[LINK] First arrest made in WikiLeaks revenge attacks

[Stilgherrian]

On 10/12/2010, at 11:46 AM, Roger Clarke wrote:
> At 11:18 +1100 10/12/10, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>> I heard an interview with an Anon member this morning who said their
>> are something like 11million members. good luck with that!
> 
> It looks like the software may be DOS rather than DDOS, i.e. each 
> participant bombards the target with packets that contain their own, 
> easily-traceable IP-address.

Yes, and what's more the LOIC software they use to do the DoS -- Low Orbit Ion Cannon, that is -- have been found in versions which are trojaned, i.e. they also install a back door so the distributor can take over the user's computer.

Many of the calls to "held Anonymous attack the nasty corporate people" will in fact result in yet more infected computers. Sigh.

Stil


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