[AusNOG] Fwd: LulzSec Leader Arrested in Sydney - One of our own

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On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au> wrote:

> I feel bad about this whole mess. Firstly there is a young guy who like
> some of us here may have had an ego and done something stupid when they
> were young. The consequences for this bloke are likely Jail. A place that
> likely does not fit well with a young geek + all the pitfalls and hurdles
> he will face appon release etc.
>
> Secondly you need to feel sorry for the people he worked with and the
> people his "hack's" effected. Some of these people. It didn't just ruin
> there day.  It may have lost them a job. An opportunity or even a business.
> Stuff that may also effect there life for a long time, Insurance premiums
> (PI) loss of good will etc.  For all of those that say well spend more time
> on security and you will be safe. Well. Good luck to you. I hope you never
> get pushed on a dead line or just cock up.
>
> Who I dont feel sorry for are the guys that never get cought. That are not
> doing this for a laugh or a joke or to big note themselves.  They are the
> ones makeing millions off toll fraud & cc fraud and costing our sector
> millions more each day. These guys are the real guys that the AFP should go
> after.  But they are in the too hard basket.
>
> My thoughts are with the alleged hacker and his victim's today. There are
> no winners here.
>
> Matt.
>
>
>
> (to use a  On 25/04/13 2:05 PM, Tim March wrote: T
>
>>
>> He worked for Content Security who were apparently contracted to provide
>> support on behalf of Tenable, see links...
>>
>>     http://www.scmagazine.com.au/**News/340988,sydneys-lulzsec-**
>> hacker-named.aspx?utm_source=**feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_**
>> campaign=SC+Magazine+All+**Articles+feed<http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/340988,sydneys-lulzsec-hacker-named.aspx?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=SC+Magazine+All+Articles+feed>
>>
>>     http://www.tenable.com/blog/**our-company-our-mission-**
>> bringing-cybercriminals-to-**justice<http://www.tenable.com/blog/our-company-our-mission-bringing-cybercriminals-to-justice>
>>
>> Not sure where the whole LulzSec thing came from - the group has been
>> largely disbanded since Sabu got nailed and assisted the FBI taking down
>> other key players.
>>
>> aush0k (Flannery) is reasonably well known in local troll/skiddy circlies
>> and the knowledge I have is that the LulzSec association thing is crap.
>> Someone sent me these links, which were posted a couple of weeks before the
>> arrest...
>>
>>     http://pastebin.com/buqMxcvs
>>
>>     http://pastebin.com/BJTPFhHA
>>
>> I'm currently working on the theory that he got doxed by someone he'd
>> pissed off and they reported him to AFP.
>>
>> 2c.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> T.
>>
>> On 25/04/13 11:27 AM, Narelle wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 25, 2013 7:11 AM, "James Hodgkinson" <yaleman at ricetek.net
>>> <mailto:yaleman at ricetek.net>> wrote:
>>>  >
>>>  > That, and the guy worked as a support staffer for Nessus... which
>>> means he'd likely be running scans on these systems day by day.
>>>
>>> Not according to his ex-employer:
>>>
>>> "He was a low-level support tech who was on a three-month probation,"
>>> Wurth said. "He had no access to any type of customer data apart from
>>> support tickets. That will be cleared up with the AFP."
>>>
>>> From:
>>>
>>> IT security firm names Sydney's 'LulzSec' itNews
>>> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/**340983,it-security-firm-names-**
>>> sydneys-lulzsec-hacker.aspx<http://www.itnews.com.au/News/340983,it-security-firm-names-sydneys-lulzsec-hacker.aspx>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Narelle
>>>
>>>
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