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Offline Pimander

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More than 200 UK military email addresses leaked online
« on: January 09, 2012, 11:32:07 am »
Anonymous have been at it again.  This time it is an MOD contractor.

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Hacking group Anonymous is behind the leak, which in total consisted of thousands of email addresses belonging to UK residents, along with encrypted passwords. Many of these email addresses were for other intelligence and police officials, members of the Cabinet and also 242 members of staff for Nato.

Anonymous revealed on micro-blogging site Twitter on Christmas Day that it had got its hands on the information after gaining access to a US-based consultancy called Stratfor, which specialises in foreign affairs and security issues.
SOURCE: BBC I think but it's gone now!
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Re: More than 200 UK military email addresses leaked online
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 11:46:48 pm »
Stratfor must be redfaced  :D

I for one am 'lukewarm' on this Hactivist trend, but I can not see how publishing those details of email addresses and passwords is in any way a form of protest.
The harm that this could do to the security of those orginisations far outweighs the benefit of the public knowing the details.  :-[
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Re: More than 200 UK military email addresses leaked online
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 12:22:18 am »
Folks,

Do not download any files related to this. It is a honey-pot.

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Re: More than 200 UK military email addresses leaked online
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 06:20:24 pm »
I for one am 'lukewarm' on this Hactivist trend, but I can not see how publishing those details of email addresses and passwords is in any way a form of protest.
For me it depends what company is the target.  If it is one that harms internet freedom or online privacy I'm all for it.  Banks too.  I'm against harming the customers though as that's self defeating.

Folks,

Do not download any files related to this. It is a honey-pot.
Sounds like good advice...

I didn't by the way. ;)

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Re: More than 200 UK military email addresses leaked online
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 07:50:38 pm »
Folks,

Do not download any files related to this. It is a honey-pot.

Mmmmmmmmmm, honey.

Homer Simpson downloaded it already  ;D
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