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21st January 2005, 21:06
Right wing hacker group targets OKIMC
by OK Indymedia Editorial Group - OK Indymedia Tuesday, Jan 18 2005, 11:34pm
One of many Indymedia sites attacked by "Kobe"
Database erasure briefly disables site; security enhanced to thwart repeat attack. Financial support needed!
OKLAHOMA CITY - A right-wing hacker group has claimed credit for wiping "Oklahoma IMC right off the face of the internet."
The Oklahoma Independent Media web site was offline for several hours before the attack was noticed by a member of the collective that maintains it. A database that stores the site's content was erased by running a script normally used by site administrators.
Oklahoma Indymedia is an alternative media collective that maintains an open-publishing site at okimc.org, part of the global Indymedia movement. It offers free, uncensored publishing resources to progressive activists whose voices are usually filtered out by mainstream news organizations. It operates with a shoestring budget, and currently has only a handful of members on the collective.
On Tuesday afternoon, the attack was discovered, and in a short period, most of the content was back online, thanks to a backup of the database made on Saturday. Stories posted in the interim were lost.
In its announcement of its "accomplishment," the group, known as Kobe, claimed to have recently brought down other IMCs.
Also operating as "Indy-Media Outlets," Kobe has created an Indymedia-style site, using the domain name indy-media.org, using the same software as OKIMC, thus probably giving them some insight into its internal structure.
Here's what was posted Tuesday morning:
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Oklahoma IMC is now offline. THANKS!
by Indy-Media Outlets Editorial Group - Indy-Media Outlets Tuesday, Jan 18 2005, 1:19pm
Thanks to your little trick, I was able to wipe Oklahoma IMC right off the internet. See for yourself. It was almost as easy as New Hampshire IMC and Vermont IMC which we wiped out last week. Thanks!
http://okimc.org
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Another post in the forums of the Kobe Headquarters website also noted the attack on OKIMC as part of a coordinated effort to dismantle, or at least impede, the IMC network in the US. As of Tuesday evening, New Hampshire IMC and Vermont IMC were still offline.
Last week, North Texas IMC reported its database had been erased in a similar fashion. Like Oklahoma IMC, the North Texas IMC site was restored within a day, thanks to a backup provided by that site's hosting company.
Serena Blaiz, the OKIMC member who discovered the attack, says it will lead to a higher level of security for the site, "which is never a bad thing."
http://okimc.org/newswire.php?story_id=453
by OK Indymedia Editorial Group - OK Indymedia Tuesday, Jan 18 2005, 11:34pm
One of many Indymedia sites attacked by "Kobe"
Database erasure briefly disables site; security enhanced to thwart repeat attack. Financial support needed!
OKLAHOMA CITY - A right-wing hacker group has claimed credit for wiping "Oklahoma IMC right off the face of the internet."
The Oklahoma Independent Media web site was offline for several hours before the attack was noticed by a member of the collective that maintains it. A database that stores the site's content was erased by running a script normally used by site administrators.
Oklahoma Indymedia is an alternative media collective that maintains an open-publishing site at okimc.org, part of the global Indymedia movement. It offers free, uncensored publishing resources to progressive activists whose voices are usually filtered out by mainstream news organizations. It operates with a shoestring budget, and currently has only a handful of members on the collective.
On Tuesday afternoon, the attack was discovered, and in a short period, most of the content was back online, thanks to a backup of the database made on Saturday. Stories posted in the interim were lost.
In its announcement of its "accomplishment," the group, known as Kobe, claimed to have recently brought down other IMCs.
Also operating as "Indy-Media Outlets," Kobe has created an Indymedia-style site, using the domain name indy-media.org, using the same software as OKIMC, thus probably giving them some insight into its internal structure.
Here's what was posted Tuesday morning:
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Oklahoma IMC is now offline. THANKS!
by Indy-Media Outlets Editorial Group - Indy-Media Outlets Tuesday, Jan 18 2005, 1:19pm
Thanks to your little trick, I was able to wipe Oklahoma IMC right off the internet. See for yourself. It was almost as easy as New Hampshire IMC and Vermont IMC which we wiped out last week. Thanks!
http://okimc.org
*************
Another post in the forums of the Kobe Headquarters website also noted the attack on OKIMC as part of a coordinated effort to dismantle, or at least impede, the IMC network in the US. As of Tuesday evening, New Hampshire IMC and Vermont IMC were still offline.
Last week, North Texas IMC reported its database had been erased in a similar fashion. Like Oklahoma IMC, the North Texas IMC site was restored within a day, thanks to a backup provided by that site's hosting company.
Serena Blaiz, the OKIMC member who discovered the attack, says it will lead to a higher level of security for the site, "which is never a bad thing."
http://okimc.org/newswire.php?story_id=453