Yes, that's why I suggested not using your own IP, at least not without masking (Tor). It will be traceable. However, it is open to question whether a court could secure a conviction on the evidence of IP traces alone. Personally, I wouldn't want to test the law.
Best Simon On 12/12/2010 12:26, "marc garrett" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Simon & all, > > Just getting back to the ealier part of the discussion here, relating to > the Anonymous hacktivist movement who have been fighting for wikileaks. > > Found this info on Slashdot.org this morning which is pretty interesting... > > "For a number of days the websites of MasterCard, Visa, PayPal and > others are attacked by a group of WikiLeaks supporters (hacktivists). > Although the group calls itself 'Anonymous,' researchers at the DACS > group of the University of Twente (UT), the Netherlands, discovered that > these hacktivists are easy traceable (PDF) > (http://www.simpleweb.org/reports/loic-report.pdf), and therefore > anything but anonymous > (http://www.utwente.nl/ewi/dacs/news/archive/2010/wikileaks.doc/index.html). > The LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Cannon) software, which is used by the > hacktivists, was analyzed by UT researchers, who concluded that the > attacks generated by this tool are relatively simple and unveil the > identity of the attacker. If hacktivists use this tool directly from > their own machines, instead of via anonymization networks such as Tor, > the Internet address of the attacker is included in every Internet > message being transmitted. In the tools no sophisticated techniques are > used, such as IP-spoofing, in which the source address of others is > used, or reflected attacks, in which attacks go via third party systems. > > http://tinyurl.com/394t5ub > > wishing you well. > > marc > > >> You can get 2 years for downloading DOS software and 10 years for > using it. >> People are going to be prosecuted and the courts will be pressured by >> government to be tough with their sentencing. >> >> If anybody wants to be involved with anon-ops I would recommend using a >> dedicated Mac with nothing important on the hard drive. Install and run >> Parallels and run the DOS software within that. Make your contribution to >> the activity. Then reformat your hard drive using a destructive wipe > mode. >> That will cover your tracks. As Mac OS cannot run the DOS software > you have >> a good defence - "I don't have a PC!" (who would have thought, > another good >> reason to buy a Mac). >> >> The only evidence the court would have will be datalogs from your IP. > This >> is not a smoking gun. If you do not want to have this trace then use a >> public IP somewhere, then move on. >> >> Best >> >> Simon >> >> >> On 11/12/2010 10:24, "marc garrett" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >>> Angles On Anonymous. >>> >>> "A number of readers are sending in links related to Anonymous, the >>> Internet phenomenon < don't call them a group < behind the controversial >>> DDoS attacks on commercial entities that fail to support WikiLeaks. The >>> best insight into Anonymous comes from the Economist's Babbage blogger, >>> who hung out in one of their IRC channels >>> (http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/12/more_wikileaks). Reader >>> nk497 points out that UK users looking to join Anonymous's DDoS army >>> should be aware they could face a jail term of up to two years >>> > (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/363523/wikileaks-protest-tool-could-carr >>> y-two-year-jail-stretch); >>> simply downloading the LOIC software used in the DDoSing could suffice >>> to earn a conviction. One 16-year-old has been arrested >>> > (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/first-arrest-made-in-wikileak >>> s-revenge-attacks.ars) >>> in The Netherlands and is charged with participating in the DDoS. Reader >>> ancientribe sends in coverage of a claim by one security outfit that >>> several existing criminal botnets have joined forces >>> > (http://www.darkreading.com/database-security/167901020/security/attacks-breac >>> hes/228800076/botnet-operators-set-to-join-operation-payback.html) >>> with Anonymous's Operation: Payback. And reader Stoobalou notes a >>> Thing.co.uk story on a manifesto of sorts >>> > (http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/10/who-are-anonymous-and-what-do-they-want/) >>> that purports to come from "ANON OPS," even though Anonymous disclaims >>> any central spokesperson or entity - press release here >>> (http://dump.no/files/467072ba2a42/ANONOPS_The_Press_Release.pdf) PDF." >>> From Slashdot.org >>> >>> wishing you well. >>> >>> marc >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >> >> Simon Biggs >> [email protected] [email protected] >> Skype: simonbiggsuk >> http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ >> >> Research Professor edinburgh college of art >> http://www.eca.ac.uk/ >> Creative Interdisciplinary Research in CoLlaborative Environments >> http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ >> Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice >> http://www.elmcip.net/ >> Centre for Film, Performance and Media Arts >> http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/film-performance-media-arts >> >> >> >> Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, > number SC009201 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour Best Simon [email protected] http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ [email protected] http://www.elmcip.net/ http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201 _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
