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Re: United States Sentencing Commission website hacked

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Post by nwh »

oasisbob wrote: post #30
nwh wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't actually execute `rm -rf /` on most modern systems anyway. There's a flag to force it, but you'd have to be pretty determined to nuke your system.

Sure you can. (Just gave it a shot on a Ubuntu VM the other day while exploring shared library linking.) Do some systems really have a flag more forceful than -f ?

Debian:

    # rm -rf /
    rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/'
    rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this fail safe

Re: United States Sentencing Commission website hacked

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Post by nextparadigms »

phaus wrote: post #13
olefoo wrote: post #6

Dudes. This is not at all helpful. Website defacements just create more of an excuse for a crackdown. If you're going to risk your life and freedom hacking things; make it worth your goddam time. Hack the prison industrial complex and get the evidence that shows that crimes are being created so that prisoners can be kept at a profit. Expose the email trails of corrupt judges who put away kids for kickbacks. Dox the m…

The article I read simply stated that the FBI was made aware of someone plotting to kill protesters, not that they were planning to do it themselves. Other than that, I get the point of your post.

Yes, that's why he said to find out "who was planning to kill the protesters".

Re: United States Sentencing Commission website hacked

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Post by oasisbob »

nwh wrote: post #32
oasisbob wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure you can. (Just gave it a shot on a Ubuntu VM the other day while exploring shared library linking.) Do some systems really have a flag more forceful than -f ?

Debian: # rm -rf / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this fail safe

Huh, sure enough, I stand corrected. Must have entirely forgot that I added that option while rushing to play around while things were being removed. Thanks!

Re: United States Sentencing Commission website hacked

#37

Post by nextparadigms »

olefoo wrote: post #6

Dudes. This is not at all helpful. Website defacements just create more of an excuse for a crackdown. If you're going to risk your life and freedom hacking things; make it worth your goddam time. Hack the prison industrial complex and get the evidence that shows that crimes are being created so that prisoners can be kept at a profit. Expose the email trails of corrupt judges who put away kids for kickbacks. Dox the m…

The video does mention some documents leaked that are password-locked and encrypted, and that they will start seeding some redacted information from it to media outlets. So we'll probably see soon if any of it is real.

Re: United States Sentencing Commission website hacked

#39

Post by mehrshad »

olefoo wrote: post #6

Dudes. This is not at all helpful. Website defacements just create more of an excuse for a crackdown. If you're going to risk your life and freedom hacking things; make it worth your goddam time. Hack the prison industrial complex and get the evidence that shows that crimes are being created so that prisoners can be kept at a profit. Expose the email trails of corrupt judges who put away kids for kickbacks. Dox the m…

Absofuckinglutely this. These 'hacks' annoy IT directors and allow self-described Deliverators to congratulate themselves amongst their script-kiddie nmap brethren in some private IRC. Then there's the more altruistic 'hacking' which uncovers truths obfuscated by those who've wronged in the interests of greed and cronyism.

This prank is immature, ineffective and honestly a waste of taxpayer money - additional personnel will be hired and major unnecessary purchases will be made of consulting services and software and equipment which we'll likely have to foot the bill for.

You're doing nothing to protect our civil liberties or expose the misdeeds of the corrupt and complacent. Try again.

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