Pirate Bay Co-Founder Svartholm Warg Accused For Hacking, Fraud & Attempt to Steal Money From Bank

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Svartholm Warg Accused For Hacking, Fraud & Attempt to Steal Money From Swedish Bank 

The Pirate Bay also known as TPB is the most infamous website providing torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer to peer file sharing. It is fact that many of us love the website, but it is also undeniable that if you are in the core team to run TPB then you are definitely sitting on the edge of legality. Many of you have already started terrifying! But I have the news which will not frighten you but surely will surely frighten Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, the co-founder of Pirate Bay. Gottfrid might get mercy if he could limited himself only into Pirate Bay, but in reality he did not and crossed all the lines. The 27-year-old’s Gottfrid widely known as 'Anakata' has been charged for hacking several Swedish companies and stealing their personal data. He and three others are also accused of attempting to make illegal online money transfers. Prosecutors claim Warg  along with three others—hacked IBM mainframes belonging to tax firm Logica and the bank to transfer money from various bank accounts. In total, the four men reportedly attempted to transfer just over US$900,000. Warg has also been accused of hacking into the databases of several Swedish businesses and the government’s federal taxing agency.

In his statement prosecutor Henrik Olin said - "A large amount of data from companies and agencies was taken during the hack, including a large amount of personal data, such as personal identity numbers (personnummer) of people with protected identities. I'd say that Svartholm Warg is the main person and brains behind the hacker attack. We've had a lot of theories but I can't find a motive in the evidence. What I can say is that we're talking about an incredibly technically advanced hack against a large server environment considered to have very high security and that can boost one's status in certain circles" 

Three other people have been indicted along with Svartholm Warg. They are all charged with serious fraud, attempted aggravated fraud, and aiding attempted aggravated fraud. According to the indictment, authorities seized a computer and chat transcripts of Svartholm Warg and the other suspects. Olin claims that it is the biggest investigation into a data intrusion ever conducted in the country. 

Here we want to remind you that Svartholm Warg, 27, was arrested in Cambodian and deported to Sweden in September last year due to an arrest warrant issued for him in relation to his conviction in the Pirate Bay trial. Since December, Svartholm Warg has been held in a prison in Mariefred in central Sweden where he is serving out a prison sentence related to his activities with The Pirate Bay.

-Source (The Local, RT)

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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gottfrid Svartholm aka Anakata Arrested in Cambodia

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gottfrid Svartholm aka Anakata Arrested in Cambodia

Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was arrested by Cambodian police on Thursday in Phnom Penh, the city that he made his home several years ago. Svartholm, known online by his nickname Anakata, was sentenced to one year in jail for his involvement in The Pirate Bay but has been missing for some time. Svartholm was wanted internationally but exact details as to why he was arrested have not yet been made public. Gottfrid’s lawyer Ola Salomonsson thinks the arrest could be related to The Pirate Bay case, but this hasn’t been announced officially. “As far as I understand it is because he is on an international wanted list,” he said. While there is no extradition treaty between Cambodia and Sweden the lawyer believes his client could be transferred to his home country eventually.

Pirate Bay, founded less than 10 years again in Sweden, made news over the past ten years for its controversial and generally illegal file-sharing practices. Specifically, Svartholm and his co-founder Fredrik Neij became the the whipping boys for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) – among other media companies for copyright violations. Those copyright violation allegations eventually ended in a prison sentence and fees for Svartholm. Svartholm never showed up to serve his sentence and a warrant for his arrest has remained outstanding ever since. The most recent arrest happened in Cambodia at the request of Swedish authorities. This time, however, the arrest isn’t tied to Pirate Bay but to something more serious: Svartholm is alleged to have hacked a Swedish IT company and leaked thousands of tax ID numbers. That company, Logica, provides services to the major tax offices in Sweden. Two Swedes have already been identified as suspects and it would appear that Svartholm is the third. Svartholm currently sits in Cambodia awaiting next steps. It was initially unclear as to what might happen since Cambodia does not have an extradition treaty with Sweden; extradition is the legal transfer of an accused person from one jurisdiction to another. Sources have indicated, however, that Cambodia appears to be cooperating with Swedish authorities.

-Source (TorrentFreak, Forbes)

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WikiLeaks Again Under DDoS Attack For Last 5 Days

WikiLeaks Again Under DDoS Attack For Last 5 Days

Yet again Wikileaks official website faced denial of service attack. Earlier we have seen two similar attack, first it was in 2011 when  an Anonymous member took responsibility of that Attack on Wikileaks website. That  time the attacker executed a massive Denial of Service while using newly developed tool #refref. In an exlusive report by Corero Network Security said the attack on Wikileaks site was one of the largest DDoS attack ever took place in 2011. Back in May this year, Wikileaks was also taken down by a DDoS attack which also infected controversial file sharing site "The Pirate Bay". As per sources the site has been down for the last five days, during which it has been experiencing a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. So far it was the longest attack ever happened against Wikileaks. The most notable thing is that according the organisation already claimed a government entity is behind the hit. Many of other unofficial sources are connecting this attack with a recent story, which restarted the WikiLeaks donation. At the time of the attack team VOGH took the following screen shot which clearly showing that Wikileaks.org was indeed inaccessible. 

The first tweet was sent out on August 3:-

WikiLeaks.org is down for unknown reasons. We are investigating. wikileaks.org is still up.

#WikiLeaks donation page and FDNN portal down. You can still donate via supporter merchandise: http://wikileaks.spreadshirt.com/ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/wikileaksbeattheblockade2

WikiLeaks has been under sustained large scale DDoS attacks since August 3. Help us purchase more bandwidth: http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate

Speculation on DDoS attack against WikiLeaks timing: 1. Olympics cover 2. Upcomng release. 3. Ongoing Syria, Stratfor releases

Wikileaks est actuellement sous le feu d’une attaque DDOS d’ampleur.

wlcentral.org and http://justice4assange.com are now down.

Update: http://wikileaks.org https://secure.fdn2.org/fdn2/nouser http://cabledrum.net/ still down. http://wlcentral.org/ http://justice4assange.com/ back online.

UPDATE: WikiLeaks battles ongoing DDoS attack

#WikiLeaks .onion mirror available: http://isax7s5yooqgelbr.onion/ Accessible only through Tor

Most WikiLeaks mirrors have been brought offline as well, with some coming back today. Even sites simply related to WikiLeaks have been targeted. These include the WikiLeaks-endorsed website Cabledrum, including its mirror of the WikiLeaks website, and French non-profit FDNN, which hosts a WikiLeaks' donation portal. The latter was attacked shortly after WikiLeaks linked to it as an alternative to donate while the WikiLeaks website is down. WL Central and Justice for Assange were also attacked for a short period of time. According to Zdnet a hacker group calling themselves 'AntiLeaks' is claiming responsibility for the attack, and has issued the following statement:-
"You can call me DietPepsi. I am the leader of AntiLeaks. We are not doing this to call attention to ourselves. We are young adults, citizens of the United States of America and are deeply concerned about the recent developments with Julian Assange and his attempt at aslyum in Ecuador.
Assange is the head of a new breed of terrorist. We are doing this as a protest against his attempt to escape justice into Ecuador. This would be a catalyst for many more like him to rise up in his place. We will not stop and they will not stop us."

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LulzSec Hacker Ryan Cleary & Jake Davis Plead Guilty at London Court For Hacking CIA & Pentagon

LulzSec Hacker Ryan Cleary & Jake Davis Plead Guilty at London Court For Hacking CIA & Pentagon

Two British LulzSec hacker Ryan Cleary, 20, and Jake Davis, 19 today admitted hacking into the websites of the CIA and the Pentagon as well as the Serious Organised Crime Squad in the UK. Accoridng to an exclusive report of The Guardian both Jake Davies, also known as "Topiary" and Ryan Cleary, known under the names "Anakin," "hershcel.mcdooenstein", "George hampsterman" and "ni"  have confessed attacks on the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), National Health Service, News International, Sony, Nintendo, Arizona State police, and other sites in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks designed to cause the sites to cash. Cleary also confessed to four separate charges including hacking into US Air Force Agency computers at the Pentagon.

Cleary and Davis plotted to carry out the attacks with other unknown members of internet groups Anonymous, Internet Feds, and LulzSec. Other websites targeted by the pair were Westboro Baptist Church, Bethesda, Eve Online, HBGary, HBGary Federal, PBS Inc, and Infragard. Cleary also confessed today to four separate charges, including hacking into US Air Force Agency computers, based at the Pentagon.

Both men appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court to enter guilty pleas to a series of charges brought against them.

But both Cleary and Davis denied allegations they posted 'unlawfully obtained confidential computer data' to public websites including LulzSec.com, Pirate Bay, and PasteBin, in order to encourage offences contrary to the Serious Crime Act.

Alleged co-hackers Ryan Ackroyd, 25, and a 17-year-old A-level student, from south-London, deny their involvement in the DDoS attacks and will stand trial on April 8, 2013.

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KickAss Torrents Facing a Total Blackout in Italy

KickAss Torrents Facing a Total Blackout in Italy

After Pirate bay now another widely preferred BitTorrent website  on the Internet - KickAss Torrents , is facing a total blackout in Italy. Following an investigation by the country’s cybercrime police, an ISP blocking order has now been granted against a site which authorities say is run by criminals generating millions of dollars. FIMI boss Enzo Mazza confirmed to TorrentFreak that both the old and new domains and IP-addresses will be blocked, and added the following message - “The investigation into the criminal organization behind the site is still making progress and the public prosecutor is in touch with the authorities in the countries involved in the case. The case is followed by the Fiscal police who are usually investigating Italian mafia bosses. This means they are well equipped to take the members of the KAT gang to justice.”

In an exclusive report Torrentfreak said - KickAss Torrents has been founded just three years ago in 2009, KickAssTorrents has shown that it’s serious about becoming a leading torrent site player. Of course, that has its drawbacks too. The site’s increasing profile has caused it to appear in numerous MPAA, RIAA and government reports, in the US and elsewhere. News today reveals that the authorities in Italy have been watching the site for some time.

According to a report coming out of the police department with responsibilities for tackling cybercrime, KickAssTorrents will soon be subjected to a nationwide ISP blockade. Translated as “Financial Guard”, the Guardia di Finanza (GdF) is a department under Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance. Part of the Italian Armed Forces, GdF has in recent years been involved in many file-sharing investigations, most recently against KickAssTorrents.

Operation ‘Last Paradise’ has just concluded with the public prosecutor of the Sardinian capital Cagliari granting an “order of inhibition” which requires the country’s ISPs to cease providing access to the site. Similar orders were previously granted against The Pirate Bay and the now-defunct BTjunkie. “This is another memorable dark day for digital piracy in Italy. After starting with The Pirate Bay in 2008 and the final closing of the doors at BTjunkie in February 2012, the Guardia di Finanza has targeted another super-pirate platform, virtually located in the Philippines and servers scattered around the world,” GdF said in a statement.

“This colossal site of 10 million active torrents receives over 3 million visits daily from all over the world and Italy was the third most popular country of origin for users behind only India and the USA.” GdF adds that by their estimates, KickAssTorrents generates $8.5 million per year from advertising and other revenue.

“This international platform has long been targeted by U.S. authorities as one of the worst sites for the illegal distribution of music,” said Enzo Mazza, chief of FIMI, Italy’s answer to the RIAA. “The intervention of the Italian authorities was very important, especially for the protection of legal music in Italy, which now represents 30% of the market. Platforms such as The Pirate Bay, BTjunkie and KickAssTorrents are run by criminal organizations that make millions from advertising.” Responding to the news, Italian lawyer Giovanni Battista Gallus told TorrentFreak that unlike The Pirate Bay blockade, there is no “proper” court order for the current blockade. This also happened with the BTjunkie block earlier, which was handled by the same prosecutor. “In this case the order has been issued only by the public prosecutor, without any judicial intervention,” he said. “I have serious doubts whether this is appropriate under Italian criminal procedure law, and I’m very curious to see the outcome of an appeal against this order.”

The extent of the forthcoming blockade isn’t clear from the information currently being released. However, the GdF statement specifically mentions kickasstorrents.com, a domain the site left behind when it switched to Kat.ph in April 2011.

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Supreme Court & Congress Both Denied Anonymous Attack

Supreme Court & Congress Both Denied Anonymous Attack  

We all are aware of Anonymous movement regarding the decision of Indian govt for controlling internet content. Immediately after this step, few unnamed hacker claiming to be a part of hacker collective Anonymous engaged cyber attack on India's cyber fence. Supreme Court of India & All India Congress became the victim of that attack. Even one of the legitimate twitter resource of Anonymous said :- "Namaste #India, your time has come to trash the current government and install a new one. Good luck." After this tweet we have seen Supreme Court & Congress website faced denial of service attack which interrupts the service for a certain time. Hacker group Anonymous is believed to have attacked the websites in response to the Centre blocking torrent portal Pirate Bay and video-sharing Vimeo. The group is said to have launched “MT Operation India” to protest the government's censorship plan. 

This is not the first time earlier in 2011 hackers from Pakistan have hacked the official website of All India Congress. Also in an attack another Pak Hacker named KhantastiC haXor penetrated the official site of Indian Congress and defaced the Profile page of Party President Sonia Gandhi.

But this time both Supreme Court & Congress completely denies the cyber attack. Congress party's computer department chief Vishwajeet Prithvijeet Singh said-  “The site is not hacked at all. It was not opening for sometime because the load on the particular server was too heavy due to huge number of hits after the news of website hacking spread. It went slow at that time due to over-traffic.” 

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Anonymous Bring Down The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Anonymous Bring Down The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Official Site

Hacktivist group Anonymous continuing massive denial of service of attack on the data protection watchdog's website. The tweets, which were published by the @UKAnonymous2012 account, claim the attack is part of a protest by the group at the handling of the Leveson Inquiry.  Incidentally, the Leveson Inquiry’s website has also been the target of DDoS attacks by Anonymous this week.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that it’s still dealing with the fallout from a suspected Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on its website.In a statement sent to IT Pro, the data watchdog said access to the site has been disrupted over the last several days because of the attack. “The website itself has not been damaged, but people have been unable to access it. We provide a public facing website which contains no sensitive information,” the statement said. “We regret this disruption to our service and we are working to bring the website back online as soon as possible.” 

Like ICO couple of weeks ago we have seen similar attack on the official website of UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) that time also the experts suspected that Anonymous was behind the attack and the reason of that hack was to protest Supreme Court's decession on blocking The Pirate Bay in UK.

-Source (IT Pro)

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Pirate Bay & WikiLeaks Goes Offline After Prolonged Denial of Service Attack

Pirate Bay & WikiLeaks Goes Offline After Prolonged Denial of Service Attack

 

Most popular and controversial file sharing site "The Pirate Bay" faced a prolonged distributed denial of service which interrupts the service. In their official Facebook page confirmed the attack. DDoS attack left the site largely inaccessible for the last 24 hours, with only intermittent service in the UK. The Pirate Bay took to its Facebook page to confirm the attack, saying that it did not know who was behind it, although it ‘had its suspicions’. There had initially been speculation that the attack on The Pirate Bay was initiated as an act of revenge by the Anonymous hacker collective after members of The Pirate Bay criticised Anonymous for organizing DDoS attacks on UK internet service provider (ISP) Virgin Media for blocking access to The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay has said, however, that Anonymous is not to blame for the attack on its site.

Meanwhile, a former Anonymous member by the name of AnonNyre has claimed responsibility for DDoSing the Pirate Bay site. There is no evidence though to confirm that AnonNyre was actually behind the attacks. 

Not only TPB, but also Wikileaks official website faced massive distributed denial of service attack which hampers the site for 72 long hours. According to official twitter of Wikileaks "WikiLeaks has been under sustained DDOS attacks over the last 72 hours..."  

This not the first time, before this Wikileaks have faced cyber attack and an Anonymous member took responsibility of that Attack on Wikileaks website. That  time the attacker executed a massive Denial of Service while using newly developed tool #refref. In an exlusive report by Corero Network Security said the attack on Wikileaks site was one of the largest DDoS attack ever took place in 2011. But still it is not clear if there is any connection between the two incidents. 

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The Pirate Bay Criticize Anonymous DDoS Attack on Virgin Media

The Pirate Bay Criticize Anonymous DDoS Attack on Virgin Media

 

Earlier in this month High Court has ruled to block The Pirate Bay in U.K. In action hacker collective Anonymous performed massive denial of service attack which targeted Virgin Media - one of those ISP who immediately followed the Court order and blocked Pirate Bay. It is said that the denial of service attack was simply a tit for tat as Virgin Media is the 1st ISP who instantly followed the High Court order while saying- "As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media complies with court orders addressed to the company but strongly believes that changing consumer behaviour to tackle copyright infringement also needs compelling legal alternatives, such as our agreement with Spotify, to give consumers access to great content at the right price." And this make Anonymous angry with Virgin and as a result they sent Virgin Media offline for a certain time. 

But here comes a twist and that is The Pirate Bay has denounced an Anonymous DDoS campaign that took down Virgin Media, calling it an "ugly" method that's no better than the UK court order for ISPs to block users from getting to The Pirate Bay. 

In their official statement TPB said - "Seems like some random Anonymous groups have run a DDOS campaign against Virgin media and some other sites. We'd like to be clear about our view on this:
We do NOT encourage these actions. We believe in the open and free internets, where anyone can express their views. Even if we strongly disagree with them and even if they hate us. So don't fight them using their ugly methods. DDOS and blocks are both forms of censorship.
If you want to help; start a tracker, arrange a manifestation, join or start a pirate party, teach your friends the art of bittorrent, set up a proxy, write your political representatives, develop a new p2p protocol, print some pro piracy posters and decorate your town with, support our promo bay artists or just be a nice person and give your mom a call to tell her you love her."

As far as the Anonymous DDoS goes, Virgin Media put out a statement that said the attack lasted one hour. Virgin Media also reiterated that it didn't have a choice to block The Pirate Bay; rather, the government forced its hand.

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Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) Under DDoS Attack

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) Under DDoS Attack 

Hacker performed massive denial of service attack to take down the official website of UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). Last night cyber criminals sent large number of data packets by which they managed to send SOCA offline. SOCA authority confirmed that they have suffered a DDoS attack which interrupts  their services. A spokesman said the site was taken offline at 22:30 on Wednesday, but that the attack did not "pose a security risk to the organisation". The exact reason of this attack is unclear but it can be predicated that either Soca's movement  on closing down 36 websites believed to be selling stolen credit card information may caused this DDoS attack. “The SOCA DDoS attack is probably related to the carder site takedowns last week,” F-Secure’s Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen wrote on Twitter.Experts are also highlighting another reason which may have influenced hacktivist to engage this cyber attack and that is the Supreme Court's decession on blocking The Pirate Bay in UK . What ever this is the second time in less than a year that SOCA's website has found itself the target of malicious attackers, having previously suffered from a DDoS attack at the hands of the notorious LulzSec gang in June 2011.

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High Court Ordered ISP's To Block The Pirate Bay in U.K.

High Court Ordered ISP's To Block The Pirate Bay in U.K. 

Last month Microsoft has blocked Pirate Bay links in Windows Live Messenger, now the High Court ordered to strictly block Pirate Bay in U.K. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media and other ISP of UK must have to  prevent their users from accessing the site. A sixth ISP, BT, requested "a few more weeks" to consider their position on blocking the site. Pirate Bay is regarded as the world's largest bittorrent tracker & file shearing sites hosts links to download mostly pirated free music and video.

"Sites like The Pirate Bay destroy jobs in the UK and undermine investment in new British artists," the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said. Chief executive of BPI Geoff Taylor said: "The High Court has confirmed that The Pirate Bay infringes copyright on a massive scale. Its operators line their pockets by commercially exploiting music and other creative works without paying a penny to the people who created them. 

"As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media complies with court orders addressed to the company but strongly believes that changing consumer behaviour to tackle copyright infringement also needs compelling legal alternatives, such as our agreement with Spotify, to give consumers access to great content at the right price." - said Virgin Media. 

-Source (BBC)

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Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger Blocked By Microsoft

Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger Blocked By Microsoft 

Bad news for Microsoft users, we should say that bad news for Microsoft pirates. While governments from the US to Japan are attempting to force ISPs into blocking certain sites with legislation (SOPA) and international treaties (ACTA), it appears that Microsoft has taken matters into its own hands. This weekend, TorrentFreak reported that Microsoft was blocking links to The Pirate Bay in its Windows Live Messenger service. If one attempts to pass a link on to a chat partner, a red message pops up declaring the link “unsafe.” Unsafe for the entertainment industry, to be sure.

According to TorrentFreak:- The Pirate Bay is not only the most visited BitTorrent site on the Internet, but arguably the most censored too. Many ISPs have been ordered to block their customers’ access to the website, and recently Microsoft joined in on the action by stopping people sharing its location with others. Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger (MSN) now refuses to pass on links to The Pirate Bay website, claiming they are unsafe.

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Anonymous Defaced New York Ironworks Website & Leaked Source Code of Norton

Anonymous Defaced New York Ironworks Website & Leaked Source Code of Norton

The Federal Authorities still unable to dominate the spirit of Anonymous. After a series of arrest by FBI, Interpol, Scotland Yard still the hacktivist are on the high node. As a result New York Ironworks, a supplier of police equipment and tactical gear based in New York City became the victim of cyber attack. Where a hacker collective group named #Antisec (Part of Anonymous) has hacked and defaced the index page of Ironworks with a rambling message from AntiSec. The message expressed support for those who were arrested and anger at fellow hacker "Sabu" whose cooperation with the FBI contributed to this week's arrests. It included a brief diatribe against the FBI, a promise of more hacks Friday.

Meanwhile, Anonymous members also released source code to Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2006 software in apparent tribute to those who were arrested this week. A 1.07GB file that is apparently the source code was published on Pastebin as well as Pirate Bay on Thursday. The release of the code was not unexpected. Last month, hackers named Lords of Dharmaraja affiliated with Anonymous had released source code to Symantec's pcAnywhere after a botched sting operation. That time too, the hackers published the code on The Pirate Bay website. Symantec also confirmed the security breach

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Apple Supplier Foxconn Hacked By SwaggSec

Apple Supplier Foxconn Hacked By SwaggSec

Apple's controversial Chinese electronics manufacturer Foxconn under cyber attack. A hacker group named Swagg Security claimed the responsibility of the attack on Foxconn. In a posting on Pastebin, the group took credit for penetrating the systems, noting that "Foxconn did have an appropriate firewall, but fortunately to our intent, we were able to bypass it almost flawlessly". The posting pointed to a 6.5 MB torrent on The Pirate Bay which contained what appears to be CSV file dumps of database tables and other text files. The files included lists of what look like customer names, accounts and plain text passwords though many of those passwords are "foxconn" or "foxconn2".

In Their Press Release Swagg Sec Said:-

"Users of Cyberspace,
So Foxconn thinks they got 'em some swagger because they work with the Big Boys from Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Apple? Fool, You don't know what swagger is. They say you got your employees all worked up, committing suicide 'n stuff. They say you hire chinese workers 'cause you think the taiwanese are elite. We got somethin' served up good...real good. Your not gonna' know what hit you by the time you finish this release. Your company gonna' crumble, and you deserve it. 

Upon switching the radio from Nicki Minaj's self-enforcing, lack of content, stereotypical song, "Stupid Hoe"; We switched on BBC Radio, the leading source of unbiased material. A short segment on the manufacturer giant Foxconn, came up reporting on the inhuman conditions the workers experience. A few days later an almost viral rumor about an Iphone 5 with a 4-inch screen being manufactured, as claimed by an employee from the infamous Foxconn. Now as a first impression Swagg Security would rather not deceive the public of our intentions. Although we are considerably disappointed of the conditions of Foxconn, we are not hacking a corporation for such a reason and although we are slightly interested in the existence of an Iphone 5, we are not hacking for this reason. We hack for the cyberspace who share a few common viewpoints and philosophies. We enjoy exposing governments and corporations, but the more prominent reason, is the hilarity that ensues when compromising and destroying an infrastructure. How unethical right? Perhaps for the layman who has conformed to a society raised by the government that actively seeks to maintain power and quell threats to their ventures. But to us and many others, the destruction of an infrastructure, the act of destruction that does not affect an individual, brings a sense of newfound content, a unique feeling, along with a new chance to start your own venture.
This is Swagg Security, we aim to to reshape your perspectives, our perspectives, by the inducing of entertainment. A unique approach to spreading a unique philosophy which brings the sought after tranquility. In a way we are "hacktivist", but in our own views we are Greyhats. We believe there is no reality in hacktivism, even with good intentions. We know those who claim to be "hacktivists" that inside of you, a suppressed part of you, enjoys playing a part in the anarchist event of hacking of an infrastructure. One which at the same time presents a challenge, upon completing reveals an almost unknown feeling of a menacing satisfaction. We encourage not to continue quelling such a natural emotion but to embrace it. Only when embracing what society has taught you to hinder, is when you realize your own identity.
We encourage media, security experts, and other interested individuals to explore our leaks. Foxconn did have an appropriate firewall, but fortunately to our intent, we were able to bypass it almost flawlessly. Of course with funding ourselves we did have our limitations. But with several hacking techniques employed, and a couple of days in time, we were able to dump most of everything of significance. We now appropriately give consent to other individuals reading this release, to scavenge through the leaks acquiring usernames and passwords; while attempting to find if they use the passwords anywhere else. Remember damage is bliss. Without further undue, the leaks."

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"Devil Robber" Trojan Infects Mac OS-X & Stealing Personal Information

"DevilRobber" Trojan Infects Mac OS-X & Stealing Personal Information (Credit Cards, User-name, Passwords & so on).

 

Now another piece of malware has struck unsuspecting Mac owners.  The new multiplatform trojan is much more sophisticated than most of the past malware to hit the Mac platform. The malicious program installs as part of infected torrent downloads from sites such as The Pirate Bay.  Thus far the malware has been primarily found to be piggybacking on pirated copies of the image editing app GraphicConverter version 7.4 (whose authors are not involved in the screen and do not approve of the pirating in the first place).  The onboard malware is officially known in security circles as OSX/Miner-D, and is nicknamed the "DevilRobber".

Once installed on the victim's machine, the malware opens a back-door to the OS X system, allow remote command-and-control.  It also monitors your computer, attempting to steal personal information like credit cards.

To do this it takes screenshots.  It also periodically dumps confidential information from various applications -- such as truecrypt data, Vidalia (TOR plugin for Firefox), your Safari browsing history, and .bash_history -- into the creatively named file dump.txt.  It also records your username and passwords via monitoring using a proxy server (on port 34522 in the most common variant, but likely to change).

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