Anonymous hackers release data from Chinese govt sites declaring 'cyberwar'
Updated: Oct 13, 2014 02:09:57pm
New Delhi, Oct 13 (KNN) The Anonymous group of computer hackers have followed up on its threat made on Friday to release data from Chinese government websites declaring ‘cyberwar’ on the government and police force for the use of tear gas against demonstrators in Hong Kong.
According to Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post report, the group released hundreds of phone numbers and email addresses of the Ningbo Free Trade Zone in Zhejiang province and a job-search site run by the Changing county administration, also in the coastal province.
Anonymous took the action shortly after the government denounced the group's threat of cyber-attacks, which were apparently in support of the protesters. The data also included individual IP addresses and names, the South China Morning Post reported.
It was not immediately clear why the two websites were targeted. The government offices in charge of the websites could not be reached yesterday.
Anonymous said it had already infiltrated more than 50 Chinese government databases and leaked 50,000 user names and emails, saying it was fulfilling promises to "stand and fight alongside the citizens of Hong Kong".
The group earlier targeted Hong Kong sites after issuing a first warning on October 2.
In a public video message, Anonymous declared cyberwar on the government and police force for the use of tear gas against demonstrators. Anonymous made some sites either inaccessible or intermittently accessible on October 3.
Michael Gazeley, managing director of security service provider Network Box, said it was difficult to judge "whether [the earlier attacks] really are [the work] of Anonymous to start with" because Anonymous is a loosely associated group, the South China Morning Post report added. (KNN/SD)
According to Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post report, the group released hundreds of phone numbers and email addresses of the Ningbo Free Trade Zone in Zhejiang province and a job-search site run by the Changing county administration, also in the coastal province.
Anonymous took the action shortly after the government denounced the group's threat of cyber-attacks, which were apparently in support of the protesters. The data also included individual IP addresses and names, the South China Morning Post reported.
It was not immediately clear why the two websites were targeted. The government offices in charge of the websites could not be reached yesterday.
Anonymous said it had already infiltrated more than 50 Chinese government databases and leaked 50,000 user names and emails, saying it was fulfilling promises to "stand and fight alongside the citizens of Hong Kong".
The group earlier targeted Hong Kong sites after issuing a first warning on October 2.
In a public video message, Anonymous declared cyberwar on the government and police force for the use of tear gas against demonstrators. Anonymous made some sites either inaccessible or intermittently accessible on October 3.
Michael Gazeley, managing director of security service provider Network Box, said it was difficult to judge "whether [the earlier attacks] really are [the work] of Anonymous to start with" because Anonymous is a loosely associated group, the South China Morning Post report added. (KNN/SD)
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