Cops Set Up Extortion Sting On Symantec's Source Code Thieves 168
Sparrowvsrevolution writes "Hackers linked with Anonymous leaked another 1.26 gigabytes of Symantec's data Monday night, what they say is the source code company's PCAnywhere program. More interestingly, also posted a long private email conversation that seems to show a Symantec exec offering the hackers $50,000 to not leak the company's data and to publicly state they had lied about obtaining it. Symantec has responded by revealing that in fact, the $50,000 offer had been a ruse, and the 'Symantec exec' was actually a law enforcement agent trying to trace the hackers. It adds that all the information the hackers have released, including a 2006 version of Norton Internet Security, is outdated and poses no threat to the company or its customers. Symantec says the Anonymous hackers began attempting to extort money from the company in mid-January, and it responded by contacting law enforcement, though it won't comment on the results of the fake payoff sting while the investigation is still ongoing."
Re:Cops set up FAILED exortion sting (Score:5, Funny)
Cops set up FAILED exortion sting
As a person who is involved in this case (I'm with the cyber-crime unit of the FBI), I can confidently tell you that we've narrowed down our search (based on IP addresses) to a grandmother in a seniors home in Florida.
Little does she know that joining Anonymous does not make her Anonymous. As I write this, the government is in the process of seizing her assets. She thinks she's smart, but in the end she'll end up loosing everything, including her wheel chair.
Re:Some things I agree with, some I don't (Score:4, Funny)
now they have a venue where we can see them easily.
They have for decades. It's just that C-SPAN was so fucking boring, nobody bothered.
Re:If they were really extorting (Score:5, Funny)
It's actually sad. The statements by the "criminals" are more believable
You mean to tell me you believe Symantec?
Re:Cops set up FAILED exortion sting (Score:5, Funny)
Entrapment? I do not think it means what you think it means.
What?
Inconceivable.
Re:Cops set up FAILED exortion sting (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Extortion != Anonymous (Score:3, Funny)
Anonymous isn't more a coherent group than the "people who like garlic bread".
It is much easier to determine who is a member of the second group. Plus the "people who like garlic bread" can't sneak up on you.
Re:Cops set up FAILED exortion sting (Score:3, Funny)
>> a grandmother in a seniors home in Florida
On your conference call you said it was Arizona.