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LulzSec Hacks the US Senate

Posted by Soulskill on from the going-for-the-gusto dept.

jfruhlinger writes "LulzSec might not be as famous as Anonymous — they're really best known for hacking sites they like, to prove a point about security — but they may have just raised their profile significantly, posting what appears to be data taken from an internally facing server at the US Senate. However, the fun-loving group might find that the Senate reacts a lot more harshly to intrusions than, say, PBS did." The group also recently grabbed data from Bethesda Softworks.

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  1. Interesting by Jibekn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I hope these guys are as good as they claim to be, otherwise we will be seeing their faces with the caption "Further arrests from anonymous hacking group"

    1. Re:Interesting by biodata · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I'm sure we will see this anyway. It's easy to arrest a few people on suspicion whether they did it or not. It doesn't matter if anyone gets convicted, the arrests are just a bit of media theatre and have to happen soon after the event. Like in Spain, Holland, Turkey, etc.

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    2. Re:Interesting by Ruke · · Score: 3, Interesting

      These guys aren't black hats; they're a different breed. They're clearly not in it for the money. They're not in it to help people. They're in it for the chaos, and the power trip, and, well, the lulz.

      They're probably going to get caught, but I don't think it's quite fair to characterize them as "incompetent," just because they're playing a different game than everyone else.

  2. Fed Reserve is up next by milbournosphere · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Apparently, Anonymous announced an intention to go after the federal reserve next: http://gizmodo.com/5811546/anonymous-goes-after-federal-reserve. It'll be quite interesting if they attempt it. I'm interested in seeing how the fed handles this.

    1. Re:Fed Reserve is up next by gweihir · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Believe that all you like. Then ask yourself who the larges employer of mathematicians (not an easy study by any means) in the world is. And they have other pretty good people too.

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  3. I want to see some Juicy stuff by future+assassin · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As much as I like chaos brought to the powers that be none of this hacking will have any long lasting effects. want to see some serious info leaked that damages someone with real power. I'd rather see these guy dig out info that calls out the hypocrites in positions of power.

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  4. Re:Not what Obama meant by "open government"... by Hatta · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And when that ass gets kicked in the Senate's IT office, you'll have LulzSec to thank. If LulzSec could hack it, so could Iran. We should be grateful for the service they are providing.

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  5. Apache 0day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Lulzsec's primary means of access is an Apache 0day. Also, one of their primary members works for a Tier 1 ISP, thus giving him privileged access to some high level routers/customer information.