Computers Snitches Get Online Stitches - Page 3

teedubya · 02-08-2011, 03:27 AM

Holy shit...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runnin...us_hacke_1.php

The anarchic and amorphous hacker group Anonymous unleashed its online fury Sunday on Aaron Barr, a computer security expert with plans to tell the FBI everything he's gathered about the group. They took over his Twitter, covered it with racial slurs, published his social security number and proceeded to expose 50,000 of his company emails, available for download in one convenient file. Anonymous also messed with his company website, which is now down. All because he told the Financial Times that "he had collected information on the core leaders, including many of their real names, and that they could be arrested if law enforcement had the same data." So they took him to online war.

Mr Barr said he penetrated Anonymous as part of a project to demonstrate the security risks to organisations from social media and networking. He is presenting his research later this month at a conference in San Francisco.

Using LinkedIn, Classmates.com, Facebook and other sites, Mr Barr also burrowed deep enough into a US military group and a US nuclear plant that he could trick workers there to click on web links that, if they had been malicious, could have installed spying software on their computers. Such "social engineering" hacks are a major vulnerability for companies targeted in industrial espionage.

To punish him, Anonymous -- an enemy of Scientology and governments in Tunisia, Egypt and so on -- cornered Barr in a chat room to let him know that they had all of his findings about the group and his personal information. As reported by Gawker, from inside the chat:

"All your emails were dropped. Meaning we know you were trying to sell your ****ing research to the FBI. And the sad thing is the names and info in that document//research is all ****ing fake... you could have gotten a lot of random innocent people arrested," wrote one Anonymous member.

"That's an old version of my research.... not trying to sell it... much has changed," Barr wrote.

"I saw your latest data and it's all the same shit," snapped back another Anonymous member.

"They didn't just pick on any company, but we try to protect the US government from hackers," said Greg Hoglund, the founder of HBGary, which employs Barr. "They couldn't have chosen a worse company to pick on."

But on Twitter, the nature of Anonymous persisted: "Today we taught everyone a lesson. When we actually decide to bite back against those who try to bring us down, we bite back hard. #gameover." And: "Anonymous finds the line and then crosses it." Hashtag? #noregrets.

http://twitter.com/aaronbarr

They changed their homepage to this: http://i.imgur.com/em14R.jpg

Freaking vicious. lol

Ebolapox · 02-08-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by FAX

His name used to be capitalized.

Poor bastard.

FAX

ahh, so he's related to Charlie Chan.

**Saul Good** · 02-08-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by FAX

His name used to be capitalized.

Poor bastard.

FAX

They decapitalitated him?

Dante84 · 02-08-2011, 11:13 AM

Brock · 02-08-2011, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by H5N1

what did they do to chris chan?

What didn't they do to him. There's a quasi-NSFW story about it on Cracked.com.

David. · 02-08-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ClayWhit

These are my people.

How would you anonymously be an attention whore though?
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Sofa King · 02-08-2011, 11:28 AM

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Chris-chan

this guy?

EDIT: if it's this guy, then ho lee shit did they **** him up. lol

FAX · 02-08-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sofa King

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Chris-chan

this guy?

EDIT: if it's this guy, then ho lee shit did they **** him up. lol

The entire episode is an excellent representation of the cruelty anonymity can foster. That Chris Chan due is obviously mentally ill, yet he was relentlessly scorned and mocked by people who had nothing better to do?

Do they actually think they score points by taunting a mentally ill person?

Pretty weird behavior on everybody's part, if you ask me.

FAX

Over-Head · 02-08-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by David.

How would you anonymously be an attention whore though?
Posted via Mobile Device

In Goatboys world it makes perfect sence

Mr. Plow · 02-08-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sofa King

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Chris-chan

this guy?

EDIT: if it's this guy, then ho lee shit did they **** him up. lol

I've been trying to find it - what exactly did the guy do to them? Or was it just because he was a weird guy.

Brock · 02-08-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

I've been trying to find it - what exactly did the guy do to them? Or was it just because he was a weird guy.

They usually pick somebody out who's doing something stupid online. Just a few months ago, they completely annihilated a 15 year old girl who was acting a fool on youtube. That's where the internet memes "backtrace your ip" and "cyberpolice" and "you dun goofed" came from. Google Jessie Slaughter.

Mr. Plow · 02-08-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

They usually pick somebody out who's doing something stupid online. Just a few months ago, they completely annihilated a 15 year old girl who was acting a fool on youtube. That's where the internet memes "backtrace your ip" and "cyberpolice" and "you dun goofed" came from. Google Jessie Slaughter.

That's what I thought.

Pants · 02-08-2011, 12:40 PM

I'm 12 years old and what is this?

Sofa King · 02-08-2011, 01:05 PM

is this the same group that caught the girl that was tossing newborn puppies into a river?

I'm assuming it is....

**pr_capone** · 02-08-2011, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sofa King

is this the same group that caught the girl that was tossing newborn puppies into a river?

I'm assuming it is....

yes it is.

Sofa King · 02-08-2011, 01:14 PM

Well then these guys are equally the best and worst things to happen to the internet.

02-08-2011, 03:27 AM
teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $8993042	Snitches Get Online Stitches Holy shit... http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runnin...us_hacke_1.php The anarchic and amorphous hacker group Anonymous unleashed its online fury Sunday on Aaron Barr, a computer security expert with plans to tell the FBI everything he's gathered about the group. They took over his Twitter, covered it with racial slurs, published his social security number and proceeded to expose 50,000 of his company emails, available for download in one convenient file. Anonymous also messed with his company website, which is now down. All because he told the Financial Times that "he had collected information on the core leaders, including many of their real names, and that they could be arrested if law enforcement had the same data." So they took him to online war. Mr Barr said he penetrated Anonymous as part of a project to demonstrate the security risks to organisations from social media and networking. He is presenting his research later this month at a conference in San Francisco. Using LinkedIn, Classmates.com, Facebook and other sites, Mr Barr also burrowed deep enough into a US military group and a US nuclear plant that he could trick workers there to click on web links that, if they had been malicious, could have installed spying software on their computers. Such "social engineering" hacks are a major vulnerability for companies targeted in industrial espionage. To punish him, Anonymous -- an enemy of Scientology and governments in Tunisia, Egypt and so on -- cornered Barr in a chat room to let him know that they had all of his findings about the group and his personal information. As reported by Gawker, from inside the chat: "All your emails were dropped. Meaning we know you were trying to sell your **ing research to the FBI. And the sad thing is the names and info in that document//research is all **ing fake... you could have gotten a lot of random innocent people arrested," wrote one Anonymous member. "That's an old version of my research.... not trying to sell it... much has changed," Barr wrote. "I saw your latest data and it's all the same shit," snapped back another Anonymous member. "They didn't just pick on any company, but we try to protect the US government from hackers," said Greg Hoglund, the founder of HBGary, which employs Barr. "They couldn't have chosen a worse company to pick on." But on Twitter, the nature of Anonymous persisted: "Today we taught everyone a lesson. When we actually decide to bite back against those who try to bring us down, we bite back hard. #gameover." And: "Anonymous finds the line and then crosses it." Hashtag? #noregrets. http://twitter.com/aaronbarr They changed their homepage to this: http://i.imgur.com/em14R.jpg Freaking vicious. lol
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