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Film and literature classification website hacked, aliens likely responsible
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Film and literature classification website hacked, aliens likely responsible

by Daniel Long  on Mar 27, 2009
7 comments in this discussion
"Frankly, I can't see the point of hacking web sites, or reporting on it. This particular site is probably a one of our government's tiny agencies, and having worked in some know they're like ..."
By totoaus
 
The Government's own film and literature classification website has suffered at the hands of an unknown enemy, apparently from some kind of Alien civilisation, according to the hacker's note.

Our friends over at Atomic broke the story last night, just as most of us were getting ready for bed.  It appears that the hacked classification site is currently down to repair the damage, although the Atomic crew were kind enough to take a screenshot of the evidence, before it disappears into an internet black hole (see screenshots below).

Lately, there's been no shortage of criticism levelled against the government's proposed net filters.The entire Wikileaks debacle has raised a number of important issues regarding Australia's cyber future.

However, defacing the Government's own classification site is hardly going to be the best way of bringing both sides of the censorship debate closer to a resolution anytime soon we think.

Although, we have to give the hackers some credit for their creativity: 

"All opposers must HATE CHILDREN, and therefore must be KILLED WITH A LARGE MELONS during the PROSECUTION PARTIES IN SEPTEMBER. Come join our ALIEN SPACE PARTY."

Ahh, it all makes perfect sense now. Don't blame half-inebriated hackers, blame the little green men.

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qt101
Mar 28, 2009 12:41 PM
 Hehe...

Dear-me :-) Very interesting comment - quote: [therefore must be KILLED WITH A LARGE MELONS during the PROSECUTION PARTIES IN SEPTEMBER].

:) Obviously ‘A hacker with and in-ornate sense of humour’. Yes I agree there's better ways to get through to the Governments-Media-Classification-pplz-that-be!

Than - attention seeking [Website Defacements].
Wonder if this would have been posted on the old http://attrition.org/defacements had - ‘/defacements’ still been going? If you go there now, you get a humour spoof filled error404 notice + links on the ‘old post defacements page’ of recent web defacement announcements.

I guess the .GOV System Admins & Webmasters will be cleaning up on isle 5 :( the ‘defacers’ more than likely hit them with a SQL injection technique to get in. :idea: They should put their skills to better use I say!

Regards
qt101



Comment made about the PC Authority article:
Film and literature classification website hacked, aliens likely responsible?
The Government's own film and literature classification website has suffered at the hands of an unknown enemy, apparently from some kind of Alien civilisation, according to the hacker's note.

What do you think? Join the discussion.

Edited by qt101: 28/3/2009 12:59:05 PM
malai5
Mar 29, 2009 10:42 AM
 Gee, call me pedantic, but are all hackers illiterate???

"Killed with a large melons", surely ONE melon would be enough.:roll:

But, on a more serious note, surely the "hackers" are just doing what the Government is doing, imposing their will against the will of the Government.

Seems to me it is just "Tit for Tat" and in that sense, OK.

What is that saying, "All is fair in love and war".

Cheers

Malai5
qt101
Mar 29, 2009 11:25 AM
malai5 wrote:
Gee, call me pedantic, but are all hackers illiterate???

"Killed with a large melons", surely ONE melon would be enough.:roll:

But, on a more serious note, surely the "hackers" are just doing what the Government is doing, imposing their will against the will of the Government.

Seems to me it is just "Tit for Tat" and in that sense, OK.

What is that saying, "All is fair in love and war".

Cheers

Malai5



hehe... Funny you wrote that Malai5 - My sentiments exactly! When I first saw it.
About: the typo/literacy in the defacement. Another infamous [Hacker example of poor literacy is:- All your bases 'are belong to us!'] hehe... *what’s that?!!!

Answer: Teen hacker speak - that obviously is ‘broken English’.


:)

Edited by qt101: 29/3/2009 04:37:34 PM
Slatts
Mar 29, 2009 8:58 PM
malai5 wrote:
Gee, call me pedantic, but are all hackers illiterate???

"Killed with a large melons", surely ONE melon would be enough.:roll:

[inappropriate sexist comment] Every hacker knows that melons come in pairs Mal [/inappropriate sexist comment]
Slatts
Mar 29, 2009 9:14 PM
Quote:
Another infamous [Hacker example of poor literacy is:- All your bases 'are belong to us!'] hehe... *what’s that?!!!

Young Slatts assures me that that is a quote from the space sim "Zero Wing".
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFgg[/youtube]

Edited by Slatts: 29/3/2009 09:16:05 PM
qt101
Mar 29, 2009 10:20 PM
Slatts wrote:
Quote:
Another infamous [Hacker example of poor literacy is:- All your bases 'are belong to us!'] hehe... *what’s that?!!!

Young Slatts assures me that that is a quote from the space sim "Zero Wing".
Edited by Slatts: 29/3/2009 09:16:05 PM


Hehehe... Young Slatts is right in one aspect - there are different versions of that saying.

Another is: [uR 0wn3d - Your Systems are Owned by us].

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:)
totoaus
Apr 7, 2009 8:14 PM
 Frankly, I can't see the point of hacking web sites, or reporting on it. This particular site is probably a one of our government's tiny agencies, and having worked in some know they're like small businesses: too little money for good IT people and equipment. Hence they are prone to the same risks.
Even all the comments are just boring pedantism, apart from a certain t-shirt.
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