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Subject: [ISN] Real Black Hats Hack Security Experts on Eve of Conference
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2009-07-30 10:17:13
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.61.0907300516270.24697 () conundrum ! infosecnews ! org
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By Kim Zetter
Threat Level
Wired.com
July 29, 2009
LAS VEGAS - Two noted security professionals were targeted this week by
hackers who broke into their web pages, stole personal data and posted
it online on the eve of the Black Hat security conference.
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky and former hacker Kevin Mitnick were
targeted because of their high profiles, and because the intruders
consider the two notables to be posers who hype themselves and do little
to increase security, according to a note the hackers posted in a file
left on Kaminsky's site.
The files taken from Kaminsky's server included private e-mails between
Kaminisky and other security researchers, highly personal chat logs, and
a list of files he has purportedly downloaded that pertain to dating and
other topics.
The hacks also targeted other security professionals, and were
apparently timed to coincide with the Black Hat and DefCon security
conference in Las Vegas this week, where Kaminsky is unveiling new
research on digital certificates and hash collisions.
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