Internationally known internet activists “Anonymous” allegedly once again accessed networked computer systems of law enforcement in Alabama and Texas according
to today’s “Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report” that was released at 5:55 AM this morning by the Department of Homeland Security. The fact that individuals
used the groups well known motto during the hack is apparently being accepted as a statement of responsibility.
According to the website databreaches.net , hackers going by the handles @cabincr3w and w0rmer were able to access the Alabama Department of Public Safety and
access some information about sex offenders and specific personally identifiable information. Original data about the breach suggests seven spread sheets were accessed.
According t the government security brief “DataBreaches summed up the hacks, revealing the hackers managed to obtain tons of sensitive data, butpublished only enough to prove the sites are vulnerable, making sure no innocent individual suffers. “ The main hackers wereCabinCr3w and w0rmer, but it seems they were assisted by Kahuna in the breach that targeted the Mobile Police Department."
They were asked by databreaches.net their intent for use of the information and their response was
@PogoWasRight @CabinCr3w Yeah but we arent gonna post that shit! We are exposing the flaw not the names of the innocent!— FBI HaZ A File on ME (@Anonw0rmer) February 10, 2012
In another action, the Mobile Police Department CabinCr3w, Kahuna, and w0rmer, were allegedly was a target because of the immigration laws requiring display of
citizenship papers by otherwise innocent individuals. According to Databreaches.net one of the hack-tivists pointed out that the information resident on law
enforcement servers was no encrypted against intrusion.
Having access to tens of thousands of social security numbers in a police database still undetected days later #Pathetic #OpPiggyBank— Kahuna (@ItsKahuna) February 9, 2012
The government document continues to state “From the public safety departments of
Texas and Alabama there was not much data leaked, except for a few database
structures, the hackers urging the site’s administrators to patch them up. DataBreaches
notified the Mobile Police Department of the hack.
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