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180 400 O- hunter 2 HISTORY of HACKING 943 CARD TRICKS René Carmille hacked punch cards used to locate Jews in France saving many from death camps. THE LITTLE BLUE BOX 1971 :2600 magazine and Phrack ezine debut The Hacker' Handbook Phone p released in the UK in Esquire magazine. THE 414s Six computer hobbyists in Minnesota break into 60 computer systems HACKER MANIFESTO hrock publishes The Conscience of , an essay by The UK'S FIRST CONVICTED HACKERS Robert Schifreen and Stephen Gold are convicted and later a CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT Unhappy with the recent HBO cost hike, satellite tech John MacDougall jams BANK OF CHICAGO An employee is caught sending $70m to banks in Austria. CATCH THE WAVE A man in a Max Headroom mask interrupts broadcasts on two Chicago tv networks. The culprits are never OPERATION SUNDEVIL US Secret Service begins 3-day series of raids to crack down on credit card theft and wire fraud DEF CON BEGINS What would become the world's largest hacker 14 20+ 4 42 32 Hockers and The Net premiere CITIBANK Russian software engineer Vladimir Levin and accomplices divert $10 million into other accounts DOJ, CIA, & USAF In a five month span, websites of the US Department of Justice, the CIA and US. Air Force are defaced. LEVEL SEVEN Level Seven defaces the US Embassy in China's website with racist, anti-government phrases. THE MEDIA ARE LIARS Brotherhood of Warez hacker group defaces CBC's website after a story aired I LOVE YOU BUG A worm spread via emails with the subject "I love you" infects 50 million AMERICAS MOST WANTED HACKER Kevin Mitnick sentenced to five years computer and wire fraud. NASA NO-GO Texas teen Ruben Candelario causes a 21-day shutdown of NASA computer systerns from his home PC THE SIXTH CYBER WAR Hackers in China and the US engage in an 8-day battle, targeting government websites with defacement or DoS attacks. WIFI WOES Three men exploit Lowe's unsecured WiFi to steal credit card data. Gary McKinnon searches for proof of UFOs on US military OWNED BY RAFA Rafael Nuñez of World of Hell is arrested for defacing the USAF website in 2001 Daniel Baas uses a cracked password to ZOMBIE KING THAT'S HOT Jeanson Ancheta hijacks 500k computer systems and rents out botnets for profit. T.J. MAXX leaked from Paris 45.7 million credit /mne-sidebickand debit card SO EASY, A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT Edwin Pena and Robert Maore amass over $1m reselling hacked VolP services. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Spear phishing forces 1,500 computers offline, and leaks U.S. defense data. PROJECT CHANOLOGY Anonymous attacks the Church of Scientology amid lawsuit threats over a Tom Cruise interview video. OPERATION AURORA Google discloses some users were victims of a targeted attack from China. STUXNET WORM created to infiltrate Iran's nuclear program is released by an employee's USB drive. AYSTATION Sesame Street's YouTube page streams p---------- for 22 minutes. PlayStation Network offline for a week. SWAGGSEC YEAR OF THE TIGER Logins and info are leaked from Farmers Insurance, MasterCard, and many t sites. TIGER-M@TE hijacks Google.com.bd, and later defaces 700k InMotion BURGER BATTLE WHMCS Twitter with a McDonald's logo to leak 500,000 user logins and credit card numbers ADOBE ATTACK BITCOIN BUST Mt. Gox goes bankrupt after 850k 38 million logins, 2.9 million credit card source code are st TARGET HEARTBLEED EXPLOITED POS malware results in the theft of 40m credit card numbers and 70m records. Hacker group APT 18 steals personal info of .5m Community Health Systems patients. Duo Security provides cloud-based, two-factor authentication to more than 5,000 organizations worldwide. In as little as fifteen minutes, Duo's innovative and easy-to-use technology can be deployed to protect users, data, and applications from breaches, credential theft, and account takeover
180 400 O- hunter 2 HISTORY of HACKING 943 CARD TRICKS René Carmille hacked punch cards used to locate Jews in France saving many from death camps. THE LITTLE BLUE BOX 1971 :2600 magazine and Phrack ezine debut The Hacker' Handbook Phone p released in the UK in Esquire magazine. THE 414s Six computer hobbyists in Minnesota break into 60 computer systems HACKER MANIFESTO hrock publishes The Conscience of , an essay by The UK'S FIRST CONVICTED HACKERS Robert Schifreen and Stephen Gold are convicted and later a CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT Unhappy with the recent HBO cost hike, satellite tech John MacDougall jams BANK OF CHICAGO An employee is caught sending $70m to banks in Austria. CATCH THE WAVE A man in a Max Headroom mask interrupts broadcasts on two Chicago tv networks. The culprits are never OPERATION SUNDEVIL US Secret Service begins 3-day series of raids to crack down on credit card theft and wire fraud DEF CON BEGINS What would become the world's largest hacker 14 20+ 4 42 32 Hockers and The Net premiere CITIBANK Russian software engineer Vladimir Levin and accomplices divert $10 million into other accounts DOJ, CIA, & USAF In a five month span, websites of the US Department of Justice, the CIA and US. Air Force are defaced. LEVEL SEVEN Level Seven defaces the US Embassy in China's website with racist, anti-government phrases. THE MEDIA ARE LIARS Brotherhood of Warez hacker group defaces CBC's website after a story aired I LOVE YOU BUG A worm spread via emails with the subject "I love you" infects 50 million AMERICAS MOST WANTED HACKER Kevin Mitnick sentenced to five years computer and wire fraud. NASA NO-GO Texas teen Ruben Candelario causes a 21-day shutdown of NASA computer systerns from his home PC THE SIXTH CYBER WAR Hackers in China and the US engage in an 8-day battle, targeting government websites with defacement or DoS attacks. WIFI WOES Three men exploit Lowe's unsecured WiFi to steal credit card data. Gary McKinnon searches for proof of UFOs on US military OWNED BY RAFA Rafael Nuñez of World of Hell is arrested for defacing the USAF website in 2001 Daniel Baas uses a cracked password to ZOMBIE KING THAT'S HOT Jeanson Ancheta hijacks 500k computer systems and rents out botnets for profit. T.J. MAXX leaked from Paris 45.7 million credit /mne-sidebickand debit card SO EASY, A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT Edwin Pena and Robert Maore amass over $1m reselling hacked VolP services. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Spear phishing forces 1,500 computers offline, and leaks U.S. defense data. PROJECT CHANOLOGY Anonymous attacks the Church of Scientology amid lawsuit threats over a Tom Cruise interview video. OPERATION AURORA Google discloses some users were victims of a targeted attack from China. STUXNET WORM created to infiltrate Iran's nuclear program is released by an employee's USB drive. AYSTATION Sesame Street's YouTube page streams p---------- for 22 minutes. PlayStation Network offline for a week. SWAGGSEC YEAR OF THE TIGER Logins and info are leaked from Farmers Insurance, MasterCard, and many t sites. TIGER-M@TE hijacks Google.com.bd, and later defaces 700k InMotion BURGER BATTLE WHMCS Twitter with a McDonald's logo to leak 500,000 user logins and credit card numbers ADOBE ATTACK BITCOIN BUST Mt. Gox goes bankrupt after 850k 38 million logins, 2.9 million credit card source code are st TARGET HEARTBLEED EXPLOITED POS malware results in the theft of 40m credit card numbers and 70m records. Hacker group APT 18 steals personal info of .5m Community Health Systems patients. Duo Security provides cloud-based, two-factor authentication to more than 5,000 organizations worldwide. In as little as fifteen minutes, Duo's innovative and easy-to-use technology can be deployed to protect users, data, and applications from breaches, credential theft, and account takeover

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How to Become a Hacker

HOW TO BECOME R HACKER SIGNS HACKING MAY BE In yOUR DIR ou believe sonng ean only be Istereet and ese bills ke the Sto WHAT TYPE DO YOU WANT TO BE? Hackers wear many different hats: White Hat > Ethical >> Get pernission to break into a corpany's network to find and patch vulnerabilities Grey Hat >>No malicious intent >Illegally breach a conpany's network and notify the public about its security holes Black Hat >Cybercriminal >Infiltrate computer networks, use compromised data for personal gain OTHER CODENAMES FOR HACKERS e Penetration testers . Information security analysts Computer programners e Computer software developers PHREAKING AWESOME In the 1978s, under the aliases of Berkeley Blue and 0af Tobar, Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Mozniak hacked phones to make free long-distance calls, also known as phone phreaking WHAT DOES A HACKER DO? Possible job responsibilities may include Hackers who are information security analysts conputer progr anners Hackers who are >> Use programing languages networks and systems, monior ike + and Java to write them for breaches conputer software cybersecurity policies, including a disaster recovery plan >> Utilize code libraries, so code doesn't have to be written fron scratch >> Make security reconmendations to upper > Check applications for bugs and rewrite code to fix then > Work with software developers to help design prograns 0% job grouth job grouth HACKING YOUR WAY TO A CAREER Here are some possible routes Infornation security analyst Computer programmer 1, Graduate high school r 1, Graduate high school 2. Earn a bachelor's degree 2. Earn a bachelor's degree in computer science progranning, information security, or similar discipline programming, or sinilar (Optional) Gain experience (Optional) Earn an MBA in information systens 3. Get hired as a conputer progranmer 3. Gain work experience in a field relevant to your desired branch of programing trends and consider beconing certified in a specific programing ity HOW MUCH S COULD A HACKER EARN Mational Earnings, Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2012) Louest ie Annual median 5aary Highest le: nfin ast $49,960 Up to $135,600 $86,170 Up to Up to - $42.85e $74,280 $117,890 progr anner (Reeual metian wages) Neu Tork $112,430 $100,230 $93,380 Colorado Distriot of Colunbia $89,030 $90,960 Vir giria $101,250 Earnings d on ".ey factors including course ork completed, gmpaphic location, career options Created for Schools.comQuirstreet, Inc., 2813 your future starts here
HOW TO BECOME R HACKER SIGNS HACKING MAY BE In yOUR DIR ou believe sonng ean only be Istereet and ese bills ke the Sto WHAT TYPE DO YOU WANT TO BE? Hackers wear many different hats: White Hat > Ethical >> Get pernission to break into a corpany's network to find and patch vulnerabilities Grey Hat >>No malicious intent >Illegally breach a conpany's network and notify the public about its security holes Black Hat >Cybercriminal >Infiltrate computer networks, use compromised data for personal gain OTHER CODENAMES FOR HACKERS e Penetration testers . Information security analysts Computer programners e Computer software developers PHREAKING AWESOME In the 1978s, under the aliases of Berkeley Blue and 0af Tobar, Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Mozniak hacked phones to make free long-distance calls, also known as phone phreaking WHAT DOES A HACKER DO? Possible job responsibilities may include Hackers who are information security analysts conputer progr anners Hackers who are >> Use programing languages networks and systems, monior ike + and Java to write them for breaches conputer software cybersecurity policies, including a disaster recovery plan >> Utilize code libraries, so code doesn't have to be written fron scratch >> Make security reconmendations to upper > Check applications for bugs and rewrite code to fix then > Work with software developers to help design prograns 0% job grouth job grouth HACKING YOUR WAY TO A CAREER Here are some possible routes Infornation security analyst Computer programmer 1, Graduate high school r 1, Graduate high school 2. Earn a bachelor's degree 2. Earn a bachelor's degree in computer science progranning, information security, or similar discipline programming, or sinilar (Optional) Gain experience (Optional) Earn an MBA in information systens 3. Get hired as a conputer progranmer 3. Gain work experience in a field relevant to your desired branch of programing trends and consider beconing certified in a specific programing ity HOW MUCH S COULD A HACKER EARN Mational Earnings, Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2012) Louest ie Annual median 5aary Highest le: nfin ast $49,960 Up to $135,600 $86,170 Up to Up to - $42.85e $74,280 $117,890 progr anner (Reeual metian wages) Neu Tork $112,430 $100,230 $93,380 Colorado Distriot of Colunbia $89,030 $90,960 Vir giria $101,250 Earnings d on ".ey factors including course ork completed, gmpaphic location, career options Created for Schools.comQuirstreet, Inc., 2813 your future starts here

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The Many Faces of Hackers

THE MANY FACES OF HACKERS: The Personas to Defend Against Hackers come in many shapes and sizes and utilize a broad range of attacks to steal valuable data. To prevent security breaches organizations must understand not only the types of attacks they are likely to face, but the motivations of the hackers PROFESSIONAL Spent on IT security in 2013, yet 97% of networks have been breached Billion+ CHARACTERISTICS CYBER WARRIOR Commercially motivated cybercriminal- part of criminal syndicate Sophisticated skills: ruthless, skilled, technically proficient Sgnificant resources and agile organizational ability Goal steal personal and corporate financial information to resell and/or re-direct funds MODUS OPERANDE APTs, SQL injections, Malware, Trojans. Sniffers: preference for 'snatch and grab'heist attacks via e-commerce portals PREFERRED CHARACTERISTICS: State actor motivated by nationalist interests Dedicated, highly trained Goal-misinformation& cyber warfare (emphasis on economic destabilization) Secondary Goal-theft of proprietary IP TARGETS Financial Sector Retail,Healthcare MODUS OPERANDI:APTS, Malware, SQLinjections, Trojans, Sniffers On average, it takes 49-80 days to detect a breach and 83-123 days to respond to a breach PREFERRED TARGETS Defense, Government, Energy and Utlities, Technology GOVERNMENT MALICIOUS INSIDER Commercially or ideologically motivated employee: may also bean ex-employee sabotaging operations for revenge Trained and proficient, insider knowledge Typically an individual Goal-steal national intelligence, trade secrets and proprietary IP IDEALIST Average cost per day of a security breach CHARACTERISTICS . Agenda driven hacker, ideologically motivated MODUS OPERANDI: Data theft via email, USB or mob le: Disruption vía servers/hetwork Le. anarchist and/or anti-capitalist hactivist Employer Commercial entities-driven by hatred of corporate policy Government-reaction to a nation state's policy Skill level varies Dispersed organization structure akin to NATIONALIST terrorist ce Goal operational disruption CHARACTERISTICS Fierce nationalist Hacking skills vary typically low to mid-level 'Proxy' non state actor Le "patriot'volunteer-works from home Goal-steal proprietary IP&trade secrets Average securityH incidents in 2013 MODUS OPERANDI: Botnets, DDOS MODUS OPERANDEDDoS, Malware, SQL injections, Trojans for Technology companies 1 盒 PREFERRED 1,756 REFER: Dill 11 Federal&State, Detense. Technology,R&D Centers Federal & State, Defense, Technology for Industrial Product companies Greater understanding of these personas can lead to the implementation of optimal security measures to counter likely threats. Fast visualization through analytics results in rapid discovery of security breaches enabling faster resolution. Contact us for a security consultation. 408.215.4300 narus.com NARUS
THE MANY FACES OF HACKERS: The Personas to Defend Against Hackers come in many shapes and sizes and utilize a broad range of attacks to steal valuable data. To prevent security breaches organizations must understand not only the types of attacks they are likely to face, but the motivations of the hackers PROFESSIONAL Spent on IT security in 2013, yet 97% of networks have been breached Billion+ CHARACTERISTICS CYBER WARRIOR Commercially motivated cybercriminal- part of criminal syndicate Sophisticated skills: ruthless, skilled, technically proficient Sgnificant resources and agile organizational ability Goal steal personal and corporate financial information to resell and/or re-direct funds MODUS OPERANDE APTs, SQL injections, Malware, Trojans. Sniffers: preference for 'snatch and grab'heist attacks via e-commerce portals PREFERRED CHARACTERISTICS: State actor motivated by nationalist interests Dedicated, highly trained Goal-misinformation& cyber warfare (emphasis on economic destabilization) Secondary Goal-theft of proprietary IP TARGETS Financial Sector Retail,Healthcare MODUS OPERANDI:APTS, Malware, SQLinjections, Trojans, Sniffers On average, it takes 49-80 days to detect a breach and 83-123 days to respond to a breach PREFERRED TARGETS Defense, Government, Energy and Utlities, Technology GOVERNMENT MALICIOUS INSIDER Commercially or ideologically motivated employee: may also bean ex-employee sabotaging operations for revenge Trained and proficient, insider knowledge Typically an individual Goal-steal national intelligence, trade secrets and proprietary IP IDEALIST Average cost per day of a security breach CHARACTERISTICS . Agenda driven hacker, ideologically motivated MODUS OPERANDI: Data theft via email, USB or mob le: Disruption vía servers/hetwork Le. anarchist and/or anti-capitalist hactivist Employer Commercial entities-driven by hatred of corporate policy Government-reaction to a nation state's policy Skill level varies Dispersed organization structure akin to NATIONALIST terrorist ce Goal operational disruption CHARACTERISTICS Fierce nationalist Hacking skills vary typically low to mid-level 'Proxy' non state actor Le "patriot'volunteer-works from home Goal-steal proprietary IP&trade secrets Average securityH incidents in 2013 MODUS OPERANDI: Botnets, DDOS MODUS OPERANDEDDoS, Malware, SQL injections, Trojans for Technology companies 1 盒 PREFERRED 1,756 REFER: Dill 11 Federal&State, Detense. Technology,R&D Centers Federal & State, Defense, Technology for Industrial Product companies Greater understanding of these personas can lead to the implementation of optimal security measures to counter likely threats. Fast visualization through analytics results in rapid discovery of security breaches enabling faster resolution. Contact us for a security consultation. 408.215.4300 narus.com NARUS

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Online Piracy in Numbers

ONLINE PIRACY IN NUMBERS FACTS 146 53 71,060 95 PIRACY BY REGION PIRACY 358% 35.2% 6.7% 6.7% 2.9% AVATAR WWW ,160 SALT TOP 1 TOPOAES 10 2 3 2 3 MOST PERATED E BOOKS ON WER
ONLINE PIRACY IN NUMBERS FACTS 146 53 71,060 95 PIRACY BY REGION PIRACY 358% 35.2% 6.7% 6.7% 2.9% AVATAR WWW ,160 SALT TOP 1 TOPOAES 10 2 3 2 3 MOST PERATED E BOOKS ON WER

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The Virtual Wars: Hacktivism

The Virtual Wars: HACKTIVISM is defined "the nonviolent use of legal andfor illegal digital tools in t of ends GOVERNMENT In the recent struggles in Syria, the government has employed hacking to keep tabs on the opposition. and email a View contents of folders Log keystrokes Send all this information to a hidden IP address UNDERGROUND GROUP Anonymous. January 2011 July 2011 October 2011 January 20, 2012 First ever ct of HACKTIVISM W.A.N.K Different Types of HACKING White Hat Hackers Hat Hackers Black Hat Hackers HACKING Number of complaints per year by the Internet Crime Complaint Center The top 5 countries hackers reside inc 66.1% The United States Statistics show that hacking is on the rise. END FRUGAL DAD
The Virtual Wars: HACKTIVISM is defined "the nonviolent use of legal andfor illegal digital tools in t of ends GOVERNMENT In the recent struggles in Syria, the government has employed hacking to keep tabs on the opposition. and email a View contents of folders Log keystrokes Send all this information to a hidden IP address UNDERGROUND GROUP Anonymous. January 2011 July 2011 October 2011 January 20, 2012 First ever ct of HACKTIVISM W.A.N.K Different Types of HACKING White Hat Hackers Hat Hackers Black Hat Hackers HACKING Number of complaints per year by the Internet Crime Complaint Center The top 5 countries hackers reside inc 66.1% The United States Statistics show that hacking is on the rise. END FRUGAL DAD

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History of Cyber-Terrorism/Warfare

Select history of cyber-terrorism/warfare CIA plants 'logic bomb' in computer control systems stolen by Soviets, which causes huge pipeline explosion German hacker who sold US secrets to KGB found immolated ■ Australian Julian Assange hacks into telco company Nortel US hacks into Serbian air-defence system during Balkans war Russia hacks into US defence network for two years in incident called Moonlight aze ■ Hackers penetrate SCADA system managing Russian natural gas pipelines Famous hacking of Maroochy Shire Council's sewage control (SCADA) system releasing 264,000 gallons of sewage ■ Chinese hacking of US companies/government networks in operation 'Titan Rain" US suffers electronic, Pearl Harbour with terabytes of secrets stolen by foreign ■ Diplomatic dispute results in Russian cyber-attacks on Estonian government, Israeli Unit 8200 hacks into and shuts-down Syrian air-defences during bombing of nuclear reactor US Central Command penetrated for several' days via USB stick in most significant breach... ever ■ Obama presidential campaign hacked and files stolen by foreign entity Russia cyber-attack on Georgia takes down govermment websites, publishes ■ Chinese penetration of G00gle/other US companies via Operation Aurora 2009-201O ■ US-Israeli 'Duqu' and Flame cyber-spy tools penetrate Iranian state to collect secret data ■ US-Israeli Stuxnet, cyber-weapon destroys 1000 Iranian nuclear centrifuges Wikileaks releases classified US State Department cables FBI reveals SCADA systems in three US cities penetrated by hackers Chinese company Huawei Technologies blocked by ASI0 from supplying NBN Hackers destroy pump by penetrating water utility SCADA system in Springfield Chinese hackers penetrate Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California ■ Chinese hackers access European Union Council President and top economic/security official's email system ■ Australian PM and nine other Federal Ministers' email hacked by foreign ANZUS treaty modified to include cyber attacks on Australia or US ■ Chinese malware penetrates Japanese parliament, finance ministry and defence contractors Denial of service attacks take down independent media and election watch-dog in Russian elections ■ US CERT reports a total of 198 SCADA system cyber attacks in 2011 versus nine in US spy malware 'Flame' used to penetrate French President's com puters in Elysee Palace via Facebook Hackers penetrate US natural gas nes ■ Iranian malware "Shamoon, destroys 30,000 Saudi Arabian government ■ Anonymous crashes ASIO's website for 30 minutes in 'OpAustralia Terabytes of classified data stolen from Swiss intelligence service by IT insider and offered to foreign states ■ Anonymous takes down ten Australian government sites Anonymous steals 40 gigabytes of customer data from AAPT Anonymous steals personal data from 10,000 Australian defence staff/students at ADFA Chinese malware steals data from Japanese space agency JAXA Chinese denial of service attacks on Japanese sites in protest over disputed Diaoyu islands Anonymous launches denial of service attacks on Israeli govermment sites in Oplsrael Iranian hackers launch denial of service attacks on seven US banks and stock ■ US companies advertise for "offensive. cyber warfare analysts ■ President 0bama: "cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face" SOURCE INFDRMATION DERIVED FROM OPEN SOURCE MATERIALS
Select history of cyber-terrorism/warfare CIA plants 'logic bomb' in computer control systems stolen by Soviets, which causes huge pipeline explosion German hacker who sold US secrets to KGB found immolated ■ Australian Julian Assange hacks into telco company Nortel US hacks into Serbian air-defence system during Balkans war Russia hacks into US defence network for two years in incident called Moonlight aze ■ Hackers penetrate SCADA system managing Russian natural gas pipelines Famous hacking of Maroochy Shire Council's sewage control (SCADA) system releasing 264,000 gallons of sewage ■ Chinese hacking of US companies/government networks in operation 'Titan Rain" US suffers electronic, Pearl Harbour with terabytes of secrets stolen by foreign ■ Diplomatic dispute results in Russian cyber-attacks on Estonian government, Israeli Unit 8200 hacks into and shuts-down Syrian air-defences during bombing of nuclear reactor US Central Command penetrated for several' days via USB stick in most significant breach... ever ■ Obama presidential campaign hacked and files stolen by foreign entity Russia cyber-attack on Georgia takes down govermment websites, publishes ■ Chinese penetration of G00gle/other US companies via Operation Aurora 2009-201O ■ US-Israeli 'Duqu' and Flame cyber-spy tools penetrate Iranian state to collect secret data ■ US-Israeli Stuxnet, cyber-weapon destroys 1000 Iranian nuclear centrifuges Wikileaks releases classified US State Department cables FBI reveals SCADA systems in three US cities penetrated by hackers Chinese company Huawei Technologies blocked by ASI0 from supplying NBN Hackers destroy pump by penetrating water utility SCADA system in Springfield Chinese hackers penetrate Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California ■ Chinese hackers access European Union Council President and top economic/security official's email system ■ Australian PM and nine other Federal Ministers' email hacked by foreign ANZUS treaty modified to include cyber attacks on Australia or US ■ Chinese malware penetrates Japanese parliament, finance ministry and defence contractors Denial of service attacks take down independent media and election watch-dog in Russian elections ■ US CERT reports a total of 198 SCADA system cyber attacks in 2011 versus nine in US spy malware 'Flame' used to penetrate French President's com puters in Elysee Palace via Facebook Hackers penetrate US natural gas nes ■ Iranian malware "Shamoon, destroys 30,000 Saudi Arabian government ■ Anonymous crashes ASIO's website for 30 minutes in 'OpAustralia Terabytes of classified data stolen from Swiss intelligence service by IT insider and offered to foreign states ■ Anonymous takes down ten Australian government sites Anonymous steals 40 gigabytes of customer data from AAPT Anonymous steals personal data from 10,000 Australian defence staff/students at ADFA Chinese malware steals data from Japanese space agency JAXA Chinese denial of service attacks on Japanese sites in protest over disputed Diaoyu islands Anonymous launches denial of service attacks on Israeli govermment sites in Oplsrael Iranian hackers launch denial of service attacks on seven US banks and stock ■ US companies advertise for "offensive. cyber warfare analysts ■ President 0bama: "cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face" SOURCE INFDRMATION DERIVED FROM OPEN SOURCE MATERIALS

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What is Hacktivism?

WHAT IS According to a 2003 explanation titled, HACKTIVISM? What is Hacktivism? 2.0" and published by TheHacktivist.com, the definition of hacktivism is "the fusion of hacking and activism; politics and technology." HACKING ACTIVISM There are different forms of Hacktivism, but essentially the term refers to hackers who use their technological skills to draw attention to social or political problems. There are Hacktivists all over the world. Perhaps the most notably Hacktivist group is called Anonymous." ANONYMOUS The Hacker group Anonymous was first identified in 2003 on the online image board 4chan as a loosely organized group of individuals that has been responsible for high-profile hacks on government agency websites, websites for global corporations and for taking a stand on many social and political issues. Their public symbol has become the Guy Fawkes mask. While their work has been labeled "cyber-terrorism" by some, it is considered a positive form of conscienceness-raising by others. Anonymous has pledged to protect the free flow of information via the internet and for journalists and citizens. ANONYMOUS' MOST NOTABLE WORK Anonymous has been in the news quite a bit recently. You may have heard about the group's alleged hacking of the North Korean government's website as a protest against leader Kim Jong-un. But did you know that the collective has been active for years? These are some of the most notable hacks from the web's spotlight hacktivist group: Project Chanology: An attack on the church of scientology [in response to the church's attempt to censor web content) in which Anon members physically and digitally protest the church, including rigging search engines so that anti-scientology sites are prominently displayed to searchers. 2008 Tyranny In Iran: President Ahmadinejad is re elected in ran in an election that is believed to have been rigged. Anon supports Iranian protesters In defense of Wikileaks: Anon launches an attack against a PayPal website after Paypal starts refusing to process donations to Wikileaks. 2011 expose child pornographers. Anon focuses on using technology to 2012websites to protest the countrys lack of democracse Calling For Democracy: Anonymous hacks hundreds of Chinese Rehtaeh Parsons: Anon takes an interest in the Rehtaeh Parsons r--- case, calling attention to issues like r--- culture and victim-blaming Anonymous has performed hacks directed at Westboro Baptist, the Ugandan government, the suspects in the Steubenville r--- case, and many other political, religious and public institutions. Not al hacktivism is performed by Anonymous, but they are perhaps the most prominent and active group at this time 58% Of data theft in 2012 was committed by activist groups Denial of service attacks DDos) increased by approximately HACKTIVISM AROUND THE WORLD 70% Between 2011 and 2012 AOSCoMPUTER HONKERUNION CULTOF THEDEADCO CLUB HONKERUNION WIKILEAKS Infographic brought to you by IdentityTheft Secrets.com
WHAT IS According to a 2003 explanation titled, HACKTIVISM? What is Hacktivism? 2.0" and published by TheHacktivist.com, the definition of hacktivism is "the fusion of hacking and activism; politics and technology." HACKING ACTIVISM There are different forms of Hacktivism, but essentially the term refers to hackers who use their technological skills to draw attention to social or political problems. There are Hacktivists all over the world. Perhaps the most notably Hacktivist group is called Anonymous." ANONYMOUS The Hacker group Anonymous was first identified in 2003 on the online image board 4chan as a loosely organized group of individuals that has been responsible for high-profile hacks on government agency websites, websites for global corporations and for taking a stand on many social and political issues. Their public symbol has become the Guy Fawkes mask. While their work has been labeled "cyber-terrorism" by some, it is considered a positive form of conscienceness-raising by others. Anonymous has pledged to protect the free flow of information via the internet and for journalists and citizens. ANONYMOUS' MOST NOTABLE WORK Anonymous has been in the news quite a bit recently. You may have heard about the group's alleged hacking of the North Korean government's website as a protest against leader Kim Jong-un. But did you know that the collective has been active for years? These are some of the most notable hacks from the web's spotlight hacktivist group: Project Chanology: An attack on the church of scientology [in response to the church's attempt to censor web content) in which Anon members physically and digitally protest the church, including rigging search engines so that anti-scientology sites are prominently displayed to searchers. 2008 Tyranny In Iran: President Ahmadinejad is re elected in ran in an election that is believed to have been rigged. Anon supports Iranian protesters In defense of Wikileaks: Anon launches an attack against a PayPal website after Paypal starts refusing to process donations to Wikileaks. 2011 expose child pornographers. Anon focuses on using technology to 2012websites to protest the countrys lack of democracse Calling For Democracy: Anonymous hacks hundreds of Chinese Rehtaeh Parsons: Anon takes an interest in the Rehtaeh Parsons r--- case, calling attention to issues like r--- culture and victim-blaming Anonymous has performed hacks directed at Westboro Baptist, the Ugandan government, the suspects in the Steubenville r--- case, and many other political, religious and public institutions. Not al hacktivism is performed by Anonymous, but they are perhaps the most prominent and active group at this time 58% Of data theft in 2012 was committed by activist groups Denial of service attacks DDos) increased by approximately HACKTIVISM AROUND THE WORLD 70% Between 2011 and 2012 AOSCoMPUTER HONKERUNION CULTOF THEDEADCO CLUB HONKERUNION WIKILEAKS Infographic brought to you by IdentityTheft Secrets.com

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Become a Pirate

F--- EVERYTHING AND BECOMEA PIRATE
F--- EVERYTHING AND BECOMEA PIRATE

Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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Hacktivist with a Noble Cause: No Violence Required

WITH A OBLE/ CAUSE NO VIOLENCE REQUIRED
WITH A OBLE/ CAUSE NO VIOLENCE REQUIRED

Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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You Have Been Hacked!

OU HAVE 8EE HACKED!
OU HAVE 8EE HACKED!

Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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Cursor Fist

Cursor Fist
Cursor Fist

Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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Hacktivism is not a Crime

HACKTIVISM IS NOT A
HACKTIVISM IS NOT A

Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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Cyber Syndicalist Flag

Cyber Syndicalist Flag
Cyber Syndicalist Flag

Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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Operation Fahrenheit

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Hacktivism / Internet Vigilantism
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How Hacktivism Became Powerful

The Virtual Wars: How HACKTIVISM Finally Became a Powerful Virtual Weapon Hacktivism is defined as "the nonviolent use of legal and/or illegal digital tools in pursuit of political ends"
The Virtual Wars: How HACKTIVISM Finally Became a Powerful Virtual Weapon Hacktivism is defined as "the nonviolent use of legal and/or illegal digital tools in pursuit of political ends"

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