HBGary Federal hacked and exposed by group Anonymous

[Arch_Angel]

You guys remember the group called Anonymous that was supporting the Wikileaks guy and that was taking down bank sites using DDOS attacks that didn't support him? Well, they got serious this time it seems. lol

As the coin was tossed to kick off Superbowl XLV, Anonymous unleashed their anger at a security firm who had been investigating their membership.

HBGary Federal had been working on unmasking their identities in cooperation with an FBI investigation into the attacks against companies who were cutting off WikiLeaks access and financing.

Unlike the DDoS attacks for which Anonymous has made headlines in recent months, this incident involved true hacking skills. Anonymous compromised the HBGary website and replaced it with an image explaining their motivation. In addition to the defacement, they downloaded over 60,000 emails from the company and posted them on The Pirate Bay.

The Twitter account of HBGary's CEO, Aaron Barr, was also compromised and tweeted multiple offensive messages, as well as his home address, social security number and cell phone. According to Forbes, the LinkedIn accounts of other HBGary executives were compromised "in minutes."

Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011...-by-anonymous/

Pwned! lol

[kilaj1]

Update: According to information from krebsonsecurity.com it appears HBGary was victimized by a combination of social engineering and a shared password between systems.

The best form of hacking imo....***runs over to pirate bay***

[Kwapster]

A hackers dream. Well done. Seems like something fresh out of a movie.

[kilaj1]

LOL i just realised that teh google ad for this thread "Vunerability management for dummies"

[MadHacker]

That was some UBER PWANAGE of epic proportion