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| Protest Warrior Battles Lefty Hackers |
| 2005-07-05 |
| For those of you who visit Protest Warrior, I received this e-mail today about their hack war with a group of lefties/thieves: In January 2005, Jeremy Hammond and the hacker group collectively known as the "Internet Liberation Front" gained illegal access to the ProtestWarrior server. Thousands of customer credit card numbers were then stolen for the purpose of making millions of dollars in donations to various leftwing organizations. In early February, ProtestWarrior discovered the illegal breach and the identity of the criminals responsible. Using the hacker recruiting ground www.hackthissite.org, Jeremy Hammond put together and led a team of politically motivated "hacktivists" to probe the ProtestWarrior server for months until an exploit was found. When an obscure vulnerability was discovered in the PW server's newsletter subscription code, they managed to upload malicious files that gave them the ability to execute commands on the server. Upon discovering the hack, we immediately began collecting information on the breach and managed to penetrate Jeremy's inner circle. We then collected evidence that more than 5,000 credit card numbers had been stolen by Jeremy and the "Internet Liberation Front" and that they were planning on doing the following: Upon discovering their plans, we contacted the FBI and the Secret Service, who immediately began investigating the case. We were able to provide them with a tremendous amount of evidence regarding the breach, the criminals responsible, and their plans to commit massive credit card fraud. We also reported the incident to all credit card companies involved to make sure that ProtestWarrior's customers were protected. With our help, the FBI was able to thwart Jeremy and his army of "hacktivists". After contacting the FBI, we immediately hired a security consultant and removed all sensitive information from the server. We eventually moved the server to a new box, where we blocked off the system and data files from the web server and changed the online store software to a super-secure system that stores zero sensitive customer information. In addition, we hired an internet security firm to run a series of vigorous vulnerability tests on our server, which our server all passed. The reason we haven't made this announcement earlier is that our customers were already protected and we didn't want to jeopardize the ongoing FBI investigation of Jeremy and his "hacktivist" army. The reason we're posting this now is that Jeremy, in a desperate move, is publicly appealing to the internet community regarding his pending FBI investigation. Using his site, he is trying to solicit donations for his defense fund and generate public sympathy while spreading slanderous disinformation regarding ProtestWarrior and the events leading up to the FBI investigation. We will soon be releasing much more information and details regarding the incident and the ongoing FBI investigation. Rest assured, justice will be served. -Kfir and Alan www.protestwarrior.com Their website also blurbs this news. |
| Posted by:Greger Spack9143 |
| #27 Ah, what my coach used to call Tiger Balm, gotcha, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 22:03 |
| #26 Negatory. It's a capsaicin ointment for muscle pain, made from hot peppers. It heats deep. REAL deep. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-07-05 21:55 |
| #25 Zostrix - Is that like Vicks VapoRub? Lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 21:50 |
| #24 BTW, mentioning K-Y Jelly reminds me. Helpful Household Tip #237: don't ever, ever keep your K-Y Jelly on the same shelf in the medicine cabinet as the Zostrix ointment. Mistake the latter for the former some night in a heated rush, and... *SHUDDER* |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-07-05 21:44 |
| #23 Ain't she cute? Wouldn't you like to be Mom & Dad back at home, watching the game on TV, and have that image featured full screen (with chuckling voiceover from the announcers) for 10 or 15 seconds? And you know the cameraman and director would make sure to pan over that spot several more times - just in case she got stars in her eyes and decided to flash the camera. All those years working, scrimping, saving for tuition so your Little Princess can attend UK - only to see that image. I'm thinking it would exceed the "heartbreak of psoriasis". Yes, indeed, a shot sure to warm your heart. Sigh. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 21:40 |
| #22 .com...u r bad!!! :) |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-07-05 21:32 |
| #21 Um, you mean KY, right? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 21:26 |
| #20 Sweet, Jeremy. You might order a couple of boxful of Y-K for your, ah, time with your new friends. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-07-05 21:22 |
| #19 "laws are for peons" So true. We here at the Internet Liberation Front have something more important: we have a cause. This trumps everything. Law, good will, fair play, honesty, common sense - the lot. As we say here at ILF, having a cause means never having to say you're sorry. |
| Posted by: .Jeremy - Future Prison Bitch 2005-07-05 21:19 |
| #18 From the "hacktivist" pustule's website: "They can kill the revolutionary but they cannot kill the revolution." You're not a "revolutionary": you're a common, ordinary thief. Enjoy your prison term, scumbag. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-07-05 21:17 |
| #17 Now that's just mean Sefarious. Don't you understand how whiny and crazy these Lefties get when you actually apply the LAW to them. They are above the law...laws are for peons. But, Jeremy doesn't need to worry, he's not a peon. Nope. He's now Leroy's blow up doll. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-07-05 20:51 |
| #16 I'm not up on Internet security laws, but I assume PW didn't violate any laws in getting the dirt on Jeremy? Hard to see how he could have. Server logs would have had the addresses of the script kiddies, and DNS (and maybe some cooperative people running other sites) would have figured out the host. And any reputable ISP will help you figure out who was on dial-up if you've been hacked. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-05 20:49 |
| #15 Heh. Just called PayPal. They didn't sound too happy about collecting funds for "Hacktivists." It's off to the fraud file for further investigation... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-07-05 20:21 |
| #14 Just thinking out loud here...d'ya suppose PayPal really wants to collect funds on behalf of a punk who hacked a server with the express intention of stealing and selling credit card info? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-07-05 19:58 |
| #13 Oh, and - never give your credit card info to a political site, of whatever description. Hey, it needed to be said. Make them mofos take a check, if you just gotta give. |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-05 19:55 |
| #12 I'm not up on Internet security laws, but I assume PW didn't violate any laws in getting the dirt on Jeremy? I'd hate to see this work produce blowback. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-07-05 18:23 |
| #11 He conspired to defraud with those CC#s. That all by it's self is time at Leavnworth. Say good bye to your computer mister Pig Feces. You won't be using one for years after you are out on parole. Forget voting, felons can vote. Howl like the little piggy you are Mister Moonbat. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-05 18:12 |
| #10 Nice to read news about the FBI that does not involve them stepping on their collective willies. I like this bit from freejeremy.com: "Jeremy has done no damage to any system and has not charged anything to any credit card numbers." Yeah, yer Honor, we wuz gonna rob the bank, but the feds nabbed us first. So, no harm / no foul, right? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-07-05 18:05 |
| #9 Looks like they dumped one hosting company for another |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-07-05 17:51 |
| #8 I hope you like anal rape you TRANZI, MoFo, usless, steaming pile of pig feces, Jeremy Hammond. The left crows about how it "owns the internet" which means they are bragging about their criminal leftist life style. I hope Jeremy Hammond rats out his coconspiritors. I expect to read about his plight and need of donation on /. now. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-05 15:52 |
| #7 Watering the Tree of Liberty, are we? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 15:43 |
| #6 One more guilty LLL trying to portray themselves as the victem. FUCK YOU JEREMY HAMMOND! We don't buy your crybaby, looser bullshit anymore! The time is rapidly coming where the debts to society and freedom that you have racked up will be collected. And it will be collected in your blood. |
| Posted by: FreedomFirst 2005-07-05 15:39 |
| #5 Is ululation appropriate after reading this? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-05 15:11 |
| #4 So, Jeremy, would you like the "His" or "His" towel in Cell 33F? |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2005-07-05 15:04 |
| #3 Hmmmmm. I posted the article. Don't know how I transmuted into Greger Spack9143. LOL. I can't remember if I gave Protest Warrior my credit card number. Better check my bills. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2005-07-05 14:00 |
| #2 Other indications of hilarity ensuing behind the scenes: http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-chicago-working/2005-March/0318-ic.html |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-05 13:47 |
| #1 Sod off, swampy. Have a nice time in jail and/or bankruptcy court. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-07-05 13:18 |
