RAMNICU VALCEA, Romania — It's easy to tell which kids in this town have helped to make it a global center for criminal hacking and Internet scams. They're the pupils who come to school wearing the best clothes and gold jewelry in a region of Romania where chickens are raised in yards and roads are full of potholes...
'U.S. data thefts turn spotlight on Romania' USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/credit-card-hacking-romania<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/01/13/credit-card-hacking-romania/4456491/> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 7:25 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > Bitcoin: > > "Last year, the Austin resident and former UT law student posted plans for > a 3D-printed plastic handgun online along with a video demonstrating the > weapon. He took the plans down days later, after the State Department > ordered them removed. Now, Wilson has moved into another realm growing > increasingly popular among tech-centric libertarians. He and six other > coders are working on software that would further encrypt bitcoins, an > increasingly popular quasi-anonymous online currency." > > Read more: > > 'Cody Wilson announces bitcoin venture' > Dallas Morning News: > http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/cody-wilson-bitcoin-venture.html/<http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/3d-gun-advocate-cody-wilson-announces-bitcoin-venture.html/> > > Bitcoin has proven to be a pretty great medium of exchange, it’s value has > swung wildly over the course of its history. In a recent blog post at The > Verge, Adrianne Jefferies questions whether this really is a problem. She > writes... > > Read more: Bitcoins -- Why Paul Krugman is Right to Hate Them > http://business.time.com/bitcoin-paul-krugman<http://business.time.com/2014/01/03/bitcoin-paul-krugman-is-right-to-hate-them/> > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This hack has all the earmarks of a middle-man conspiracy: >> >> "On Friday, a Target spokeswoman backtracked from previous statements and >> said criminals had made off with customers’ encrypted PIN information as >> well. But Target said the company stored the keys to decrypt its PIN data >> on separate systems from the ones that were hacked." >> >> 'Target’s Nightmare Goes On: Encrypted PIN Data Stolen' >> New York Times: >> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/targets-nightmare/<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/targets-nightmare-goes-on-encrypted-pin-data-stolen/?_r=0> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Richard Williams >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> This hack has all the earmarks of an inside job: >>> >>> "Target confirmed on Monday that the company is partnering with Secret >>> Service to investigate the breach, and said its point-of-sale terminals in >>> U.S. stores were infected by malware, or malicious software. Target said it >>> was restricted in the amount of information about the investigation it >>> could share." >>> >>> 'Target Discusses Breach With State Attorneys' >>> http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/<http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304020704579276901918248632> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Richard J. Williams < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Addressing the important issues! >>>> >>>> According to what I've read, the NSA doesn't even know how many >>>> documents were collected and purloined by Edward Snowden. But, one does >>>> wonder how an organization of thousands of spies wouldn't be able to spot >>>> another spy among their own. Apparently Snowden was a genius among >>>> geniuses. That, in itself should have been a red flag. Go figure. >>>> >>>> In a book I recently read, one of the prosecutors at trial told the >>>> presiding judge that Kevin Mitnick, The Dark Side Hacker, at one time the >>>> most wanted hackers by the FBI, could hack into a phone connection at NORAD >>>> and with a series of whistles, cause a ballistic missile to be launched. Go >>>> figure. >>>> >>>> Next, they will be telling us that there's a hidden camera inside every >>>> Mr. Coffee pot. You better check every ball point pen in the house for cams >>>> and voice actuated listening devices, while you're at it. LoL! >>>> >>>> "Among the more eye-opening claims made by NSA is that it detected what >>>> CBS terms the “BIOS Plot” – an attempt by China to launch malicious code in >>>> the guise of a firmware update that would have targeted computers >>>> apparently linked to the US financial system, rendering them pieces of >>>> junk." >>>> >>>> Read more: >>>> >>>> 'NSA goes on 60 Minutes: the definitive facts behind CBS's flawed >>>> report' >>>> The Guardian: >>>> >>>> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/16/nsa-surveillance-60-minutes-cbs-facts >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/13/2013 6:47 AM, Richard Williams wrote: >>>> >>>> The Darkside Hacker >>>> >>>> Kevin Mitnick, known as the Darkside Hacker, was at one time the >>>> most-wanted computer criminal in the United States. Law enforcement >>>> officials convinced a judge that he had the ability to "start a nuclear war >>>> by whistling into a pay phone." One state attorney told the judge that >>>> Mitnick could somehow dial into the NORAD modem via a payphone from prison >>>> and communicate with the modem by whistling to launch nuclear missiles. >>>> >>>> According to Douglas, Mitnick managed to hack into some of the >>>> country's most powerful — and seemingly impenetrable agencies such as the >>>> DMV, SSA, and the FBI, and large companies, including PacBell, Motorola, >>>> Nokia, and DEC. Using "social engineering" and conning employees into >>>> giving him private information and maneuvering through layers of security. >>>> Using hacker techniques and social engineering Mitnick gained access to >>>> data that no one else could. >>>> >>>> The 2012 graphic novel Wizzywig by Ed Piskor is a close allusion to >>>> the story of Mitnick, with the main character's name replaced with Kevin >>>> Phenicle. The novel parallels the entire story of Mitnick under the >>>> codename "Boingthump", from his early days of phone phreaking. >>>> >>>> Think your information and your computer is secure? You can yourself >>>> a lot of trouble by just sending your IP address and password to Kevin >>>> Mitnick at 2245 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 411, Henderson, NV. LoL! >>>> >>>> Work cited: >>>> >>>> 'Hacker Culture' >>>> by Thomas Douglas >>>> University of Minnesota Press >>>> pp. xxiv >>>> >>>> >>>> See More: >>>> >>>> 'Hackers' >>>> Directed by Iain Softley >>>> Starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Renoly Santiago, Matthew >>>> Lillard, Lorraine Bracco and Fisher Stevens. >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> Read more: >>>> >>>> 'The Hacker Manifesto' >>>> http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=7&id=3&mode=txt >>>> >>>> 'Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution' >>>> by Steven Levy >>>> >>>> 'The Art of Deception' >>>> by Kevin Mitnick >>>> >>>> 'The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of >>>> Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers' >>>> by Kevin Mitnick >>>> >>>> 'Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker' >>>> by Kevin Mitnick >>>> Foreword by Steve Wozniak >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Richard Williams >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Massive Hacker Attack! >>>>> >>>>> According to SpiderLabs, "...'123456’ was the most widely used >>>>> password and ‘password’, ‘123,’ and ‘111111’ were also among the top >>>>> entries. Three of the most used passwords are 'password', 'sex' and 'god', >>>>> not particularly in that order. Admins love to use 'god' as their >>>>> password- >>>>> it gives them a feeling of power. >>>>> >>>>> So, let's review some password protocols: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Do not use the same password for all your online activities. >>>>> 2. Use a seven word combination of letters, numbers, and symbols for >>>>> your password with at least one letter in caps. >>>>> 3. Do NOT write down your password down on a Post-it note and affix it >>>>> to your computer monitor. >>>>> 4. Never reveal your password to anyone, including your significant >>>>> other. >>>>> 5. Change you password frequently - at least once a month, in order to >>>>> be on the safe side. >>>>> 6. DO IT NOW - don't wait until tomorrow to change your password. >>>>> >>>>> "Two million passwords for social media and email accounts have been >>>>> released online by hackers, IT security experts have discovered." >>>>> >>>>> Metro UK: >>>>> >>>>> http://metro.co.uk/two-million-facebook-gmail-and-twitter-passwords-stolen<http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/05/two-million-facebook-gmail-and-twitter-passwords-stolen-by-criminal-gang-4216332/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Richard Williams < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The programmer is God and Hackers are the prophets of Information >>>>>> Technology. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, if you are a hacker, it would be evil to not share your data >>>>>> and your code with the rest of the world, to save mankind from ignorance >>>>>> - >>>>>> a moral imperative for the hacker. The hacker's world view is >>>>>> libertarian- >>>>>> they believe that powerful individuals are taking over the Internet and >>>>>> controlling our thoughts through the media, violating our privacy. All >>>>>> the >>>>>> while posting reams of information about themselves. Go figure. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Because he knows the power of the technology he has mastered, he >>>>>> knows how distressingly fragile the barrier is between freedom and >>>>>> censorship—it’s a simple matter of who writes the code. Underlying it all >>>>>> was the hacker belief that the world could be perfected if enough of us >>>>>> tapped society’s vast reserves of knowledge and put it to proper use." >>>>>> >>>>>> Read more: >>>>>> >>>>>> 'So Open It Hurts' >>>>>> What the Internet did to Aaron Swartz >>>>>> New Republic: >>>>>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ala5v77 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Reuters - A computer hacker was sentenced on Monday to three years >>>>>>> and five months in prison for stealing the personal data of about >>>>>>> 120,000 >>>>>>> Apple Inc iPad users, including big-city mayors, a TV network news >>>>>>> anchor >>>>>>> and a Hollywood movie mogul... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'U.S. computer hacker gets three-and-a-half years for stealing >>>>>>> iPad user data' >>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/c72z58j >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "On Thursday, the 21-year old San Antonio native will enter La >>>>>>>> Tuna Federal Correction Institute in Anthony, TX to begin a one-year >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> one day sentence for breaching Sony Pictures Entertainment in May 2011 >>>>>>>> as a >>>>>>>> member of Anonymous offshoot, LulzSec." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'The $600,000 Joyride' >>>>>>>> San Antonio Current: >>>>>>>> http://sacurrent.com/news/the-600-000-joyride<http://sacurrent.com/news/the-600-000-joyride-local-hacker-and-former-lulzsec-member-on-why-he-went-to-prison-1.1576274> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Let's see, on the one hand we have the personal privacy >>>>>>>>> advocates, like Edward Snowden and Wikileak's Julian Assange, and the >>>>>>>>> Electronic Frontier Foundation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And, on the other hand we have social networking sites like Mark >>>>>>>>> Zuckerberg's Facebook and micro blogging sites like Evan Williams's >>>>>>>>> Twitter. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And, in the middle we've got the FBI, IRS, CIA, NSA, ATF and the >>>>>>>>> HS. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And, you got your black hats and your white hats; you got your >>>>>>>>> hackers and pirates; and you've got your worms and trojan horses. >>>>>>>>> There's a >>>>>>>>> PC on every desk, all running Microsoft Windows software. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, now Obama wants you to log on to a government site and enter >>>>>>>>> all your personal data. Go figure. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "It also represents a dangerous normalization of ‘governing in >>>>>>>>> the dark,’ where decisions with enormous public impact occur without >>>>>>>>> any >>>>>>>>> public input." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 'Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia' >>>>>>>>> New York Times: >>>>>>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/snowden<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/18/world/snowden-says-he-took-no-secret-files-to-russia.html?_r=0> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
