FBI. Threat to law enforcement "Doxing"

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The FBI estimates with a high degree of certainty that law enforcement officials and hacking victims are at risk of identity theft and harassment using cyber technology called “doxing”. "Doxing" is a common practice among hackers in which the hacker will publish identifying information, including full name, date of birth, address and photos are usually extracted from the social network address profiles.
In response to law enforcement activities that have evolved from anonymous and LulzSecc since January 2011, members of these groups have increased their interest in targeting law enforcement in response to arrests and searches. Hackers and hacktivists-hackers who commit computer crimes to transmit socially or politically motivated messages have openly discussed these activities on Twitter and the publication of information related to law enforcement on their Twitter accounts and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels.

• In June 2011, members of the anonymous and LulzSec debated identified an FBI agent on the IRC channel # lulzsec. Detailed information contained when he or she started working for the FBI, training, assignments, and previous work. The FBI analysis shows that this information was obtained from a 2009 affidavit that was available on the Wired.com website.

• On July 26, 2011, Twitter OpMonsanto, an account used by Anonymous members, warned the FBI agents of a “paradox” intent following the July 19, 2011 arrests of 16 individuals for their alleged role in Anonymous' activities: "OpMonsanto: For any FBI agent involved in raids continued unfairly peaceful Announcement: Expect us. You no longer have the right to your privacy. "

• July 31, 2011 more than 70 law websites of Web bodies were hacked and a large amount of confidential data exfiltrated. These websites are state and local police departments that were not affiliated with the orchestra. The data consisted of email addresses, usernames, social security numbers, home addresses, phone numbers, landfill passwords, internal training files, informant lists, prison prison databases, and active warrant information. Operation AntiSecd claimed the invasion responded to “fictitious, fabricated charges” against individuals associated with Anonymous's attacks on PayPal.

Recently, covert users have also "doxed" company employees who were victims of their previous attacks, which are perceived as working with law enforcement agencies.

• In July 2011, a sworn search warrant related to July 19 dismantled was available on the Internet. A sworn affidavit containing personal information of employees of two American companies, as well as FBI personnel. Personal information consisted of title, unit, and position.

Prospects and consequences
On July 19, dismantling of anonymous and LulzSec members increased member interest in planning for law enforcement in response to arrests and searches conducted. As more and more arrests are made against alleged members of the anonymous and LulzSec, the FBI expects hacking activities and "doxing" that the goals of law enforcement officials and state interests will continue. This can jeopardize the investigation and lead to harassment and theft of personal data from the persons specified in the "paradox".
Preventive measures to mitigate potential harassment and the risk of identity theft being “doxed” include:
on the protection of materials containing personal information regarding officials and the name of the victims;
o Change passwords and not reuse passwords for multiple accounts;
O Use strong passwords;
credit monitoring reports;
Monitoring online about personal information, including what others post about you to services such as social networking sites;
o Be careful when providing contact information; and
o Aware of social engineering in order to identify sensitive information.

 

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