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Russian Hackers Hacked RI.gov?
2:28PM ON
10/22/2007
BY
Ari
Really? Did I just miss this?
From the NYT on Russia’s hackermania:
In fact, Russian hackers became something akin to national heroes last spring when a wave of Internet attacks was launched from Russia against Web sites in Estonia, the former Soviet republic. The incidents began after the Estonians angered the Kremlin by moving a Soviet-era war monument.
The motive for most wrongdoing, though, tends to be greed. In 2005, Russians broke into the State of Rhode Island Web site and then brazenly proclaimed that they had swiped credit card information from 53,000 transactions. Officials acknowledged the theft, though they said the scope was smaller.
Yeah, it really happened. If you are feeling brave, check out these Russian hackers cracking on Rhode Island in Russian at their website/e-hideout.
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