DOD/Pentagon/NSA etc Hacked

[CloneRanger]

Exclusive Report : Is Department of Defense (DoD), Pentagon, NASA, NSA is Secure ?

Below you are going to read about Security Holes in the U.S defense and Intelligence agencies! A Hacker named "sl1nk" claims that he has:


1. SSH access to a Network of 140 machine's layer 1 to 3 in the Pentagon
2. Access to APACS (automated personel air clearance system)
3. Thousand's of documents ranging from seizure of a vehicle up to private encryption key request forms.
4. Database of all usernames/passwords of Webmail of Nasa.
5. Access to ASSIST (Database for Military Specifications and Military Standards)
6. Data Transformation Corporation's FAA Sponsored DUAT Service
7. Access to Government Gateway at http://www.gateway.gov.uk/
8. Access to applicationmanager.gov
9. Login access to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
10. Login to Central Data Exchange | US EPA

http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/05...rtment-of.html

Was it because they moved to cloud computing...but why our defense and intelligence agencies are moving so quickly to adopt cloud computing ?
The answer is cost savings and higher efficiency but the most important aspect is is grounded squarely in our DoD's need exploit information faster than its adversaries.
Cloud computing is unique in its ability to address critical defense and intelligence mission needs. That’s why cloud computing is critical to national defense.
The main concerns surrounding Cloud Computing Security are:
Data security, privacy and integrity
Intrusion detection and prevention

Security concerns about Cloud Computing are nothing new
Security experts find flaws in cloud computing
Demonstrations of new ways to attack corporate data stored with the increasingly popular “cloud” services have added to concerns about the technology.
Security researchers at the Black Hat USA security conference in Las Vegas showed how users of Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) services were tricked into using virtual machines that could have included “back doors” for snooping.

http://hack-website.blogspot.com/search/label/sl1nk

This "might" be him/her ? -http://www.xtremeroot.net/Offensive/index.php?/user/10917-sl1nk

[Hungry Man]

People need to cool it with cloud computing. Moving too fast without taking security into account is no good. Cloud computing IS (in my opinion) the future but it can't work properly with everyone rushing towards it, people need to take a step back and think about how they can really secure things.

[PJC]

HURRAY !!!