Online Hactivist Anonymous hacked and defaced multiple National consumer websites to protest ACTA. Hackers also leaked the data belong to business.ftc.gov.
Consumer protection Web site(Consumer.gov), FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection Business Center Web site(business.ftc.gov) and some other sites fall victim for this attack.
The list of hacked sites:
- business.ftc.gov consumer.gov
- ncpw.gov
- ftcstaging.mt.fhdbeta.com
- ncpw.gov
- consumer.ftc.gov
- ftcdev.mt.fhdbeta.com
Hackers dumped the database in pastebin. The dump contains the server info, datbaase info, username ,encrypted password, email address and other personal information.
"If ACTA is signed by all participating negotiating countries, you can rest
assured that Antisec will bring a fucking mega-uber-awesome war that rain
torrential hellfire down on all enemies of free speech, privacy and internet
freedom. We will systematically knock all evil corporations and governments off
of our internet. " Hacker said in the pastebin release.
Statement from FTC Office of Public Affairs Director Cecelia Prewett: “The Bureau of Consumer Protection’s Business Center website and the partnership site NCPW run by the Federal Trade Commission were hacked earlier today. The FTC takes these malicious acts seriously. The sites have been taken down and will be brought back up when we’re satisfied that any vulnerability has been addressed.”
