|
Most of us consider the world of hacking strange and foreign. Although many of us are techies and follow technology news closely, few would say they are close friends with that guy who recently cracked this government database or that banking web site. However, this could soon be the case as one group has decided to release a Do it Yourself, or DIY, hacking tool. The original web site designed to distribute the open hacking program was recently discovered by security firm Facetime. The tool is meant especially for the purpose of cracking social networking pages, like Facebook. However, it could certainly provide freelance opportunities. (Source: vnunet.com)
It's not the only thing hackers are up to these days. Think Tom Cruise is nuts? Your answer could depend on a number of factors, from his marriage to Katie Holmes, that odd Oprah interview, or his general public demeanor. Chances are, the craziest thing about the Mission Impossible and Jerry Maguire star is his fanatic defense of Scientology, a controversial religion that is now being attacked by hackers. On most days, we choose to cheer against the hackers in their bid to reduce the Internet to a state of digital anarchy. However, on this occasion many of us might, for once, be behind a group that calls themselves "Anonymous," a rag-tag team that has released hundreds of pages of carefully protected Scientology documentation. (Source: news.com) What kind of documentation, you ask? According to sources, the pages released by Anonymous contain 'secret' Scientology materials for which most people would have to pay a substantial sum. It's a bit like scanning a book and then pasting it on your own website. In addition, Anonymous has also launched an attack on a number of Scientology web pages. Their efforts have reportedly slowed and even shut down sites important to followers of the controversial religion. Why are the hackers attacking poor Scientologists? The group says it is responding to a recent attempt by Scientologists to 'censor' a popular video showing Cruise in fine form: proclaiming how much he loves the religion, creepily laughing, and making the claim that Scientologists have healing powers. "The so-called Church of Scientology actively misused copyright and trademark law in pursuit of its own agenda...They attempted not only to subvert free speech, but to recklessly pervert justice to silence those who spoke out against them," said one member of Anonymous. (Source: nationalpost.com) Is it just me, or is this one of those cases where you just let two nasty bulldogs fight it out until neither is left standing?
-- Related newsletter articles:
2007/12/28 Adobe Flash Flaw Threatens Websites (hackers)
2008/01/15 Top Hacks of 2007 (hackers)
2007/11/30 Al Gore's Website Hit by Spammers (hackers)
2008/01/30 'Anonymous' Attacks On Scientology (anonymous)
2007/09/21 Web Protectors Falling Behind (hackers)
2008/01/07 Gmail Flaw Drives Domain Dupe (hackers)
2005/02/17 Different types of Hackers? (hackers)
2007/11/12 Anti-Spyware Offer Revealed As Front For Hackers (hackers)
2007/05/16 Working with Multiple Worksheets in MS Excel 2007 (group)
2007/10/16 Storm Worm Continues to Scare (hackers)
2007/11/20 Playstation 3 First Console to Get Internet Security Software (hackers)
2007/04/05 MS Critical Security Fix: Released Ahead of Schedule (hackers)
2006/03/23 Photobucket Give-away: Winner (group)
2006/12/29 Vista Activation Crack Improved (hackers)
2007/02/13 New Excel Attack Threatens Office (hackers)
2008/01/22 Microsoft Reveals Excel Security Risk (hackers)
-- Recent articles (from all channels): 2008/05/13 Today in History: for Tuesday, May 13, 2008
2008/05/13 [ShellX 20080513]: 'Drive Spacio', and 'Youtube Batch Downloader'
2008/05/13 Congressman Calls For Second Life Ban In Schools
2008/05/13 Trying to Exit MS Excel 2007
2008/05/13 Problems Reported With Windows XP SP3
2008/05/12 [ShellX 20080512]: 'Remote Manager', and 'Cyber Bandwidth ...
2008/05/12 Video Gaming Trade Group Struggling
2008/05/12 T-Mobile Finally Joins 3G Phone Race
2008/05/12 Apple Slammed by Environment Watchdog
2008/05/09 [ShellX 20080509]: 'Advanced Run', and 'Diver Windows Manager'
2008/05/09 Texas Refuses Facebook Friend Request
2008/05/09 Photo-Enforcement Technology Replaces Officers On Patrol
2008/05/09 Cuban Government Says 'Ok Computer'
2008/05/09 Excel Can E-Mail Your Weekly Reports For You!
2008/05/08 [ShellX 20080508]: 'Shell Enhancer', and 'Lansweeper'
2008/05/08 Xobni: MS Outlook Social Networking Technology for your Inbox
2008/05/08 Music Companies Jump on GTA IV Bandwagon
2008/05/08 Fascinating: Memristor to replace Binary
2008/05/08 Adobe Hopes To Make Flash Master Of The (Mobile) Universe
2008/05/08 Spiffy Envelopes and Labels in MS Word
2008/05/07 [ShellX 20080507]: 'Winbin2iso', and 'Loop Typer'
2008/05/07 Yahoo Adds Security Warnings To Search Results
2008/05/07 Apple to Lose Money on iTunes Movie Releases
2008/05/07 Amazon.com takes New York Tax to Court
2008/05/07 Need Glasses for the Slide Sorter View in MS PowerPoint?
2008/05/07 After Winning The DVD Format War, Blu-Ray Sales Tank
2008/05/06 [ShellX 20080506]: 'Visual Basic 6.0 Portable', and 'Double-...
2008/05/06 Yahoo Outsources to Jajah
2008/05/06 New HP Circuit Could Change Technology Forever
2008/05/06 Movie Downloads To Match DVD Release Dates
2008/05/06 Microsoft Ends Yahoo Bid
|
