Posted on 06/03/2011 2:37:48 PM PDT by Smogger
Hacking group Anonymous has hacked into Iranian government servers and stolen more than 10,000 e-mail messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, say US reports.
The hackers sent e-mails from the compromised servers to media organisations to prove it was in control of the servers.
The stolen e-mail archive reportedly includes approvals and rejections for visas and passports.
The hacking comes in the run-up to the second anniversary of Iran's 2009 elections on 12 June, which Anonymous plans to mark with its signature DDoS attacks, according to The Next Web.
Iranian government websites have been under a steady stream of attacks by Anonymous, which launched a DDoS campaign after the Iranian elections and subsequent protests in 2009.
(Excerpt) Read more at computerweekly.com ...
You can find the torrent containing all of the e-mail on The Pirate Bay as of right now if you are interested.
anonymous is not a good enemy to have. they effectively destroyed a security firm by taking over their systems some time back, with embarrassing results for the firm.
DHS vs. Anonymous would be entertaining, if they would put out dhs archives on any number of subjects they are probably doing but would suffer badly if known.
Marty: i'm not liking this well NE more its @lame LOL
Mahmoud: B patient LOL jump up soon! awesome
Marty: screw that LOL i jump'n now i r haxor
Mahmoud: u r noob this modern time need n00x!!!
Marty: screw u 2x i'm jumpin!
Can they make restitution by giving the emails back?
Thanks Smogger. Obviously not a left wing organization.
It's amusing that people think "Anonymous" is some real group.
"Anonymous" = social misfits and techies on 4chan mostly doing it for the lolz. Anyone can be "Anonymous", and as they are largely kids/younger people they tend to be kinda lefties.
This is about Iran, not Israel.
I agree, and Israel will do what they have to to get an edge on the loony mullas
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