Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (76995)	9/20/2001 9:03:21 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116753

Then anything the terrorists take someone can attack? Hackers Retaliate World Trade Center Attack September 19, 2001 technology news by The Electric Warrior A group of computer hackers have planned a massive Internet retaliatory strike in response to last week's attack on the World Trade Center. According to a report by Government Technology (Washington DC), The Dispatchers, a vigilante hacker group, intend to wage their own cyberwar against countries suspected of harboring terrorists: "We're not going to deface their pages this time. We're going to down their Internet," said Dawgyg, a cracker from World of Hell. The group claimed responsibility for disabling ISPs in Palestine, and threatened to destroy computer network infrastructure and other critical information systems. The Dispatchers say they are approximately 300 strong, comprising groups and individuals from as many as thirteen countries around the globe. In an email interview, Mistah Hackah Jak told The Register (UK) that taking control of insecure servers, defacement and distributed denial of service attack would all be brought into play. The group defaced the Web site of Iran's Interior Ministry yesterday, where they emblazoned a logo claiming, "We fight for the good of all". Vigilante Cyberwar The Dispatcher's political hacktivism was condemned by both federal law enforcement and members of the digital underground hacker culture. The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) issued a statement warning that hacker activity is punishable as a felony, with penalties up to five years in prison. "Those individuals who believe they are doing a service to this nation by engaging in acts of vigilantism should know that they are actually doing a disservice to the country." The Chaos Computer Club, a German hacker group condemned the vigilante actions, in a statement posted to the Web: "Electronic communication infrastructures like the Internet are now necessary to contribute to international understanding," said CCC spokesman Andy Mueller-Maguhn. "In a situation like this, which is understandably tense, it's simply not acceptable to cut lines of communication and provide a stronger foundation for ignorance." electricwarrior.com