Hack Attack

HACK ATTACK: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TOP LULZSEC ATTACKS WHAT IS LULZSEC? - PLAYSTATION NETWORK HACK (APRIL 17-19, 2011) LulzSec, short for "Lulz Security", is a 9 hacker group that claims responsibility for several high profile attacks. LutzSec has gotten attention since May 2011 for targeting high profile websites with poor security. PlayStation. Network ARD INFRAGARDATLANTA.ORG HACK FBI AFFILIATE SITE (JUNE 13, 2011) HACKERS OBTAINED: 222222 INFRAGARD USER PASSWORDS AND EMAIL ACCOUNTS 11 77 MILLION CIA WEBSITE (JUNE 15, 2011) HACKERS OBTAINED: CONTROL OF SITE'S ACCESSIBILITY ICON REPRESENTS I MILION USERS USER ACCOUNTS COMPROMISED HACKERS OBTAINED: M NAME, ADDRESS, COUNTRY, EMAIL, BIRTHDAY PBS.ORG (MAY 30, 2011) HACKERS OBTAINED: PASSWORD, LOGIN, SECURITY ANSWERS, PSN ONLINE ID O PBS INTERNAL HOSTS, SEVERAL DATABASES PURCHASE HISTORY, BILLING INFO, CREDIT CARD NUMBER HACKING STATISTICS 31% 73% NEARLY 1/3 OF ALL HACKS ORIGINATE IN THE US, THE HIGHEST OF ALL COUNTRIES 83% OF PEOPLE DON'T USE A SEPARATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ONLINE PURCHASES ALMOST 3/4 OF AMERICANS HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO CYBER CRIME $1 TRILLION THE TOTAL VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HACKERS STOLE FROM BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD IN 2008 TOP "BLACK HAT" HACKERS JOHNATHAN JAMES KEVIN MITNICK ADRIAN LAMO FIRST JUVENILE (16) SENT TO OO PRISON FOR HACKING HACKED INTO NY TIMES AND MICROSOFT USING WIFI AT COFFEE SHOPS SPENT 2 YEARS STEALING CORPORATE SECRETS AND BREAKING INTO THE US NATIONAL DEFENSE WARNING SYSTEM A SERVED 5 YEARS TOTAL, INCLUDING 8 MONTHS SOLITARY CONFINEMENT INSTALLED A BACK DOOR INTO A DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY SERVER VIEWED PERSONAL INFO AND HIGH-PROFILE SUBJECT MATTER ORDERED TO PAY $65,000 IN RESITUTION HACKED INTO NASA COMPUTERS STEALING SOFTWARE WORTH $1.7M, COSTING NASA $41,000 IN REPAIR CURRENTLY A COMPUTER SECURITY CONSULTANT SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS HOUSE ARREST OO AND 2 YEARS OF PROBATION IS NOW AN AWARD WINNING SPEAKER AND JOURNALIST TOP "WHITE HAT" HACKERS TIM BERNERS-LEE LINUS TORVALDS STEPHENLVOZNIAK. RICHARD STALLMAN CREATED BLUE BOX, A DEVICE THAT BYPASSES TELEPHONE WITCHIN FREE LONG DISTANCE CALLS CREATED GNU PROJECT THAT ENABLED SOFTWARE TO BE USED, DISTRIBUTED, COPIED, AND MODIFIED FOR FREE CREATED THE WORLD WIDE WEB BY COMBINING HYPERTEXT FROM CREATED LINUX Linux MECHANISMS TO MAKE A NUCLEAR RESEARCH SYSTEM WITH THE INTERNET PASSWORD HACKING TIMES LENGTH LOWERCASE +UPPERCASE +NUMBERS & SYMBOLS 6 characters 10 minutes 10 hours 18 days 7 characters 4 hours 23 days 4 years 8 characters 4 days 3 years 463 years 9 characters 4 months 178 years 44,530 years SOURCES http//www.ibtimes.com/articles/163793/20110616utz-lulzsec-secanity-hack-gber-attack-cia-senate-us-hackers-target-anonymoas.htm http://www.dnaindia.com/sciteclureport the-top-10-hacks-of-al-time 11072 http:/www.focus.com/tyt-secunitytop-10-most-famous-hackers-all-time Ittp://nestround net/201 1/02hon-long-does-it-take-toe-hackers-to-crack-your-password http://www.buzzle com/articles/home-computers-becoming-prime-target-computer-thieves html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/choosing-security-software-to-stay-one-step-ahead-ot-hackers html Gadgets Gizmos