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Subject: Anons' FBI Phone Snooping Casts Long Shadow on Cybersecurity
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Members of Anonymous managed to tap into an FBI conference call recently, a=
fter which they put a recording of the call on the open Web. The news has r=
aised concern in many corners of the security industry. "The odds are that =
cybersecurity at the FBI and Scotland Yard is on par with, or superior to, =
security at most corporations," Abrams said.
The hacker community Anonymous on Friday landed another blow in its war wit=
h the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).It posted an inte=
rnal memo from the law enforcement agency about an upcoming international c=
all to discuss hackers. Anonymous also put up a recording of the call itsel=
f on YouTube.The attacks are part of a concerted hacker effort against the =
FBI."The information was intended for law enforcement officers only and was=
illegally obtained," the FBI said in a statement sent to TechNewsWorld by =
spokesperson Jenny Shearer. "A criminal investigation is underway to identi=
fy and hold accountable those responsible."The Anonymous HarvestThe recorde=
d call was a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard regarding track=
ing Anonymous members and other digital activists. It also involved other d=
etails about the efforts against such groups.The email regarding the call, =
titled "Anon-Lulz International Coordination call," was sent on Jan. 13 to =
more than 40 law enforcement officers in the U.S., the UK, Ireland, the Net=
herlands, Sweden and France.The note stated that a planned conference call =
to discuss ongoing investigations related to Anonymous, LulzSec, AntiSec an=
d other associated splinter groups would be postponed a day to Jan. 17 beca=
use the original date would fall on a holiday in the U.S.It's not clear how=
many of the recipients attended the call.What the Hacks IndicateThe hacks =
"demonstrate weaknesses that IT has to address, but these would not likely =
be the same resources that go into criminal investigations," security consu=
ltant Randy Abrams told TechNewsWorld.The hacks could make it more difficul=
t to trace and arrest criminals because they indicate that it's possible to=
eavesdrop upon law enforcement agencies. Also, "information gleaned from i=
ntercepting emails and phone calls can [lead to] the proactive destruction =
of evidence by criminals," Abrams pointed out.However, the larger implicati=
ons of the hacks go "far beyond" terrorism and law enforcement, Abrams warn=
ed."The odds are that cybersecurity at the FBI and Scotland Yard is on par =
with, or superior to, security at most corporations," Abrams said. "This me=
ans it's extremely difficult to trust the supply chain for defense contract=
ors, and also that corporations are probably pretty porous to industrial cy=
berespionage."What's Cybermuscle Got to Do With It?U.S. intelligence agenci=
es are aware that hackers constitute an ongoing threat. Emerging technologi=
es are being developed and implemented faster than governments can keep pac=
e, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper told the Senate =
Select Committee on Intelligence on Jan. 31.Innovation in functionality is =
outpacing innovation in security because of market incentives, Clapper said=
.The latest Anonymous hacks "simply reaffirm that digital communications to=
day are pretty much an open door invitation to snooping, and we don't yet h=
ave manageable systems that can widely and effectively be used to keep info=
rmation confidential," Abrams said.The hacks indicate the complexity of the=
task of keeping digital systems secure, Abrams stated.Bragging Rights for =
Anonymous?Anonymous has repeatedly hacked the websites of the FBI and vario=
us government organizations, while the FBI has retaliated by arresting susp=
ected participants.Perhaps bearing that in mind, the FBI's Shearer pointed =
out that the latest Anonymous hacks did not breach FBI computer systems.It'=
s not clear what Anonymous will gain from the latest hacks, apart from emba=
rrassing law enforcement yet again."Considering that anyone with any agenda=
can claim to be part of Anonymous, it's impossible to say what its purpose=
was with this hack," Abrams opined.Possible Prevention Measures Against Ha=
cksLaw enforcement agencies should invest in education and technology to he=
lp arm themselves against hacks, Abrams remarked."Phone calls and emails sh=
ould probably have been going through encrypted channels if any information=
was exchanged that law enforcement didn't want to be made public," Abrams =
elaborated.The security of communications systems should be ranked, and law=
enforcement should communicate information based on a combination of the s=
ensitivity of the information being exchanged and the relative security of =
the system that's being used, he suggested.
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y: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-heig=
ht: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Members=
of Anonymous managed to tap into an FBI conference call recently, after wh=
ich they put a recording of the call on the open Web. The news has raised c=
oncern in many corners of the security industry. "The odds are that cyberse=
curity at the FBI and Scotland Yard is on par with, or superior to, securit=
y at most corporations," Abrams said.</span>
</div><div><span style=3D"color: rgb(84, 85, 90); font-family: verdana, ari=
al, helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-=
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ne-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">=
The hacker community Anonymous on Friday landed another blow in its war wit=
h the United States <a class=3D"story-keyword-offsite" href=3D"
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www.fbi.gov/" style=3D"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(21, 66, 150); ">Fe=
deral Bureau of Investigation</a> (FBI).</p><p style=3D"font-family: v=
erdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-c=
olor: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It posted an <a href=3D"
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m/8G4jLha8" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(21=
, 66, 150); ">internal memo</a> from the law enforcement agency about =
an upcoming international call to discuss hackers. Anonymous also put up a&=
nbsp;<a href=3D"
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youtu.be" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(21, =
66, 150); ">recording of the call itself</a> on <a class=3D"story=
-keyword-offsite" href=3D"
http://www.youtube.com/" style=3D"text-decoration=
: none; color: rgb(21, 66, 150); ">YouTube</a>.</p><p style=3D"font-family:=
verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background=
-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The attacks are part of <a href=3D"https=
://twitter.com/#!/search?q=3D%23OpInfiltration" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"=
text-decoration: none; color: rgb(21, 66, 150); ">a concerted hacker effort=
against the FBI</a>.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica=
; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)=
; ">"The information was intended for law enforcement officers only and was=
illegally obtained," the FBI said in a statement sent to TechNewsWorld by =
spokesperson Jenny Shearer. "A criminal investigation is underway to identi=
fy and hold accountable those responsible."</p><div class=3D"story-advertis=
ement" style=3D"float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 10px; font-fami=
ly: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; backgro=
und-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img class=3D"ct-7654-intuit_feb_160-1" sr=
c=3D"
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" style=3D"position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; "></div><p style=3D"fon=
t-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; b=
ackground-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></p><h2 class=3D"subhead" style=3D"f=
ont-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 17px; m=
argin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px;=
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The Anonymous Ha=
rvest</h2><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: =
20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The recorde=
d call was a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard regarding track=
ing Anonymous members and other digital activists. It also involved other d=
etails about the efforts against such groups.</p><p style=3D"font-family: v=
erdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-c=
olor: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The email regarding the call, titled "Anon-Lulz=
International Coordination call," was sent on Jan. 13 to more than 40 law =
enforcement officers in the U.S., the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden =
and France.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-hei=
ght: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The no=
te stated that a planned conference call to discuss ongoing investigations =
related to Anonymous, LulzSec, AntiSec and other associated splinter groups=
would be postponed a day to Jan. 17 because the original date would fall o=
n a holiday in the U.S.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helveti=
ca; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 25=
5); ">It's not clear how many of the recipients attended the call.</p><h2 c=
lass=3D"subhead" style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size=
: 10pt; margin-top: 17px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-le=
ft: 0px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 25=
5, 255); ">What the Hacks Indicate</h2><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, ar=
ial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(=
255, 255, 255); ">The hacks "demonstrate weaknesses that IT has to address,=
but these would not likely be the same resources that go into criminal inv=
estigations," security consultant <a href=3D"
http://randy-abrams.blogs=
pot.com/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(21, =
66, 150); ">Randy Abrams</a> told TechNewsWorld.</p><p style=3D"font-f=
amily: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; back=
ground-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The hacks could make it more difficult =
to trace and arrest criminals because they indicate that it's possible to e=
avesdrop upon law enforcement agencies. Also, "information gleaned from int=
ercepting emails and phone calls can [lead to] the proactive destruction of=
evidence by criminals," Abrams pointed out.</p><p style=3D"font-family: ve=
rdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-co=
lor: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">However, the larger implications of the hacks go=
"far beyond" terrorism and law enforcement, Abrams warned.</p><p style=3D"=
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left=
; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"The odds are that cybersecurity =
at the FBI and Scotland Yard is on par with, or superior to, security at mo=
st corporations," Abrams said. "This means it's extremely difficult to trus=
t the supply chain for defense contractors, and also that corporations are =
probably pretty porous to industrial cyberespionage."</p><h2 class=3D"subhe=
ad" style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt; margi=
n-top: 17px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; line=
-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Wh=
at's Cybermuscle Got to Do With It?</h2><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, a=
rial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb=
(255, 255, 255); ">U.S. intelligence agencies are aware that hackers consti=
tute an ongoing threat. Emerging technologies are being developed and imple=
mented faster than governments can keep pace, U.S. Director of National Int=
elligence James R. Clapper told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence=
on Jan. 31.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-he=
ight: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Innov=
ation in functionality is outpacing innovation in security because of marke=
t incentives, Clapper said.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, hel=
vetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255=
, 255); ">The latest Anonymous hacks "simply reaffirm that digital communic=
ations today are pretty much an open door invitation to snooping, and we do=
n't yet have manageable systems that can widely and effectively be used to =
keep information confidential," Abrams said.</p><p style=3D"font-family: ve=
rdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-co=
lor: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The hacks indicate the complexity of the task of=
keeping digital systems secure, Abrams stated.</p><h2 class=3D"subhead" st=
yle=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt; margin-top:=
17px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; line-heigh=
t: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Bragging=
Rights for Anonymous?</h2><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helveti=
ca; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 25=
5); ">Anonymous has repeatedly hacked the websites of the FBI and various g=
overnment organizations, while the FBI has retaliated by arresting suspecte=
d participants.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line=
-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Pe=
rhaps bearing that in mind, the FBI's Shearer pointed out that the latest A=
nonymous hacks did not breach FBI computer systems.</p><p style=3D"font-fam=
ily: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; backgr=
ound-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It's not clear what Anonymous will gain f=
rom the latest hacks, apart from embarrassing law enforcement yet again.</p=
><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; tex=
t-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"Considering that an=
yone with any agenda can claim to be part of Anonymous, it's impossible to =
say what its purpose was with this hack," Abrams opined.</p><h2 class=3D"su=
bhead" style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt; ma=
rgin-top: 17px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; l=
ine-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "=
>Possible Prevention Measures Against Hacks</h2><p style=3D"font-family: ve=
rdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-co=
lor: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Law enforcement agencies should invest in educat=
ion and technology to help arm themselves against hacks, Abrams remarked.</=
p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; line-height: 20px; te=
xt-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"Phone calls and em=
ails should probably have been going through encrypted channels if any info=
rmation was exchanged that law enforcement didn't want to be made public," =
Abrams elaborated.</p><p style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; l=
ine-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "=
>The security of communications systems should be ranked, and law enforceme=
nt should communicate information based on a combination of the sensitivity=
of the information being exchanged and the relative security of the system=
that's being used, he suggested.</p></div><div><br></div><div><font face=
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