Hacktivists Ghost Shell dump 1.6m log-in details on web - Polidicks

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20677851[/url] [QUOTE][B]Log-in details from 1.6 million accounts have been posted on the web by hacktivist group Ghost Shell.[/B] The group gathered the data during a series of attacks on Nasa, the FBI, the European Space Agency and many other government [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20677851#"]agencies[/URL] and contractors. Included in the dump were log-in names, passwords, email addresses and CVs, plus the contents of [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20677851#"]online databases[/URL]. The group said it had sent messages to security bosses about 150 insecure servers it had targeted in the attacks. [B]In a statement [URL="http://pastebin.com/agUFkEEa"]posted to the Pastebin website[/URL], Ghost Shell said the attacks were part of its #ProjectWhiteFox campaign to promote freedom of information online.[/B] The data stolen was posted on several different sites to stop it being swiftly found and deleted. Images posted to the Pastebin page suggest the hacking group accessed some sites by attacking the databases many companies use to catalogue and curate website content. [B]With cleverly crafted queries, attackers can make these databases cough up data they should be concealing.[/B] As well as mounting attacks on government agencies, the group also targeted contractors and firms working for the US Department of Defense. In all, 37 separate organisations, agencies and businesses were hit during the campaign. [B]The group, which is an offshoot of the Anonymous hacking collective, has carried out a series of attacks in 2012.[/B] Details from millions of accounts held at businesses, universities and Russian government departments and companies have all been posted by the group. It said #ProjectWhiteFox was the last operation it would carry out in 2012. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE][B]In a statement [URL="http://pastebin.com/agUFkEEa"]posted to the Pastebin website[/URL], Ghost Shell said the attacks were part of its #ProjectWhiteFox campaign to promote freedom of information online.[/B][/QUOTE] I love how they think that hacking Federal websites promotes freedom of information. Do this kind of shit to much and SOPA gets passed the next time. I know that the two things aren't related, but for our highly intelligent congressmen and women, there is not much of a difference.

what in the fuck does this even accomplish? nothing, this is just mindless chaos for no good reason. if anything this will convince old men in the government that internet security needs to be tighter.

[IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64694000/jpg/_64694506_nc6av.jpg[/IMG] The furries are finally attacking.

These guys don't seem to understand freedom of information does not mean [I]all[/I] information is free game.

Why nasa? As far as I'm concerned they're one of the only arms of the government i trust-ish. Don't pick on them :(