NATO press release about the break in to their ebookstore by LulzSec: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-40BE0A99-F4F5EB32/natolive/ne...
NATO has an ebook store? What are the hell?
That's also what strikes me in this story. Anyone can explain this?
LulzSec: 50 Days of Lulz statement
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#22Who is LulzSec?
I was going to say something snarky, but I checked your comment history and it seems you are on here seldom enough to explain an honest lack of knowledge about them. Basically, LulzSec is a hacking group that has been attacking many targets very publicly over the past 2 months. They've been all over HN, /., reddit, etc. They've even earned some mentions in the MSM.
Basically, they're notable for a) the number of targets they've hit, b) how brazen they are about it (hitting the FBI, CIA, and other law enforcement agencies), and c) how vigorously they court publicity (270k followers on Twitter).
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd have to agree. Even now I think that with time they will all be outed - if they've not already. Some of these 'raids' have just been too daring to expect to get away with forever.
Really though, if all of your traffic is going through TOR to a vpn in eastern europe, the chances of being tracked down are slim to nil. Sure, there are theoretical weaknesses in TOR, but you'd need to control quite a few exit nodes to even begin to have a chance of pinpointing the endpoints. Combine that with a compromised wifi as a last resort (which you erase the logs of regularly), and you're pretty damned safe.…
Just like the low security systems they crack, the weakest link in their own chain is the human element.
Think password reuse is a problem? So is screen name reuse. So is having the same friends over time. So is trusting people.
A person's digital fingerprint is huge these days, and a human weakness can break the chain apart. And once one person's in custody? How much discipline do you think each member has to not snitch in the face of prison time?
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#24Re: LulzSec: 50 Days of Lulz statement
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
NATO has an ebook store? What are the hell?
That's also what strikes me in this story. Anyone can explain this?
After thinking about it for a few moments, I would guess that they largely sell books and research papers and suchlike on subjects that are of interest to those in member militaries, but aren't of sufficient general interest to make it to Amazon or otherwise.
EDIT: or, I could've spent a single moment to read the contents of the aforementioned link.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd have to agree. Even now I think that with time they will all be outed - if they've not already. Some of these 'raids' have just been too daring to expect to get away with forever.
Really though, if all of your traffic is going through TOR to a vpn in eastern europe, the chances of being tracked down are slim to nil. Sure, there are theoretical weaknesses in TOR, but you'd need to control quite a few exit nodes to even begin to have a chance of pinpointing the endpoints. Combine that with a compromised wifi as a last resort (which you erase the logs of regularly), and you're pretty damned safe.…
Even if authorities were able to track down someone through TOR, I doubt they'd publish it. More easy to let black hats think they are safe.
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#27NATO press release about the break in to their ebookstore by LulzSec: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-40BE0A99-F4F5EB32/natolive/ne...
NATO has an ebook store? What are the hell?
Sheesh, it's described in the linked NATO press release. Nothing big, propably comparable to PACER.
> NATO’s e-Bookshop is a separate service for the public for the release of NATO information and does not contain any classified data.
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#28NATO press release about the break in to their ebookstore by LulzSec: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-40BE0A99-F4F5EB32/natolive/ne...
Note that the press release was two days ago, after NATO was notified by police. AFAIK, this is the first that Lulzsec has disclosed that the NATO bookstore was hit, which means the police knew before we did. That can't be good for those behind the mask.
AFAIK, this is the first that Lulzsec has disclosed that the NATO bookstore was hit, which means the police knew before we did. That can't be good for those behind the mask.
Maybe they were seeing how long it would take for the news to come out without their help.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Really though, if all of your traffic is going through TOR to a vpn in eastern europe, the chances of being tracked down are slim to nil. Sure, there are theoretical weaknesses in TOR, but you'd need to control quite a few exit nodes to even begin to have a chance of pinpointing the endpoints. Combine that with a compromised wifi as a last resort (which you erase the logs of regularly), and you're pretty damned safe.…
Even if authorities were able to track down someone through TOR, I doubt they'd publish it. More easy to let black hats think they are safe.
Right, but then they'd be prosecuted, and the means would come out. You wouldn't be able to both put people in jail based upon evidence gained from compromising TOR, as well as keep secret the fact that TOR was compromised. Not for long, at any rate.
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#30Who is LulzSec?
I was going to say something snarky, but I checked your comment history and it seems you are on here seldom enough to explain an honest lack of knowledge about them. Basically, LulzSec is a hacking group that has been attacking many targets very publicly over the past 2 months. They've been all over HN, /., reddit, etc. They've even earned some mentions in the MSM. Basically, they're notable for a) the number of targ…
I was being sarcastic :-)