LulzSec targets InfraGard after Nintendo and Sony breached. Hacking group Lulz Security (LulzSec) has reportedly targeted a US private affiliate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in response to Pentagon threats that cyber attacks would be considered acts of war.
The non-profit organisation InfraGard connects businesses with law enforcement authorities. It said that about 180 passwords belonging to members of its Atlanta chapter were stolen in the hack. LulzSec has also posted copies of the passwords online.
The FBI affiliate remains clueless about how the hack took place. InfraGard Atlanta president Paul Farley told the AP, "Someone did compromise the website."
"We do not at this time know how the attack occurred or the method used to reveal the passwords." Meanwhile, LulzSec has claimed that it used one of the passwords to steal 1,000 work and personal emails from the chief executive of Delaware-based data leak intelligence company Unveillance LLC.
The hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for the recent hacks on Sony, PBS and Nintendo, said that the attack on InfraGard was in response to recent reports that said the Pentagon would consider cyber attacks as acts of war.
The non-profit organisation InfraGard connects businesses with law enforcement authorities. It said that about 180 passwords belonging to members of its Atlanta chapter were stolen in the hack. LulzSec has also posted copies of the passwords online.
The FBI affiliate remains clueless about how the hack took place. InfraGard Atlanta president Paul Farley told the AP, "Someone did compromise the website."
"We do not at this time know how the attack occurred or the method used to reveal the passwords." Meanwhile, LulzSec has claimed that it used one of the passwords to steal 1,000 work and personal emails from the chief executive of Delaware-based data leak intelligence company Unveillance LLC.
The hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for the recent hacks on Sony, PBS and Nintendo, said that the attack on InfraGard was in response to recent reports that said the Pentagon would consider cyber attacks as acts of war.
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