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13. The best technical professionals of the next ruling generation?

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 01:45 PM

Jan 2013

Hardly. They rely on careless and sloppy server administration using old, well-worn exploits that that could be prevented simply by keeping the software up to date and changing the passwords. With the large number of public service web sites out there it just takes a little time to find one in the area of interest that is vulnerable.

Its pretty pitiful all the attention they get for such lame and insignificant vandalism. It's like getting front-page coverage for spray painting graffiti on the sidewalk.

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Hackers take over sentencing commission website [View all] hue Jan 2013 OP

Full story has nice Anonyjacking screenshot johnfunk Jan 2013 #1

Anonymous has seized US Dept Justice files too. More information - lots more: Melinda Jan 2013 #2

WOW! Just WOW! 1monster Jan 2013 #3

My impression is... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #8

Which is more than my impression of little over half the SCOTUS Lordquinton Jan 2013 #11

Then it must be really embarrassing to get bushwhacked by them so often. Ash_F Jan 2013 #12

The best technical professionals of the next ruling generation? reACTIONary Jan 2013 #13

You are just making the US government sound even more incompetent. Ash_F Jan 2013 #18

"The Government" is a rather large and diverse conglomeration... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #27

I don't see how draconian punishments make our lives better Ash_F Jan 2013 #33

I not aware of any draconian punishments... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #34

"careless and sloppy server administration using old, well-worn exploits" bemildred Jan 2013 #20

And what does this have to do with department of justice sentencing guidelines... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #25

Indeed, and why is there air? Whose idea was that, anyway? nt bemildred Jan 2013 #32

Breaking and entering and theft... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #35

Yeah yeah, I got it, you don't get it. You think words are way the heck more important than people bemildred Jan 2013 #36

I think I've got it... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #37

If THEY do not care enough to hire competent security people, why should I? bemildred Jan 2013 #38

Sure. And if you don't hire a body guard with a gun... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #39

Why indeed? What business is that of yours? I quite agree. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #40

Allow me to recommend to you... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #42

Capitalism, in other words. We already have that. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #44

I thought you "got it"... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #48

Massive security hole lets hackers control millions of cameras, printers and routers bemildred Jan 2013 #41

We need some goverment regs to stop this sort of thing... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #43

Ah, I see they're already downplaying the numbers Occulus Jan 2013 #45

No, this is more than that. bemildred Jan 2013 #21

They just buried a comrade. MelungeonWoman Jan 2013 #23

I looked at the video they posted on the hijacked web site... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #28

I guess it bears repeating: Anonymous will fuck your shit up. MindPilot Jan 2013 #4

Love Anonymous! 20score Jan 2013 #5

Hackers take over sentencing commission website bir Jan 2013 #6

If you want to fuck with a Tiger, make sure you're not in it's cage. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #7

My guess is that one of the administrators... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #14

I have doubts that this is effective. FreeBC Jan 2013 #9

Nothing is being done right now christx30 Jan 2013 #10

Yep..trying to change things "through the system" is totally ignorant of how... BlueJazz Jan 2013 #16

Exactly. It's just vandalism. With a healthy dose of self-aggrandizement. (NT) reACTIONary Jan 2013 #15

You seem to be invested in their actions, and are trying hard to degrade them. 20score Jan 2013 #17

This is a discussion board... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #30

Well, when your opinion is very obviously slanted against any form of expertise, Occulus Jan 2013 #46

Never heard of HBGary, so I looked them up... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #47

Jealousy? Revenge? Greed? (i.e., the usual reasons) Nihil Jan 2013 #31

Working very very hard to downplay Anon aren't you :) Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #19

This is a discussion board... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #29

The government will hunt them down if it can, and try to ignore them if it can't. bemildred Jan 2013 #22

they will be harping any minute on how venerable we all are to web 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #26

There was a report yesterday that the website was back up, but Anonymous hacked it again Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #24