City of Ottawa website hacked
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This seems a bit more worrisome
Russian hackers hijack webcams worldwide — including at least four in Ottawa | Ottawa Citizen
Have you checked your webcam lately?
Hackers have created a website to hijack the webcam feeds of more than 73,000 people, including hundreds from Canada — and apparently at least four from Ottawa — and are sharing those video feeds with peeping Toms the world over.
The hackers’ website, believed to be based in Moscow, has collected live feeds from webcams around the world, showing the daily goings on within people’s homes, daycares, businesses and thousands of other locations. The site has 243 webcams that it claims originate in Canada.
One camera, which has geolocation data claiming that it originates in Orléans, shows the inside of someone’s kitchen where a load of groceries appears to have been dumped on the countertop. Another, located in a person’s apartment downtown, showed an orange-clad woman sitting at a table for a good part of the afternoon. A third simply monitors an Ottawan’s front driveway, while the fourth stands guard over somebody’s back door.
Ottawa wasn’t hit as hard as many other cities. One hacked camera in Arizona was tapped into a daycare showing the daily activities and napping routine of a group of toddlers.
The hackers have been able to access the live feeds as a result of lax security practices by the webcam owners.
Russian hackers hijack webcams worldwide — including at least four in Ottawa | Ottawa Citizen
Have you checked your webcam lately?
Hackers have created a website to hijack the webcam feeds of more than 73,000 people, including hundreds from Canada — and apparently at least four from Ottawa — and are sharing those video feeds with peeping Toms the world over.
The hackers’ website, believed to be based in Moscow, has collected live feeds from webcams around the world, showing the daily goings on within people’s homes, daycares, businesses and thousands of other locations. The site has 243 webcams that it claims originate in Canada.
One camera, which has geolocation data claiming that it originates in Orléans, shows the inside of someone’s kitchen where a load of groceries appears to have been dumped on the countertop. Another, located in a person’s apartment downtown, showed an orange-clad woman sitting at a table for a good part of the afternoon. A third simply monitors an Ottawan’s front driveway, while the fourth stands guard over somebody’s back door.
Ottawa wasn’t hit as hard as many other cities. One hacked camera in Arizona was tapped into a daycare showing the daily activities and napping routine of a group of toddlers.
The hackers have been able to access the live feeds as a result of lax security practices by the webcam owners.
City of OttawaVerified account @ottawacity We’re experiencing some technical issues with our website and it is currently unavailable. For urgent inquiries please call 311.
really? :lol:
wouldn't want to be their IT guy right now.
Of course. How else is going to advertise its' products....and sell stuff...and be internet famous? sheesh!
I know a couple of guys who do web development, Ottawa sucks. Ive done millions of searches, never saw Ottawa, what are they into anyway?
I know a couple of guys who do web development, Ottawa sucks. Ive done millions of searches, never saw Ottawa, what are they into anyway?
Taking money for nothing mostly.
Kevin O'Donnell @ODonnell_K X10hosting servers give out the 'bad' IP that is the source of the 'hacked website' content. Actual website is fine
Anonymous pledges more attacks in Canada
By Aedan Helmer , Doug Hempstead, Ottawa Sun
First posted: Saturday, November 22, 2014 01:02 PM EST | Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2014 06:09 PM EST
OTTAWA ─ The Anonymous hacker group that carried out Friday's cyber attack on Ottawa’s City Hall has pledged attacks on eight more targets, including Ottawa Police and the Supreme Court.
The group has taken responsibility for hacking Ottawa.ca, hijacking the site with a taunting image of a dancing banana, and naming an Ottawa police officer with the ominous message "You know what we want..."
Anonymous launched the hacking campaign Operation Soaring Eagle two weeks ago, and claims they have already penetrated the Ottawa police server.
The group taunted police to find a "digital footprint" left behind as proof of their capabilities, and threatened to deface the Ottawa police website, as well as publishing e-mail exchanges between officers and the home addresses of investigators.
"For every one technical (expert) you think you have, we have 20.. 50.. 100.. Do you believe us now?" the group posted following Friday's hack.
"Are we serious enough? This is just the start, Operation Soaring Eagle will continue, until we see fit that it is completed. We will be taking over all ottawa police networks, shutdown communications on the internet, hijack domains, servers, and soo much more (sic). It all starts today (Friday)."
Both Chief Charles Bordeleau and Supt. Tyrus Cameron were dismissive of Anonymous' threats.
"We're investigating," Cameron said Saturday, adding he doubts the hackers have infiltrated the Ottawa Police e-mail server and are prepared to post names and addresses of officers.
"Police operations and systems continue to function normally."
Later, Anonymous carried through by posting the phone number and home address of the Ottawa police officer named during Friday's cyber attack.
The officer is one of the investigators in a massive joint investigation with the FBI that netted 60 charges against a Barrhaven teen in May.
The teen is accused of "swatting," which is a trend of making prank calls reporting fake bomb threats, hostage situations and active shootings, while impersonating another person, commonly an online gaming rival. Emergency personnel will then respond to the call in vast numbers ─ often in SWAT teams ─ only to discover the ruse on arrival.
"(The officer) knows exactly why he forced this to happen," Anonymous said Saturday.
It is believed the group carried out the attack when new evidence that supposedly exonerates the Barrhaven teen ─ and alleges another man in New Jersey is actually behind the swatting frame-up ─ was ignored by investigators, as Anonymous alleges.
Bordeleau would not comment on Anonymous' claims.
The family's lawyer, Joshua Clarke, said his client has maintained his innocence "from the very beginning."
"While we don't condone the actions and are in no way affiliated with Anonymous, we understand that this group exists and have chosen to assist my client," Clarke said.
A Twitter user under the handle Aerith, speaking on behalf of Anonymous, said the group offered information to Ottawa police that would prove the innocence of the teen.
"Enough is enough. We offered to give (police) information on (the) real swatter... in exchange let (the Barrhaven suspect) go, they laughed... They questioned our skills... That young lad is innocent, this is just pure bull----."
QMI Agency could not reach the New Jersey man named by Anonymous.
Aerith said he was "happily going through every single (police) e-mail, and operation discussed in their e-mails, and preparing a press release."
The group also said it was planning on replacing the police home page with "a dancing hitler banana with ISIS logo just to piss off (Stephen) Harper."
In a lengthy anti-police and anti-establishment rant on Nov. 12, Anonymous warned that the hacker collective would be carrying out "DDoS attacks" targeting the servers of nine websites, notably Ottawa.ca, Ottawa Police and the Supreme Court.
The group lists several other targets, including Guelph Hydro, the City of Waterloo, Telus, WindMobile, Koodo Mobile and Fido, though it is not immediately clear why those companies and institutions are targeted.
On Saturday, after that first cyber-attack was verified, the group posted another message warning, "This is just the start... We will not rest."
The group signed off by warning of another attack coming on Monday, pledging, "We have a shocker planned."
aedan.helmer@sunmedia.ca
Anonymous pledges more attacks in Canada | Canada | News | Toronto Sun
By Aedan Helmer , Doug Hempstead, Ottawa Sun
First posted: Saturday, November 22, 2014 01:02 PM EST | Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2014 06:09 PM EST
OTTAWA ─ The Anonymous hacker group that carried out Friday's cyber attack on Ottawa’s City Hall has pledged attacks on eight more targets, including Ottawa Police and the Supreme Court.
The group has taken responsibility for hacking Ottawa.ca, hijacking the site with a taunting image of a dancing banana, and naming an Ottawa police officer with the ominous message "You know what we want..."
Anonymous launched the hacking campaign Operation Soaring Eagle two weeks ago, and claims they have already penetrated the Ottawa police server.
The group taunted police to find a "digital footprint" left behind as proof of their capabilities, and threatened to deface the Ottawa police website, as well as publishing e-mail exchanges between officers and the home addresses of investigators.
"For every one technical (expert) you think you have, we have 20.. 50.. 100.. Do you believe us now?" the group posted following Friday's hack.
"Are we serious enough? This is just the start, Operation Soaring Eagle will continue, until we see fit that it is completed. We will be taking over all ottawa police networks, shutdown communications on the internet, hijack domains, servers, and soo much more (sic). It all starts today (Friday)."
Both Chief Charles Bordeleau and Supt. Tyrus Cameron were dismissive of Anonymous' threats.
"We're investigating," Cameron said Saturday, adding he doubts the hackers have infiltrated the Ottawa Police e-mail server and are prepared to post names and addresses of officers.
"Police operations and systems continue to function normally."
Later, Anonymous carried through by posting the phone number and home address of the Ottawa police officer named during Friday's cyber attack.
The officer is one of the investigators in a massive joint investigation with the FBI that netted 60 charges against a Barrhaven teen in May.
The teen is accused of "swatting," which is a trend of making prank calls reporting fake bomb threats, hostage situations and active shootings, while impersonating another person, commonly an online gaming rival. Emergency personnel will then respond to the call in vast numbers ─ often in SWAT teams ─ only to discover the ruse on arrival.
"(The officer) knows exactly why he forced this to happen," Anonymous said Saturday.
It is believed the group carried out the attack when new evidence that supposedly exonerates the Barrhaven teen ─ and alleges another man in New Jersey is actually behind the swatting frame-up ─ was ignored by investigators, as Anonymous alleges.
Bordeleau would not comment on Anonymous' claims.
The family's lawyer, Joshua Clarke, said his client has maintained his innocence "from the very beginning."
"While we don't condone the actions and are in no way affiliated with Anonymous, we understand that this group exists and have chosen to assist my client," Clarke said.
A Twitter user under the handle Aerith, speaking on behalf of Anonymous, said the group offered information to Ottawa police that would prove the innocence of the teen.
"Enough is enough. We offered to give (police) information on (the) real swatter... in exchange let (the Barrhaven suspect) go, they laughed... They questioned our skills... That young lad is innocent, this is just pure bull----."
QMI Agency could not reach the New Jersey man named by Anonymous.
Aerith said he was "happily going through every single (police) e-mail, and operation discussed in their e-mails, and preparing a press release."
The group also said it was planning on replacing the police home page with "a dancing hitler banana with ISIS logo just to piss off (Stephen) Harper."
In a lengthy anti-police and anti-establishment rant on Nov. 12, Anonymous warned that the hacker collective would be carrying out "DDoS attacks" targeting the servers of nine websites, notably Ottawa.ca, Ottawa Police and the Supreme Court.
The group lists several other targets, including Guelph Hydro, the City of Waterloo, Telus, WindMobile, Koodo Mobile and Fido, though it is not immediately clear why those companies and institutions are targeted.
On Saturday, after that first cyber-attack was verified, the group posted another message warning, "This is just the start... We will not rest."
The group signed off by warning of another attack coming on Monday, pledging, "We have a shocker planned."
aedan.helmer@sunmedia.ca
Anonymous pledges more attacks in Canada | Canada | News | Toronto Sun
