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PBS hacked…
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item…rt-1252820.html
31 May 2011 - "On Saturday 28 May, Hacker group LulzSec took over the web site of the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and published access data for staff and advertisers online… The hackers were able to access the SQL database, extracts of which they then published… Because an outdated Linux kernel was in use, they were also able to obtain root privileges to explore the PBS servers and collect data which included information on the broadcaster's network infrastructure. PBS has confirmed that the attack took place…"
Lockheed attacked …
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/govern…endly=this-page
May 31, 2011 - "On Saturday, Lockheed Martin released a statement confirming the attack, which it described as "significant and tenacious." But it said its information security team "detected the attack almost immediately and took aggressive actions to protect all systems and data." As a result, the company said, "our systems remain secure; no customer, program, or employee personal data has been compromised." Hackers reportedly exploited Lockheed's VPN access system, which allows employees to log in remotely by using their RSA SecurID hardware tokens. Attackers apparently possessed the seeds - factory-encoded random keys - used by at least some of Lockheed's SecurID hardware fobs, as well as serial numbers and the underlying algorithm used to secure the devices… the same day that Lockheed Martin detected the attack, all remote access for employees was disabled, and the company told all telecommuters to work from company offices for at least a week. Then on Wednesday, the company informed all remote workers that they'd receive new RSA SecurID tokens and told all 133,000 employees to reset their network passwords…"
PBS hacked…
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item…rt-1252820.html
31 May 2011 - "On Saturday 28 May, Hacker group LulzSec took over the web site of the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and published access data for staff and advertisers online… The hackers were able to access the SQL database, extracts of which they then published… Because an outdated Linux kernel was in use, they were also able to obtain root privileges to explore the PBS servers and collect data which included information on the broadcaster's network infrastructure. PBS has confirmed that the attack took place…"
Lockheed attacked …
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/govern…endly=this-page
May 31, 2011 - "On Saturday, Lockheed Martin released a statement confirming the attack, which it described as "significant and tenacious." But it said its information security team "detected the attack almost immediately and took aggressive actions to protect all systems and data." As a result, the company said, "our systems remain secure; no customer, program, or employee personal data has been compromised." Hackers reportedly exploited Lockheed's VPN access system, which allows employees to log in remotely by using their RSA SecurID hardware tokens. Attackers apparently possessed the seeds - factory-encoded random keys - used by at least some of Lockheed's SecurID hardware fobs, as well as serial numbers and the underlying algorithm used to secure the devices… the same day that Lockheed Martin detected the attack, all remote access for employees was disabled, and the company told all telecommuters to work from company offices for at least a week. Then on Wednesday, the company informed all remote workers that they'd receive new RSA SecurID tokens and told all 133,000 employees to reset their network passwords…"