Anonymous Hacker Attack Who Gets World Recognition

Who does not know Anonymous? the famous hacker association usually depicted with a figure wearing Guy Fawkes mask originally came from the 4chan forum. At that time the 4chan forum admin activated the Forced-Anon protocol which made all posts named Anonymous. Many people think Anonymous is an organization. Actually they are a large group that does not have a clear structure. Anonymous is a large group of individuals, who share the same interests. This hacker god lunge is always a concern, because beberapakali have made a big company until the government made fog. Here is the best Anonymous hacker attack that horrend the world.

Project Chanology

Organized actions from Anonymous are known as ops (short for operation). Some ops disband themselves before an internet site successfully broken down. But other operations can create an online disaster, which makes changes in the real world of finance as well as politics, which then becomes a criticism of the parties and amaze others. Anonymous reached celebrity's celebrity status in 2008. At that time, a video of Hollywood actor Tom Cruise who talked about his Scientology beliefs. The video is allegedly leaked unnamed parties that make Scientology leaders angry.

As a reaction, the religious leaders tried to do the impossible - removing the video totally from the internet. By doing so, the action triggered the anger of Anonymous, who saw this effort as a massive censorship of an institution. There are also members of Anonymous who object to what they perceive as a religious cult that is eye-catching. That's where the Chanology Project was born. Anonymous collects all its efforts by trying to eliminate Scientology traces from the internet. In an action that would later become the hallmark of the Anonymous movement, the purpose of this mission is propagated through a Youtube video.

Then start the attacks, beginning with DDoS attacks that interfere with Scientology website. Then there was a joke over the phone and a pizza order sent to Scientology points around the world, as well as anything that could disrupt day-to-day operations. Because some of these acts are against the law, consequently, the reputation of Anonymous grows up as a law-breaker and vigilante. At one point, however, a critic of Scientology, Mark Bunker called on Anonymous to use non-destructive and lawful means to achieve its objectives.

Because of his advice, Anonymous shifts from unlawful acts, to things that do not break the rules. He sent demonstrators to the Scientology centers, all using the mask of Guy Fawkes (an English rebel) figure, so that the mask became an Anonymous characteristic. This mask is the same mask used in the movie "V for Vendetta" by the main character, who happens to be an anonymous character who challenges the status quo. In this Chanology event, has begun to look an Anonymous movement that no longer rely on juvenile jokes. Anonymous becomes something more serious, more focused and more powerful. After two years of all-out assault in Project Chanology, the Anons are getting bored and stopping their anti-Scientology activities.

Operation Payback

The constant pressure experienced by WikiLeaks and its founders, triggered an act of revenge committed by hacktivists (hacker activists). The hacker group supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is conducting a series of cyber attacks against some who are considered to be taking a hostile stance. Including the Swedish Procuratorate. Web sites deemed hostile to WikiLeaks, such as PayPal, Swiss Bank PostFinance (postfinance.ch), the official website of the Swedish prosecutor Assange (aklagare.se), and the Lieberman senator site (lieberman.senate.gov) who vocally opposed Assange , they managed to paralyze through an initiative they called: Operation Payback. "The purpose of Operation Payback is not just hacking to make a profit.In this case, the purpose of hackers is to paralyze the service and protest"

"What we're seeing here is a very focused attack, to bring down servers because of the unfairness," said Noa Bar Yossef, senior security expert from computer security firm Imperva, reported by PCWorld. Yossef also said the Swedish prosecutor's site was' instantaneously 'inaccessible because' 500 more zombie computers attacked simultaneously. Security experts from Panda Blogs Sean-Paul Correl, revealed the result of Operation Payback attack, PayPalBlog.com site was down for 8 hours 15 minutes. Attacks using the Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS / DoS) method. Unlike typical DoS attacks that usually bombard target sites with thousands or even hundreds of thousands of spam from PC computers that have been infected with malware, according to Bar Yossef, Operation Payback recruits people from within their networks to download certain program codes that are malware DoS itself. Thus, no computer machine is a victim (or is called a botnet) because the owner is consciously involved in making their computer as a botnet and a tool to silence those who are hostile to WikiLeaks.

As is known, PayPal previously freeze WikiLeaks account of 60 thousand Euros because it considers this secret leaked site has violated the terms of use policy. The same step, then performed by Swiss Bank Post Finance (Swiss post office financial services), which freezes accounts and assets WikiLeaks of 31 thousand Euros. As a result of the freezing action, at least Assange and WikiLeaks lost about 100 thousand Euro donations from sympathetic people. Mastercard and VISA have also closed the donation service to WikiLeaks. In fact, at the same time, according to Guardian site technology editor Charles Arthur both Mastercard and VISA, did not freeze the donation service to racist movements like Ku Klux Klan.

"The WikiLeaks drama will certainly be a kind of cyber war, and this kind of war is virtually unbreakable, the Internet is so dynamic that it's impossible to shut down an organization like WikiLeaks that has such popular support that its hosting and funding options are virtually impossible to stop," said the founder. Antiwar.com Eric. WikiLeaks itself continues to experience cyber attacks since Assange released a US document some time ago. It forces WikiLeaks to change its address and server.

HGBary Federal

Anonymous hacker groups retaliate to a computer security company that helps police reveal the identity of Anonymous members. Earlier, a computer security firm named HGBary Federal claimed to have successfully identified several Anonymous hacker identities and planned to sell the data to the US intelligence bureau, the FBI. Anonymous is a hacktivist group (hacker activists) who have been diligently defending WikiLeaks as well as opposition activists in Egypt and Tunisia. To the Financial Times even Aaron Barr, Head of Security Services Firm, HBGary, mentioned some of the names he claimed to be senior figures in Anonymous, such as people named Q, Owen and others in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Australia.

Angry with Barr's behavior, the Anonymous group went on a rampage, Anonymous managed to take over the official HGBarry site which is now inaccessible. On the site, Anonymous even had a display announcement why they did the action. "Let us give you an unforgettable lesson: You do not mess with Anonymous. Especially if you just want to attract public attention, "said Anonymous. Furthermore, Anonymous reveals one of Barr's personal email content which in essence he wanted a publication in a way to reveal the identity of Anonymous.

"It's not about them, it's about an audience that will get a good impression of the competence and competence of our research," Barr said in his personal email. Not only that, since yesterday Anonymous also managed to master the Twitter account Aaron Barrdan post various tweets mocking Barr including with words that are less profanity. Hackers also uncover detailed addresses, Barr's social security numbers and more than 50 thousand emails from Barr's personal account. Anonymous also claims to have details of the company's financial condition and threatens to remove content that is on the HBGary Federal server.

HBGary was originally a security forum founded by computer security expert Greg Hoglund. Later it was founded a security company called HBGary Federal, and Greg owns a 15 percent stake in the company. Some time later Anonymous hacker supporters are being chased by security forces in various countries linked to their attacks on some sites that are considered hostile to WikiLeaks, such as PayPal, MasterCard, or VISA. Some time ago the FBI, issued a search command against more than 40 people Anonymous hacker supporters. British police have also stabbed five people accused of supporting the Anonymous action. They are suspected of hacking internet networks owned by several companies that previously decided cooperation with WikiLeaks.

This hacker group is sending a Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS), which works by bombarding the site with access requests in a row. This action is illegal under computer abuse laws in the UK, the perpetrators may be fined up to 5,000 pounds or about Rp71 million. Meanwhile, Hoglund and Barr, reportedly negotiating with Anonymous hackers to get back their corporate data.

Stratfor

A hacker or hacker group named Anonymous is rumored to have managed to steal customer information, including credit card information from Stratfor security site a private intelligence company. Chief Executive of Stratfor George Friedman confirmed that their site has indeed been hacked hackers. Until this news was written, the Stratfor.com site was still inaccessible and under construction. Hackers successfully steal credit card information, including passwords, and home addresses of about 4,000 Stratfor clients. Organizations listed as Stratfor's clients are Bank of America, Department of Defense, Doctors Without Borders, Lockeheed Martin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the United Nations. In the meantime, the total amount of credit card data successfully stolen is 90,000 accounts.

The result of the credit card hijacking was used by Anonymous to be donated to social institutions. Evident from the results of the investigation, Anonymous received proof of receipt of US $ 180 donation to the American Red Cross. The funds came from the credit card theft of a US employee, Homeland Security, named Edmund H Tupay. Other receipts are funds from credit cards owned by Allen Barr, a recently retired employee of the Texas Department of Banking, for $ 200, also redeemed to the Red Cross. However, the interesting fact is the reason Anonymous can attack the Stratfor site and steal customer data, that is because Stratfor does not encrypt their customer data.In fact, Stratfor is a global intelligence company that focuses on helping clients with data security. This is quite embarrassing for a company of Stratfor.

Either anyone adds Stratfor hijacking into Stratfor's profile on Wikipedia. This company profile has been updated with the latest information about credit card hijacking and the destruction of 200 GB of data. Even a CNN quote stating that Stratfor's unencrypted data is a big mistake for a security company. On Wikipedia it is also written that the number of hijacked credit cards already numbered more than 13,000 accounts. Wikipedia also mentions that credit card hijacking is used for donations to various social events, such as the Red Cross, the "Save The Children" campaign, and CARE campaigns. However, Wikipedia also added that Anonymous had written a press release saying it was not an Anonymous group. As a media source, Stratfor works with protected freedom of the press. This principle is also carried Anonymous so it is not possible the perpetrators behind piracy is the Anonymous group.