Maybe not so anonymous? Ah relief. No Ethical Hacking students. (Do we train then well or what?)
Feds Arrest 14 ‘Anonymous’ Suspects Over PayPal Attack, Raid Dozens More
… In the attacks on the financial-service companies — dubbed Operation Payback — thousands downloaded a tool called the Low Orbit Ion Cannon that joined their computers to the group attack on the target of the moment. However, the tool did nothing to hide a user’s IP address, making it possible for the target website to hand its server logs over to the authorities to track users down by their IP addresses.
Apparently you don't actually need to have evidence before you falsify it...
NH Man Arrested For Videotaping Police.. Again
"Back in 2006, a resident of New Hampshire's second largest city was arrested while at the police station attempting to file a complaint against officers. His crime? He had video tape evidence of the officers' wrongdoings. According to the police, that's wiretapping. After world wide attention, the police dropped the charges. His complaint was found to be valid, but the evidence never saw the light of day. Well, guess what? Round two. There are differing reports, but again the police arrested Mr. Gannon and again, they seized his video camera. This time it's 'falsifying evidence' because he tried to hand off the camera, most likely to protect its contents. If there's the potential of police wrongdoing, how is it that the law permits the police to seize the evidence?"
Intent has no bearing?
Court Allows Webcam Spying On Rental Laptops
"Back in May there was a class action lawsuit filed against the rental company Aaron's, which had secretly installed spying software that would turn on a laptop's webcam, take pictures and then send them back to the company. Overall it seemed like a large invasion of privacy, which should at least warrant an injunction to stop use of the software until the case is settled, right? Not to the judge, who refused to order an injunction on the grounds that the family was no longer in possession of the laptop. As for everyone else still using their Aaron's laptops, the judge had this to say to them (PDF): 'Moreover, it is purely conjecture that the other members of the putative class will be subjected to remote access of personal information.'"
This is the top of that slippery slope that includes: “I won't vote for the guy.”. (Just don't say that with a gun in your hand.)
Urging Obama’s Assassination Is Lawful Online Speech, Divided Appeals Court Says
Who is responsible for protecting your money?
http://www.databreaches.net/?p=19694
Yet Another Bank Sued By A Small Business For Fraudulent Hacker Transfers
July 20, 2011 by admin
Ericka Chickowski reports:
A new court case brought to bear against Professional Business Bank by Village View Escrow Inc. continued the battle waged over who’s to blame for hacking attacks that leave small business accounts drained following online password theft. Filed in late June in the California Superior Court in Los Angeles, the case is the latest in a string of suits filed in U.S .courts by small businesses who believe their banks are to blame for failing to properly protect their accounts from predatory hackers.
Village View’s lawyers say the bank should be on the hook for $465,000 siphoned off by hackers in March 2010, plus bank fees and damages incurred by the loss. Village View told the court that Professional Business Bank led it to believe that the institution employed safe online banking practices when signed with the bank in 2008.
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