Post: LulzSec Opens Hack Request Line
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06-15-2011, 10:39 AM
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The hacker group Lulz Security has opened a telephone request line so its fans can suggest potential targets.
Originally posted by another user
It claims to have launched denial of service attacks on several websites as a result, although it did not detail which ones.
The unspecified hacks formed part of a wave of security breaches that the group called Titanic Takeover Tuesday.
LulzSec has risen to prominence in recent months by attacking Sony, Nintendo and several US broadcasters.
The unspecified hacks formed part of a wave of security breaches that the group called Titanic Takeover Tuesday.
LulzSec has risen to prominence in recent months by attacking Sony, Nintendo and several US broadcasters.
Which We Already Know;
Originally posted by another user
The group publicised the telephone hotline on its Twitter feed.
Callers to the US number are met with a recorded message, in a heavy French accent, by an individual calling themself Pierre Dubois.
While the 614 area code appears to relate to the state of Ohio, it is unlikely that this is its real location.
Lulz Security said it had used distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against eight sites suggested by callers.
It also claimed to have hit the websites of gaming magazine The Escapist, and multiplayer games EVE Online and League of Legends.
DDoS attacks typically involve crashing a website by inundating it with requests from computers under the attacker's control.
When a site is brought down, it is often vulnerable to further security breaches.
Callers to the US number are met with a recorded message, in a heavy French accent, by an individual calling themself Pierre Dubois.
While the 614 area code appears to relate to the state of Ohio, it is unlikely that this is its real location.
Lulz Security said it had used distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against eight sites suggested by callers.
It also claimed to have hit the websites of gaming magazine The Escapist, and multiplayer games EVE Online and League of Legends.
DDoS attacks typically involve crashing a website by inundating it with requests from computers under the attacker's control.
When a site is brought down, it is often vulnerable to further security breaches.
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Originally posted by another user
Little is known about Lulz Security, other than their apparent "hacktivist' motivation.
The organisations and companies that it targets are often portrayed as having acted against the interests of citizens or consumers.
Its high profile attack on SonyPictures.com exposed, Lulz claimed, the company's ongoing inability to secure users' personal data.
Along with Anonymous, LulzSec has raised the profile of hacker groups as a potential threat to online services.
Hacktivists see their role as staging valid protests in the most high profile way possible, according to Peter Wood, founder of security consultancy First Base.
"The things they are exploiting at the moment are the sort of mistakes that organisations seem to have been making ever since they connected to the internet.
"Finally there are some players out there who are using them as a means to protest. Whether everyone agrees with them is a different question."
The organisations and companies that it targets are often portrayed as having acted against the interests of citizens or consumers.
Its high profile attack on SonyPictures.com exposed, Lulz claimed, the company's ongoing inability to secure users' personal data.
Along with Anonymous, LulzSec has raised the profile of hacker groups as a potential threat to online services.
Hacktivists see their role as staging valid protests in the most high profile way possible, according to Peter Wood, founder of security consultancy First Base.
"The things they are exploiting at the moment are the sort of mistakes that organisations seem to have been making ever since they connected to the internet.
"Finally there are some players out there who are using them as a means to protest. Whether everyone agrees with them is a different question."
This should be a very interesting next few weeks.
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What is Lulz Security?
Originally posted by another user
Like many hacker groups, LulzSec appears to be a loosely organised collective in which no-one is really in charge.
It claims to specialise in finding poorly protected websites to attack. Information they steal is sometimes posted to the web.
Sony has been prominent among its victims. In early June Lulz Security broke into the servers behind the sonypictures.com, sonybmg.nl and sonybmg.be websites.
The group gained access to around one million user accounts and published details of several thousand online.
It claims to specialise in finding poorly protected websites to attack. Information they steal is sometimes posted to the web.
Sony has been prominent among its victims. In early June Lulz Security broke into the servers behind the sonypictures.com, sonybmg.nl and sonybmg.be websites.
The group gained access to around one million user accounts and published details of several thousand online.
Why Lulz?
Originally posted by another user
Lulz is a corruption of the famous web abbreviation LOL which stands for "Laugh Out Loud".
Humour forms part of the group's agenda, as outlined on its website.
"Considering fun is now restricted to Friday, where we look forward to the weekend, weekend, we have now taken it upon ourselves to spread fun, fun, fun, throughout the entire calendar year," declares a message on the front page.
The humour references seem to be intended to separate the group from others that hack for money.
But not everything LulzSec does is for the fun of it.
The group also hacked the website of America's Public Broadcasting Service because it made a documentary critical of Wikileaks.
Humour forms part of the group's agenda, as outlined on its website.
"Considering fun is now restricted to Friday, where we look forward to the weekend, weekend, we have now taken it upon ourselves to spread fun, fun, fun, throughout the entire calendar year," declares a message on the front page.
The humour references seem to be intended to separate the group from others that hack for money.
But not everything LulzSec does is for the fun of it.
The group also hacked the website of America's Public Broadcasting Service because it made a documentary critical of Wikileaks.
Who are they?
Originally posted by another user
No-one knows.
The internet and the web make it easy to be superficially anonymous and LulzSec has done a good job of hiding its tracks.
We do not even know if it is a group or just an individual with lots of time on their hands.
The internet and the web make it easy to be superficially anonymous and LulzSec has done a good job of hiding its tracks.
We do not even know if it is a group or just an individual with lots of time on their hands.
How long has LulzSec been active?
Originally posted by another user
Since early May.
One of the first documents the group posted was a list of US X Factor contestants complete with names, date of birth, e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
However, it is impossible to know whether members of Lulz Security were active in other groups before they joined this one.
It is possible that LulzSec was formed by people who were disillusioned with other groups and wanted to cause a stir on their own. Members of LulzSec may also still be part of other hacking groups.
One of the first documents the group posted was a list of US X Factor contestants complete with names, date of birth, e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
However, it is impossible to know whether members of Lulz Security were active in other groups before they joined this one.
It is possible that LulzSec was formed by people who were disillusioned with other groups and wanted to cause a stir on their own. Members of LulzSec may also still be part of other hacking groups.
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