22-06-2011, 01:48 PM
SOCA website latest victim of LulzSec campaign
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By Stewart Mitchell
Posted on 21 Jun 2011 at 09:56
The Serious Organised Crime Agency has admitted it was forced to take its site offline after being hit by a distributed denial of service attack from hacker group Lulz Security.
The group, which has already gained notoriety for hacking the NHS and the CIA, said it was stepping up its action and would be targeting governmental data globally in conjunction with other hacker groups.
The agency said its main network, including data on suspected criminals and ongoing operations, remained secure.
"The SOCA website is a source of information for the general public which is hosted by an external provider. It is not linked to our operational material or the data we hold," SOCA said.
The site remained down at the time of publication.
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GalleryBy Stewart Mitchell
Posted on 21 Jun 2011 at 09:56
The Serious Organised Crime Agency has admitted it was forced to take its site offline after being hit by a distributed denial of service attack from hacker group Lulz Security.
The group, which has already gained notoriety for hacking the NHS and the CIA, said it was stepping up its action and would be targeting governmental data globally in conjunction with other hacker groups.
DDoS is of course our least powerful and most abundant ammunition
"SOCA has chosen to take its website offline to limit the impact of DDoS attacks on other clients hosted by our service provider," SOCA said in a statement sent to the BBC. The agency said its main network, including data on suspected criminals and ongoing operations, remained secure.
"The SOCA website is a source of information for the general public which is hosted by an external provider. It is not linked to our operational material or the data we hold," SOCA said.
The site remained down at the time of publication.
Read more: SOCA website latest victim of LulzSec campaign | Security | News | PC Pro http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/368...z1Q0aSoBQF