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Hackers claim attack on FBI partner organization, 1,000 compromised accounts

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Dissent

Stephen Dockery of Associated Press reports:

Internet hackers say they have compromised the security of more than 1,000 accounts at an FBI partner organization.

The online hacking collective Lulz Security says it attacked a local section of InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and the private sector to share security information. Connecticut-based InfraGard’s website is down.

Read more on Toronto Star.

It would be nice to see some proof of compromise or get confirmation from InfraGard-CT. I note that I have not yet seen any follow-up to the hackers’ claims that they acquired 200,000 accounts’ information from Brinks. While I have no reason to disbelieve them, adding incidents to a blog or database without some confirmation or proof feels… wrong.

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1 thought on “Hackers claim attack on FBI partner organization, 1,000 compromised accounts”

  1. golde says:
    June 21, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    These “crackers” (I won’t insult honest hackers who work proactively to help companies upon request or as part of their IT security job) seem to thrive on publicity. I wonder what would happen if we started to ignore their claims. Their main thrust seems to cause major consumer concern about the security of databases. I agree that all companies should take time NOW to check the quality of their security and defenses against breaches of all kinds. This has to be a wake-up call. However, I hate all the stress this has put on the public.

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