"#Apple could be target, too," the group wrote on its Twitter account on Sunday, along with a link to the short list of usernames and passwords. "But don't worry, we are busy elsewhere."
Translation: We don't have jack squat, and we know it.
Sorry to quote myself but it's already happening. This title from MacSurfer a few minutes ago...
""Move Over, Sony. Now Hackers Are Attacking Apple. iCloud Beware?""
All so very predictable in the age of Apple dominance. The hate never lets up for a second.
It was to be expected, even for Apple enthusiast sites such as this. It's not hate, simply a way to get eyes on the articles.
With that said, I suspect this particular hacking attempt was more of a attention-getter. If they truly wanted to grab more than they did, I personally have no doubt they could have. I fully expect that if Apple were to piss them off in some way, as Sony did, that Apple would not be able to withstand a first strike either.
Nah, you're reading into MacSurfer's motives too deeply.
There were no editorial shenanigans on MacSurfer's part. They were simply reblogging another site's headline verbatim, a commonplace occurrence on the Internet. PaidContent.org wrote the headline "Move Over, Sony. Now Hackers Are Attacking Apple. iCloud Beware?", not MacSurfer.
MacSurfer reblogged a number of articles about the same topic, with varied headlines, so it's not like they were taking a particular stance when they reblogged the PaidContent.org item. Many of these sites come up with sensationalist headlines for the pageviews.
It was to be expected, even for Apple enthusiast sites such as this. It's not hate, simply a way to get eyes on the articles.
With that said, I suspect this particular hacking attempt was more of a attention-getter. If they truly wanted to grab more than they did, I personally have no doubt they could have. I fully expect that if Apple were to piss them off in some way, as Sony did, that Apple would not be able to withstand a first strike either.
Attention seeking hackers would grab all the data they could and that's likely what happened here. They got 27 encypted passwords. Unless they were polite attention seeking hackers.
When are the FBI and CIA going to take these criminals seriously? These arrogant clowns are doing serious damage to a community built on trust. It's not funny or cute anymore. They hijack merchantmen on the high seas of internet commerce. They are pirates and should be dealt with as such. In the old days pirates were hung. Today they should be hunted down, dragged into court, and given long prison sentences.
BTW anyone know how much compute power is required to crack a unix password encryption code?
Well, they're 40 digit hexadecimal strings, so that's 16^40 = 1.46×10^48 possible combinations. If I've worked it out right, that's 14,600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000. I don't even know the words to describe a number with that many zeros after it.
With a brute force attack even with a shed load of distributed computing power they're gonna be at it for ever.
A better method would be a dictionary attack, which wouldn't take too long if they get lucky.
AntiSec isn't a group, it's a movement, also LulzSec has been disbanded, it was mixture of anon and ex-lulz skiddies who use pre-made DDoS and SQLi tools, not real hackers. it's more like try, if you are lucky and get something, tweet about it - at least that's what ppl have been tweeting recently and proper hacker groups say
Truly, if the good name of quality hacker groups is going to be tarnished by these ruffians it might be time the government stepped in. We need to protect the rights of proper hackers at all costs! The death penalty for everyone! Burn them alive for the sake of civility! In the name of progress! Rabble rabble!
And inversely...
Kids these days. They buy an iPod and next day are arguing for the merits of a pogrom. It would make more sense to pass a law against resistance than to try to restrict it in all of its forms. Just call it terrorism, that always sells with the "string 'em up" set. I bet if you shackled yourselves it'd save the interests you cater to a moment or two of trouble. My dog expresses a greater independence in his ideologies; he'd rather run off a leash. Too bad you can't say the same.
?1.46×10^48 possible combinations. If i've worked it out right, that's 14,600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000. i don't even know the words to describe a number with that many zeros after it.
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has should be that no?
Are you being serious on that?
If he's not, I am.
"#Apple could be target, too," the group wrote on its Twitter account on Sunday, along with a link to the short list of usernames and passwords. "But don't worry, we are busy elsewhere."
Translation: We don't have jack squat, and we know it.
Translation: We don't have jack squat, and we know it.
Probably, although were there's one sloppy security hole there are bound to be others, waiting to be discovered.
Whom, irnchriz? Not before (s)he learns to spell correctly...
ha ha have you ever tried typing with an iOS device with spelling corruption turned on?
P...... you can't expect a layman to make such distinctions.
Yeah, layman must be an idiot.
ha ha have you ever tried typing with an iOS device with spelling corruption turned on?
Nice.
Sorry to quote myself but it's already happening. This title from MacSurfer a few minutes ago...
""Move Over, Sony. Now Hackers Are Attacking Apple. iCloud Beware?""
All so very predictable in the age of Apple dominance. The hate never lets up for a second.
It was to be expected, even for Apple enthusiast sites such as this. It's not hate, simply a way to get eyes on the articles.
With that said, I suspect this particular hacking attempt was more of a attention-getter. If they truly wanted to grab more than they did, I personally have no doubt they could have. I fully expect that if Apple were to piss them off in some way, as Sony did, that Apple would not be able to withstand a first strike either.
There were no editorial shenanigans on MacSurfer's part. They were simply reblogging another site's headline verbatim, a commonplace occurrence on the Internet. PaidContent.org wrote the headline "Move Over, Sony. Now Hackers Are Attacking Apple. iCloud Beware?", not MacSurfer.
MacSurfer reblogged a number of articles about the same topic, with varied headlines, so it's not like they were taking a particular stance when they reblogged the PaidContent.org item. Many of these sites come up with sensationalist headlines for the pageviews.
Not a big deal.
It was to be expected, even for Apple enthusiast sites such as this. It's not hate, simply a way to get eyes on the articles.
With that said, I suspect this particular hacking attempt was more of a attention-getter. If they truly wanted to grab more than they did, I personally have no doubt they could have. I fully expect that if Apple were to piss them off in some way, as Sony did, that Apple would not be able to withstand a first strike either.
Attention seeking hackers would grab all the data they could and that's likely what happened here. They got 27 encypted passwords. Unless they were polite attention seeking hackers.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/...get-apple-not/
Notice the "NOT!"
BTW anyone know how much compute power is required to crack a unix password encryption code?
If AntiSec really were l33t haX0rz they would have gotten Steve Job's password. (Everyone knows his email address already.)
Normally Apple emily the services...
I think he meant Apple will have Emily conduct the services. She is a 17 year old intern that knows excel pretty well.
BTW anyone know how much compute power is required to crack a unix password encryption code?
Well, they're 40 digit hexadecimal strings, so that's 16^40 = 1.46×10^48 possible combinations. If I've worked it out right, that's 14,600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000. I don't even know the words to describe a number with that many zeros after it.
With a brute force attack even with a shed load of distributed computing power they're gonna be at it for ever.
A better method would be a dictionary attack, which wouldn't take too long if they get lucky.
Are you being serious on that?
Obviously, it was hyperbole.
The point is that we need to start getting serious about enforcing the laws.
Truly, if the good name of quality hacker groups is going to be tarnished by these ruffians it might be time the government stepped in. We need to protect the rights of proper hackers at all costs! The death penalty for everyone! Burn them alive for the sake of civility! In the name of progress! Rabble rabble!
And inversely...
Kids these days. They buy an iPod and next day are arguing for the merits of a pogrom. It would make more sense to pass a law against resistance than to try to restrict it in all of its forms. Just call it terrorism, that always sells with the "string 'em up" set. I bet if you shackled yourselves it'd save the interests you cater to a moment or two of trouble. My dog expresses a greater independence in his ideologies; he'd rather run off a leash. Too bad you can't say the same.
?1.46×10^48 possible combinations. If i've worked it out right, that's 14,600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000. i don't even know the words to describe a number with that many zeros after it.
10^48