Those of you outside of Canada may not have been following this
story, but you might want to as this one seems to have it all:
story, but you might want to as this one seems to have it all:
- Accusations of police ineptitude and overreach
- Listening devices
- Claims and counter-claims concerning Anonymous
- Twitter sparring
- Social engineering
- Multiple DDoS attacks
- Bureaucratic boilerplate statements aplenty
The abbreviated story goes something like this…
- An Ottawa teenager is charged with 60 offences related to
‘swatting’ various targets across North America. - Hacker claims to have proof that said teen is innocent – identifies another as the culprit.
- Hacker contacts family of the accused and the media. Listening devices apparently discovered at suspects home.
- Hacker takes down city, police and court websites to bring attention to the case.
- Officials assure the public that no data has been breached, but that hacker managed to get password from service provider via phone.
- Hacker continues to post via social media, promising proof.
- Father of the accused now says he is a ‘person of interest’ in the case.
We’ve seen hundreds of ddos attacks in the news over the years,
and thousands of them in the security community. They usually aren’t all that noteworthy and barely get a second glance. The attacks in Ottawa and Canada over the past couple of weeks are rather unique, however. You can catch up on the saga via:
and thousands of them in the security community. They usually aren’t all that noteworthy and barely get a second glance. The attacks in Ottawa and Canada over the past couple of weeks are rather unique, however. You can catch up on the saga via: