Forwarded from: Steve W. Manzuik <steveat_private> http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1057534596427_8// OMFG!! ============================ "Hackers disrupt Internet during online battle Associated Press WASHINGTON - Parts of the Internet erupted Sunday in a battle among hackers, as factions disrupted a loosely co-ordinated "contest" among other groups trying to vandalize thousands of Web sites around the world." <snip> Exactly what parts of the Internet were disrupted? <snip> "Unknown attackers for hours knocked offline an independent security Web site, zone-h.org, that was verifying reports of online vandalism and being used by hackers to tally points for the competition. U.S. government and private technology experts warned last week that such vandalism was likely." <snip> Such vandalism is always likely -- don't secure your boxes get defaced. This is different from any other time how? <snip> "There were no reports of vandalism involving flagship Internet sites most consumers would recognize, a testament to improved online security over the past decade inside large corporations, government agencies and organizations." <snip> But the flashy title said the Internet was disrupted. So if no "flagship" Internet sites were hit -- again I ask what was disrupted. <snip> ""We at least knew it was coming," said Peter Allor of Internet Security Systems Inc., which distributed a warning Wednesday about the contest using an alert system for technology companies. "We took some efforts to harden our sites."" <snip> HAAHAHA this quote is rich. So this means that regardless of the other recent security issues pointed out on various ISS sites that they finally took steps to harden their sites? Were they not hardened before? Wow, some security company they are. ROFL!! <snip> "Some of the relatively unknown Web sites vandalized Sunday, such as one for a church in California, were converted into informal reporting mechanisms for identifying other hacked sites. Many security experts said the nickname of the hacker claiming responsibility for the contest, "Eleonora 1/8673/8," was unfamiliar." <snip> Again, more relatively unknown sites hit so why claim that the Internet was disrupted? Not to add to the FUD or any of that shit but "Eleonora 1/8673/8" is rumored to be .br but that's only rumor. ***sigh*** has the sky stopped falling? -Steve - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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