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[{"user_id": 11626, "stars": [], "topic_id": 40894, "date_created": 1309481037.7847121, "message": "MasterCard website briefly downed by hacktivists\r\nTG Daily\r\nJun 28th 2011\r\n\r\n\r\n[img]http://sophosnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/mastercard-tweet.jpg?w=640[/img]\r\n\r\n\r\nA hacktivist and an unknown number of accomplices managed to briefly knock MasterCard's website offline in a DDoS attack earlier this morning.\r\n\r\nA Twitter user known as \"ibomhacktivist\" claimed responsibility for the digital offensive, linking the cyber campaign to a WikiLeaks-inspired strike against the site by Anonymous last year.\r\n\r\nAs you may recall, MasterCard angered the Anon collective by refusing to process donations/payments to WikiLeaks after the organization released a veritable treasure trove of sensitive and classified data that embarrassed the US government.\r\n\r\n\"[Clearly], WikiLeaks is a subject which tends to generate strong emotions - whether you're in favor of what the organization stands for, or against it,\" security analyst Graham Cluley explained in a Sophos blog post.\r\n\r\n\"Computer users would be wise, however, to remember that even if you feel WikiLeaks is being persecuted by the authorities or abandoned by online companies, denial-of-service attacks are still illegal.\"\r\n\r\nIn related news, a recent digital infiltration by the now defunct Lulz Security has apparently prompted Electronic Arts (EA) to reset a number of customer passwords as a \"security measure.\"\r\n\r\nEA's decision is tentatively linked to LulzSec's leaking of the login details of over half a million Battlefield Heroes players.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/56910-mastercard-website-briefly-downed-by-hacktivists", "group_id": 3920, "id": 1535951}]