Anonymous hacks computer security firm

B of A Enlists Security Firms to Undermine WikiLeaks

"The fallout from the HBGary Federal breach continues to spread as leaked documents reveal that BofA was soliciting proposals for strategies to undermine WikiLeaks. The proposed strategies suggested a variety of tactics which ranged from a disinformation campaign to outright cyber attacks..."

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/11634-B-of-A-Enlists-Security-Firms-to-Un...

Anonymous is just playing right into the hands of those who want to take the Internet away from us by way of regulatory statute. The thing about Anonymous is - being that "no one" really "knows" who is doing what and why - it leaves the movement susceptible to infiltration. Actions like the HBGary Federal hack just provide more impetus for the government to restrict internet access and force everyone to register an Internet Identity. Ultimately, Anonymous is providing the rationale lawmakers need to inhibit our freedom. So who is to say which side Anonymous is really on? It certainly is not the side of freedom.

Isn't it interesting how Anons are being arrested for "hacking networks", while this company is allowed to do it for a living? I wonder if they have a court order to do it legally or if they just get special privledges for being a government contractor.

On a side note, this was kind of a stupid idea. DDOS attacks are akin to a protest, as long as they cannot show you illegal comandeered someones computer to do your bidding. Hacking into a companies network and distributing everyone's emails would be much harder to fight in a court of law.

Take that A-holes!

Ha! That's just awesome.

How ironic, though. A firm specializing in computer "security", couldn't even stand up to the likes of Anonymous. Which begs the question, who can really stand in their way? Who will try to stop them?

What can we expect next from Anonymous?

From 2/7

http://anonnews.org/?p=press&a=item&i=378

"Recently, the head of internet security firm HBGary Federal, Aaron Barr, sought to elevate his investigation of the Anonymous movement by providing the Financial Times with what he claimed to be accurate and useful information about those who allegedly drive our activities.

In yesterday's release we inferred that the information presented was easy to undermine by any of the millions of people around the world with a cursory understanding of internet culture. Not only was the information provided by HBGary Federal woefully inaccurate, it provided no incriminating evidence against any of the persons named.

Today, Anonymous learned that HBGary Federal intended to sell to the FBI a large document (it can be found at http://hizost.com/d/zjb) that allegedly detailed the identities of dozens of our participants.

Within hours of learning this, Anonymous infiltrated HBGary Federal's network and websites. Anonymous acquired the document with supposed personal details of anons, along with 50,000 company e-mails (~4.71GB) - all of which have now been distributed on the internet. Additionally, his associated websites and social media accounts were hijacked and manipulated to stress how poorly this 'security expert' handles matters of his own security (http://imagebin.org/136490). Woe to his clients and others who invested in his confidence."