moderating them. Since then, LulzSec has DDoSed several government sites in Italy, Brazil, and others. Just check out Operation Anti-Security for full details. LulzSec also had several other confrontations, battles with Team Poison, words with The Jester, and they even exposed two of their own for mutiny. Since then, LulzSecurity has continued to release shocking documents. That is until June 25th, when they dropped their final post, ending their hacking spree. That's right! LulzSec has quit the game. But none to soon, as other security professionals have been hot on their trail. With the LulzSec members true identities exposed, they sensed their time drawing near. This is a full list of their known exploits:
May 7th: LulzSec hacks Fox Databases, hijacking twitter accounts and dumping details.
May 15th: LulzSec hacks UK ATMs, dumping hoards of transaction longs, for 3100 ATMs.
May 23rd: LulzSec dumps Sony internal Database.
May 30th: LulzSec hacks PBS servers, and publish a fake story about Tupac.
May 31st: LulzSec hacks the famous hacker publication 2600. lol
June 3rd: LulzSec dumps emails of Infragard, an FBI affiliate, owner Karim Hijazi.
June 10th: LulzSec dumps +26,000 emails and passwords for porn sites.
June 13th: LulzSec hacks Senete.gov and Bethesda, dumping web server configs.
June 15th: LulzSec DDoS attacks Eve Online, Minecraft, League of Legends, and Escapist Mag.
June 16th: LulzSec dumps 16,000 various log-in details. e-mails and passwords.
June 20th: LulzSec revitalizes the AntiSec movement, notably Brazil and Italy.
June 24th: LulzSec final hack, releases hundred of AZDPS classified documents.
June 25th: LulzSec quits.
That's my condensed rundown, although a comprehensive version can be found here. And while their legacy is ending, they did manage to breathe life back into the Anti-Sec movement, which is stirring up all forms of chaos on The Internet. I am just offering an unbiased perspective on June's cyber activity, I don't support or condone any of the mentioned actions, nor do I advise others to get involved. LulzSec has officially run its course, but the consequences will still be felt for a while to come. Consequences for them, corporations putting users at risk, and the security of The Internet in general.
May 7th: LulzSec hacks Fox Databases, hijacking twitter accounts and dumping details.
May 15th: LulzSec hacks UK ATMs, dumping hoards of transaction longs, for 3100 ATMs.
May 23rd: LulzSec dumps Sony internal Database.
May 30th: LulzSec hacks PBS servers, and publish a fake story about Tupac.
May 31st: LulzSec hacks the famous hacker publication 2600. lol
June 3rd: LulzSec dumps emails of Infragard, an FBI affiliate, owner Karim Hijazi.
June 10th: LulzSec dumps +26,000 emails and passwords for porn sites.
June 13th: LulzSec hacks Senete.gov and Bethesda, dumping web server configs.
June 15th: LulzSec DDoS attacks Eve Online, Minecraft, League of Legends, and Escapist Mag.
June 16th: LulzSec dumps 16,000 various log-in details. e-mails and passwords.
June 20th: LulzSec revitalizes the AntiSec movement, notably Brazil and Italy.
June 24th: LulzSec final hack, releases hundred of AZDPS classified documents.
June 25th: LulzSec quits.
That's my condensed rundown, although a comprehensive version can be found here. And while their legacy is ending, they did manage to breathe life back into the Anti-Sec movement, which is stirring up all forms of chaos on The Internet. I am just offering an unbiased perspective on June's cyber activity, I don't support or condone any of the mentioned actions, nor do I advise others to get involved. LulzSec has officially run its course, but the consequences will still be felt for a while to come. Consequences for them, corporations putting users at risk, and the security of The Internet in general.