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Tropical Tundra
02-06-2003, 11:48 AM
Nice security!

** Suspicious .gov website raises security questions
The U.S. government has shut down a website that used the .gov domain amid suspicions that the organization controlling it was not a government entity. The move raises concerns over the security of government domain assignments. [CNET News.com]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-983384.html?tag=fd_lede2_hed

PebbyCat
02-08-2003, 10:43 AM
ah how i wouldn't mind screwthe.gov, :p

adland
02-09-2003, 04:12 AM
a self-described cyberwarfare unit

Maybe they were practicing what they practice.

Besides claiming to be a military intelligence agency, AONN also said it has an "emerging and expensive clothing line" and an urban and R&B record label that has signed "certified platinum artists."

Well, maybe not.

adland
02-09-2003, 04:28 AM
Posted BS about Iraq/US on a Bulgarian website?

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:msLeszhB1f4C:www.novinite.com/view_forum.php+%22http://www.aonn.gov/+%22&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8

Posted bogus governmental partnership opportunity

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:BkLSElvkuKMC:www.zyn.com/flcfw/POA/+%22http://www.aonn.gov/+%22&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8

Created lengthy but bogus PDF document

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/pdfs/US%20Intelligence.pdf

Makes claim to be greatist hacker in history of US

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:t8qszzrDy-AC:www.totse.com/bbs/Forum8/HTML/000501.html+%22http://www.aonn.gov/+%22&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8

dreamrae.com
02-09-2003, 04:36 AM
finally happened.....heh