anonymous hacks ussc.gov

ravdin · 27th January 2013, 05:06 PM

Anonymous has hacked the United States Sentencing Commission's website in retribution for Aaron Swartz's death, as they recently said they would. They left behind a rather amusing Easter egg.

http://www.ussc.gov

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, [ENTER]

Enjoy!

ravdin · 27th January 2013, 05:18 PM

A little more on the story: Anonymous claims they have retrieved nine secret DOJ files, and have spread encrypted versions (for the record, I do not encourage you, dear reader, to break the law and download the files yourself). These files are useless without an encryption key. The demand is immediate reform of federal sentencing guidelines, or Anonymous will release the key. Since I don't expect that to happen, it appears there may be a major compromise in government secrets in the near future.

http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-hacks...es-7000010369/

WildCat · 27th January 2013, 10:45 PM

They're bluffing, just like wikileaks did with their "warhead" that revealed nothing anyone who reads newspapers didn't already know.

NoahFence · 29th January 2013, 01:52 PM

Are they saying the guidelines are too stringent, or too lienient?

theprestige · 29th January 2013, 07:16 PM

http://xkcd.com/932/

TheL8Elvis · 4th February 2013, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by WildCat

They're bluffing, just like wikileaks did with their "warhead" that revealed nothing anyone who reads newspapers didn't already know.

http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-posts...ls-7000010740/

Following attacks on U.S. government websites last weekend, Anonymous seems to have made a new "Operation Last Resort" .gov website strike Sunday night.

Anonymous appears to have published login and private information from over 4,000 American bank executive accounts in the name of its new Operation Last Resort campaign, demanding U.S. computer crime law reform.

Ron_Tomkins · 4th February 2013, 09:03 AM

Interesting

*Taking notes*

Checkmite · 4th February 2013, 09:04 AM

What happened to the super-secret "DOJ" files they were going to release? Oh wait, they're not actually DOJ files, they're just some email account usernames and passwords. Anonymous does it again, everybody.

ServiceSoon · 4th February 2013, 09:22 AM

Does anybody want to guess what the gov's respose, punishment wise, to this incident will be?

27th January 2013, 05:06 PM	#1
ravdin Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,557	anonymous hacks ussc.gov Anonymous has hacked the United States Sentencing Commission's website in retribution for Aaron Swartz's death, as they recently said they would. They left behind a rather amusing Easter egg. http://www.ussc.gov up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, [ENTER] Enjoy!
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27th January 2013, 05:18 PM	#2
ravdin Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,557	A little more on the story: Anonymous claims they have retrieved nine secret DOJ files, and have spread encrypted versions (for the record, I do not encourage you, dear reader, to break the law and download the files yourself). These files are useless without an encryption key. The demand is immediate reform of federal sentencing guidelines, or Anonymous will release the key. Since I don't expect that to happen, it appears there may be a major compromise in government secrets in the near future. http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-hacks...es-7000010369/
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29th January 2013, 01:52 PM	#4
NoahFence Psycho Kitty Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Patriot Nation Posts: 9,322	Are they saying the guidelines are too stringent, or too lienient?
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29th January 2013, 07:16 PM	#5
theprestige Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,616	http://xkcd.com/932/
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4th February 2013, 08:49 AM	#6
TheL8Elvis Illuminator Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,521	Originally Posted by WildCat They're bluffing, just like wikileaks did with their "warhead" that revealed nothing anyone who reads newspapers didn't already know. http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-posts...ls-7000010740/ Following attacks on U.S. government websites last weekend, Anonymous seems to have made a new "Operation Last Resort" .gov website strike Sunday night. Anonymous appears to have published login and private information from over 4,000 American bank executive accounts in the name of its new Operation Last Resort campaign, demanding U.S. computer crime law reform.
TheL8Elvis Illuminator Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,521

27th January 2013, 10:45 PM	#3
WildCat NWO Master Conspirator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany Park, Chicago Posts: 49,093	They're bluffing, just like wikileaks did with their "warhead" that revealed nothing anyone who reads newspapers didn't already know.

4th February 2013, 09:03 AM	#7
Ron_Tomkins Satan's Helper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 32,034	Interesting *Taking notes*
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4th February 2013, 09:04 AM	#8
Checkmite Skepticifimisticalationist Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Third in line Posts: 14,885	anonymous hacks ussc.gov What happened to the super-secret "DOJ" files they were going to release? Oh wait, they're not actually DOJ files, they're just some email account usernames and passwords. Anonymous does it again, everybody.
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4th February 2013, 09:22 AM	#9
ServiceSoon Muse Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 995	Does anybody want to guess what the gov's respose, punishment wise, to this incident will be?
ServiceSoon Muse Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 995