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Anonymous continued its cyber-attacks against law enforcement agencies to protest recent arrests of members and Topiary by breaching a third-party marketing firm hosting 70 law enforcement Websites.
Under the banner of its "AntiSec" campaign, the so-called "hacktivist" collective Anonymous and its counterparts in the recently resurrected LulzSec struck again, this time going after multiple law enforcement agencies in the United States, Ecuador and Brazil. The group also defaced Websites belonging to the Syrian and Colombian governments.
The attackers uploaded a 7.4GB file via BitTorrent on Aug. 6; the file contained more than 300 email boxes from 56 different law enforcement domains, personal details belonging to more than 7,000 sheriffs in Missouri, online police-training videos, and a list of 60 people who called in about Anonymous on the tips hotline. This cybercrime, dubbed "Shooting the Sheriffs," the file contained personal details such as user names, passwords, home addresses, telephone numbers and Social Security numbers.
All in all, 70 law enforcement agencies, mostly rural sheriffs, were hit in the latest AntiSec campaign. The stolen data came from 76 Websites in 11 states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri and Mississippi, and was stolen during the July 31 attack. The current dump appears to be related to the sample of Social Security numbers belonging to 100 police officers that Anonymous leaked previously.
For a lot more on this story click here: Anonymous, LulzSec Dump Data from 70 Sheriffs' Offices
These bad guys arent going away any time soon; the best thing everyone can do is dramatically increase their own Internet Security Awareness. And if you are a business owner or IT Manager then get your employees up to speed on Internet security and train them to avoid phishing scams and other hacking ploys.
KnowBe4 offers a FREE Phishing Security Test that can give you an accurate assessment of who the likely culprits are within your organization that will open the door to cybercriminals. Take this important step now while you are reading thisbefore your organization gets targeted. FREE PHISHING SECURITY TEST
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
[/caption]Anonymous continued its cyber-attacks against law enforcement agencies to protest recent arrests of members and Topiary by breaching a third-party marketing firm hosting 70 law enforcement Websites.
Under the banner of its "AntiSec" campaign, the so-called "hacktivist" collective Anonymous and its counterparts in the recently resurrected LulzSec struck again, this time going after multiple law enforcement agencies in the United States, Ecuador and Brazil. The group also defaced Websites belonging to the Syrian and Colombian governments.
The attackers uploaded a 7.4GB file via BitTorrent on Aug. 6; the file contained more than 300 email boxes from 56 different law enforcement domains, personal details belonging to more than 7,000 sheriffs in Missouri, online police-training videos, and a list of 60 people who called in about Anonymous on the tips hotline. This cybercrime, dubbed "Shooting the Sheriffs," the file contained personal details such as user names, passwords, home addresses, telephone numbers and Social Security numbers.
All in all, 70 law enforcement agencies, mostly rural sheriffs, were hit in the latest AntiSec campaign. The stolen data came from 76 Websites in 11 states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri and Mississippi, and was stolen during the July 31 attack. The current dump appears to be related to the sample of Social Security numbers belonging to 100 police officers that Anonymous leaked previously.
For a lot more on this story click here: Anonymous, LulzSec Dump Data from 70 Sheriffs' Offices
These bad guys arent going away any time soon; the best thing everyone can do is dramatically increase their own Internet Security Awareness. And if you are a business owner or IT Manager then get your employees up to speed on Internet security and train them to avoid phishing scams and other hacking ploys.
KnowBe4 offers a FREE Phishing Security Test that can give you an accurate assessment of who the likely culprits are within your organization that will open the door to cybercriminals. Take this important step now while you are reading thisbefore your organization gets targeted. FREE PHISHING SECURITY TEST
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
