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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. 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. 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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