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Homeland Security warns of pending Anonymous attacks

Homeland Security warns of pending Anonymous attacks Created by MG1 on Sep 05, 2011

The US Department of Homeland Security released a warning bulletin today regarding the planned activities of Anonymous. The DHS National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) used the bulletin as an opportunity to inform financial institutions about Anonymous' attempts to "solicit ideologically dissatisfied, sympathetic employees."
Although largely unsuccessful, Anonymous has made previous attempts via Twitter to coax usernames and passwords out of disgruntled financial workers. The bulletin noted that "unwilling coercion through embarrassment or blackmail may be a risk to personnel."
The bulletin was marked unclassified and addressed openly to those in charge of cybers... »read more

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