http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217860/Brazilian_government_energy_company_latest_LulzSec_victims By Robert McMillan IDG News Service June 22, 2011 Websites belonging to the Brazilian government and energy giant Petrobras were knocked offline Wednesday in a series of cyberattacks. The LulzSec hacking group credited its "Brazilian arm," for the attacks, which are the latest in a series of anti-government cyberassaults launched by the anarchic hacking group. LulzSec has also hit systems at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Senate, and the U.K.'s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). The Brazilian group behind the latest incidents, appears to be a new group of Portuguese speaking volunteers who have decided to hit Brazilian targets for political reasons. LulzSec has been calling on hackers and activists to launch an assault against government secrets, an operation it's termed Anti-Security, Brazil's Secretary of Communications said Wednesday that the attack began at 12:30 a.m., local time and finished two-and-a-half hours later. Brazil's www.presidencia.gov.br and www.portalbrasil.gov.br websites were knocked offline as was the www.receita.fazenda.gov.br site, operated by the country's tax-collection agency. [...] ___________________________________________________________ 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 Wed Jun 22 2011 - 23:49:42 PDT
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