http://www.darkreading.com/insider-threat/167801100/security/news/229403080/network-that-supports-anonymous-hacker-group-is-compromised.html By Tim Wilson Dark Reading May 9, 2011 A network frequently used by the members of the hacker group Anonymous has been compromised, according to its operators. AnonOps.net, an IRC network that provided a forum for members of the Anonymous group as well as other hackers, has been temporarily shut down, according to a message posted by operators over the weekend. "We regret to inform you today that our network has been compromised by a former IRC-operator and fellow helper named 'Ryan,'" the message says. "He decided that he didn't like the leaderless command structure that AnonOps Network Admins use. So he organized a coup d'etat, with his 'friends' at skidsr.us. Using the networks service bot 'Zalgo' he scavenged the IPs and passwords of all the network servers [including the hub] and then systematically aimed denial of service attacks at them, which is why the network has been unstable for the past week. "Unfortunately he has control of the domain names AnonOps.ru [and possibly AnonOps.net, we don't know at this stage], so we are unable to continue using them," the message continues. "We however still have control over AnonOps.in, and will continue to publish news there. We would STRONGLY ADVISE all users to STAY AWAY from AnonOps.net and AnonOps.ru, and they should be considered COMPROMISED." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Tue May 10 2011 - 00:33:22 PDT
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