The Hacktivists Strike Back

Ok, this story is a bit dated but still certainly bears telling.

Earlier this month US security firm HB Gary released the names of top ranking members of the cyber activist group Anonymous, which if you remember went to the aid of whistle blower Wikileaks when online corporations like Amazon and Paypal were threatening to drop their service and thus disrupt Wiki's flow of cash donations and shutting the whole thing down. Anonymous then launched a cyber attack and froze both big corporations until they conceded and the Wikileaks we know and love is still around today.

So, HB Gary releases some names, some possibly false, and allegedly some members of Anonymous are arrested. Here is where things get fun. Anonymous launches a counter attack and hacks the entirety of HB Gary, discovering, and subsequently releasing incriminating inter-company e-mails about HB Gary, AND some snarky tactics the Bank of America had cooked up for discrediting Wikileaks.

Why is there a Bank of America think tank devoted to pulling down Wiki? Not a hard one. To protect its profits from any damaging truths that might find its way out into the cyber universe. Why then is the FBI involved as well, proclaiming jail sentences for offending members of Anonymous?

More in depth at Dagblog, and naked security

Anonymous warns HB Gary on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryg29xssnQE