Can we talk about the hacks?

[Archer0915]

So we know of all the recent WikiLeaks stuff and other item and... well... I really have to ask, how are they finding where to hack?

I mean you need some information on your target (IP, URL to get the IP, something) because these things do not happen at random. I am betting there is much more to this than just a random hack, perhaps a leak, mole or perhaps one lonely email Trojan that got forwarded?

This kind of thing is of concern.

What else is getting hacked that we are not made privy to?

I would like to hear some discussion, not about who did it or who got hacked or what information was leaked.

I would like to discuss the fact that there have been hacks, how they happen and what everyone can do to prevent these things from happening.

[Newpublius]

So we know of all the recent WikiLeaks stuff and other item and... well... I really have to ask, how are they finding where to hack?

I mean you need some information on your target (IP, URL to get the IP, something) because these things do not happen at random. I am betting there is much more to this than just a random hack, perhaps a leak, mole or perhaps one lonely email Trojan that got forwarded?

This kind of thing is of concern.

What else is getting hacked that we are not made privy to?

I would like to hear some discussion, not about who did it or who got hacked or what information was leaked.

I would like to discuss the fact that there have been hacks, how they happen and what everyone can do to prevent these things from happening.

Russian hackers are pretty good apparently. I don't think in these terms but I know from experience Wordpress, vbulletin, oscommerce all had vulnerabilities Russian hackers were able to exploit. There's a certain randomality in finding targets I suppose.

[valley ranch]

Hi, Do you have an understanding of Hacking?


The hacking re: WikiLeaks was most likely done very close up, possibly by an gov employee. Someone in another country would like you mentioned would have trouble finding the address of a rogue battery of machines. Once the address was known it wouldn't be hard and because there were several who had access and more than one target machine it wouldn't be noticed unless it they suspected it had been done.

The address was known be members of people in other countries and employees of companies who had business with the foundation. someone who needed a government favor but couldn't pay the price, could have handed over the address.

The chance of the hackers being Russian is not high. Russians were mentioned to point the finger at a phantom enemy.

[Dr. Who]

I think much of the hacking these days involves getting specific virus programs - data miners into the target system. The tendency for many users to use the same removable media at home, where the security is lower or non-existent and then at work, where it bypasses all of the corporate firewalls, is one frequent way that this occurs. All the hackers have to do is obtain a list of employee email addresses and then sneak in a spy program into some junk email that mines other email addresses. People email things to their home email addresses and Bob's your uncle. At least one of the home email addresses will belong to someone who uses removable media. Once their home computer is infected, the virus is carried to work on the flash drive or whatever and is literally injected into the corporate or government system, bypassing all security. By the time the anti-viral programs can isolate it, the system has been hacked and terra bytes of information have been sent to the nogoodniks.

[stjames1_53]

I got hacked and had conficker placed on all three computers. I had that POS virus for two weeks before it reared its head. One new modem and three new hard drives (two desktops and one laptop) and a new wi fi modem was the only way to get them out of my sh*t.
conficker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker
it burned a hole in the two desktop hard drives. It had all of our IP addresses and the modem's IP. Every password on exterior accounts had to be changed from a remote location. It was a mess...................but tis all cool now

[Archer0915]

Hi, Do you have an understanding of Hacking?

Yes

[Cigar]

So we know of all the recent WikiLeaks stuff and other item and... well... I really have to ask, how are they finding where to hack?

I mean you need some information on your target (IP, URL to get the IP, something) because these things do not happen at random. I am betting there is much more to this than just a random hack, perhaps a leak, mole or perhaps one lonely email Trojan that got forwarded?

This kind of thing is of concern.

What else is getting hacked that we are not made privy to?

I would like to hear some discussion, not about who did it or who got hacked or what information was leaked.

I would like to discuss the fact that there have been hacks, how they happen and what everyone can do to prevent these things from happening.

I've had to have my Debit Card and funds replaced at least 5 times.

That's why I never have more the $250 in that account.

[Archer0915]

I've had to have my Debit Card and funds replaced at least 5 times.

That's why I never have more the $250 in that account.

I have never had that issue but I also live in a less populated area and there are fewer threats. I have had credit cards replaced a number of time because of hacks but have, thus far, never lost any money.

[waltky]

Granny says dey's both hacks...

... Hillary an' Trump.