Posted on 07/09/2005 2:23:10 PM PDT by marccom98
Hacker Caught
In January 2005, Jeremy Hammond and the hacker group collectively known as the "Internet Liberation Front" gained illegal access to the ProtestWarrior server. Thousands of customer credit card numbers were then stolen for the purpose of making millions of dollars in donations to various leftwing organizations. In early February, ProtestWarrior discovered the illegal breach and the identity of the criminals responsible.
Using the hacker recruiting ground www.hackthissite.org, Jeremy Hammond put together and led a team of politically motivated "hacktivists" to probe the ProtestWarrior server for months until an exploit was found. When an obscure vulnerability was discovered in the PW server's newsletter subscription code, they managed to upload malicious files that gave them the ability to execute commands on the server.
Upon discovering the hack, we immediately began collecting information on the breach and managed to penetrate Jeremy's inner circle. We then collected evidence that more than 5,000 credit card numbers had been stolen by Jeremy and the "Internet Liberation Front" and that they were planning on doing the following:
*charge hundreds of dollars per stolen credit card number as donations to various left-wing organizations by using an automated donation submission script
*send the entire ProtestWarrior HQ database (complete with usernames, passwords, and operation details) to left-wing groups hostile to ProtestWarrior (including the entire contents of our mail server)
*upload all credit card numbers and other sensitive customer information to hundreds of anarchist and left-wing sites (specifically Indymedia) as a downloadable zip file
*anonymously send press releases and material to thousands of media contacts to boast of the malicious hack and the millions of dollars defrauded, and to publish any and all sensitive information regarding the ProtestWarrior organization
*erase the entire PW server
*launch simultaneous attacks on other conservative sites
Upon discovering their plans, we contacted the FBI and the Secret Service, who immediately launched an investigation. We were able to provide them with a tremendous amount of evidence regarding the breach, the criminals responsible, and their plans to commit massive credit card fraud. We also reported the incident to all credit card companies involved to make sure that ProtestWarrior's customers were protected. With our help, the FBI was able to thwart Jeremy and his army of "hacktivists".
After contacting the FBI, we immediately hired a security consultant and removed all sensitive information from the server. We eventually moved the server to a new box, where we blocked off the system and data files from the web server and changed the online store software to a super-secure system that stores zero sensitive customer information. In addition, we hired an internet security firm to run a series of vigorous vulnerability tests on our server, which our server all passed.
The reason we haven't made this announcement earlier is that our customers were already protected and we didn't want to jeopardize the ongoing FBI investigation of Jeremy and his "hacktivist" army.
The reason we're posting this now is that Jeremy, in a desperate move, is publicly appealing to the internet community regarding his pending FBI investigation. Using his site www.freejeremy.com, he is trying to solicit donations for his defense fund and generate public sympathy while spreading slanderous disinformation regarding ProtestWarrior and the events leading up to the FBI investigation.
We will soon be releasing much more information and details regarding the incident. Rest assured, justice will be served.
-Kfir and Alan www.protestwarrior.com
Good!
bump
Pathetic Libs...all too true to inner selves...
Liars
Thieves
Whiners
Go Get 'Em PW!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1436869/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1437667/posts
Already posted.
Same info in second link above.
First link was initial word via e-mail sourcing.
Second link was sourced from ProtestWarrior.com.
But thanks anyway.
Welcome to FR.
KEWEL!!
I hope you nail dose bums!
HAHA! Throw these hackers in JAIL! Im sick of these idiots running around messing with everyone.
EVER HEAR of the SEARCH Feture here...
Jeesh, this has been posted multiple times and is now very old news.....
Try a search next time.....
newbies.....
Ole Jeremy will receive a 5-year suspended sentence and go to work for the govt. (sarc)
Have they hacked FR yet?
Welcome to FR
Don't let the posting police get to you.
If they have I haven't noticed it.
They do send their trolls over here to disrupt us with moronic posts designed to give cause to pathetic liberals.
Urge the FBI to find out if member of these leftwing groups were aware that these hackers plan to use PW credit card list to make donations. Let us use this incident to access the possible accessory by members in the leftwing organizations. These hackers and many of these leftwing groups are anarchist and they tend to email to each other. I hope the FBI is smart enough to use these emails as grounds for warrants to investigate these leftwing groups. Who knows they may uncover a larger conspiracy and other illegal activities.
Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard about this.
The only thing leftists know how to do is steal other people's money. Is it justice you want? Too bad you don't have Don Corleone to help you out. ;-)
That's ok, at least they will make a nice prison biiiiatch!
Roflmao poor Jeremy only makes 6 grand a year oh boo Friggin hoo
I assume since Jeremy had "helpers" they'll add conspiracy to the charges.Nice to see cretins like that put away(and out of the way)for a very long time.20+ yrs sounds appropriate to me.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.