Tuesday, 10 May 2011
00:04 AM GMT (10th May 2011)
thinq_, unfortunally you have been trolled. Ryan clearly had no intention to do anything for Anonymous... EVER, he was only ever here to boost his own ego. There is no "leadership", Ryan seems to be mistaking "leadership" with people who actually get of their ass and do stuff (and not just treating other users with contempt). To add further to the point of "leadership", network staff have a hard enough time trying to keep the network functional and stable, let alone leading a PR campaign.
Ryan talks about how he wanted to show how insecure AnonOps was, and yet he was an oper (Network admin) for over 5 months. You would of thought he would have bolstered security if he considered it inadequate. He talks about the "incompetence" of other opers, but it would appear this is merely a distraction from his own shortfalls.
Moving onto the database of leaked IP's. Ryan had been a network administrator on AnonOps since december (going under the name of V), since that time he had achieved a level of trust. It's this trust he exploited. There was no wholesale lapse in security, or critical vulnerability. As with many things its just the human element coming into play. It would be no different from a disillusioned employee releasing the photocopies after the christmas party. Embarassing, yes - catastrophic, no. As seen in recent copywrong cases, an IP doesn't equal a person, in the same way a blurry photocopy of someones ass is unlikely to prove who they are.
Finally, AnonOps is hoping to get some basic functionality within the next 12 hours.
P.S: Also names from the original post are removed as they were only added to be some "proof" of authenticity (users may have done !staff and seen one or more of these names), as without a formalized blog/bulletin, there is was no easy was to make users aware of the seriousness of the message. Seeing as it's now established that news will be here for the time being, this is no longer necessary
P.P.S: Should *.anonops.in stop resolving then further news will be on anonops.li
Ryan talks about how he wanted to show how insecure AnonOps was, and yet he was an oper (Network admin) for over 5 months. You would of thought he would have bolstered security if he considered it inadequate. He talks about the "incompetence" of other opers, but it would appear this is merely a distraction from his own shortfalls.
Moving onto the database of leaked IP's. Ryan had been a network administrator on AnonOps since december (going under the name of V), since that time he had achieved a level of trust. It's this trust he exploited. There was no wholesale lapse in security, or critical vulnerability. As with many things its just the human element coming into play. It would be no different from a disillusioned employee releasing the photocopies after the christmas party. Embarassing, yes - catastrophic, no. As seen in recent copywrong cases, an IP doesn't equal a person, in the same way a blurry photocopy of someones ass is unlikely to prove who they are.
Finally, AnonOps is hoping to get some basic functionality within the next 12 hours.
P.S: Also names from the original post are removed as they were only added to be some "proof" of authenticity (users may have done !staff and seen one or more of these names), as without a formalized blog/bulletin, there is was no easy was to make users aware of the seriousness of the message. Seeing as it's now established that news will be here for the time being, this is no longer necessary
P.P.S: Should *.anonops.in stop resolving then further news will be on anonops.li
Pakistani media 'name' CIA station chief in Islamabad
A Pakistani soldier patrols a street near the Abbottabad compound where Osama bin Laden was killed. Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images Fresh tension has erupted between the CIA and Pakistani intelligence after several Pakistani media outlets published the alleged name of the CIA station chief in Islamabad.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the name published, Mark Carlton, was incorrect, but one said it was similar to the real one.
Despite the inaccuracy, publication of the name was seen as a sign of worsening relations between the two spy agencies a week after the death of Osama bin Laden in a garrison town north of Islamabad.
The CIA chief, Leon Panetta, said last week that he did not warn Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) about the raid because he feared the information could leak in advance, prompting furious ISI denials of complicity.
Publication of an American spy's name caused friction between the two agencies six months ago.
The previous station chief, Jonathan Banks, was identified in court papers and the media in December, causing him to leave Pakistan immediately. Some US officials blamed the ISI for the leak.
This time, the name was published by the private television station Ary One on Friday, then reprinted in the rightwing Nation newspaper on Saturday.
According to reports, "Mark Carlton" was given an angry reprimand by the ISI chief, General Shuja Pasha, over the operation to kill Bin Laden.
The published name sounded similar to the real one, a senior Pakistani official said, suggesting the leak had come from a lower-level ISI source rather from than the top.
"It sounds similar. Mike can be misheard as Mark," he said. "It sounds like something someone misheard in the corridor, perhaps someone who is ideological or not very well educated."
The official declined to give the real name. US media did not report the incorrect name, saying that the information remained classified under US law.
A senior ISI official said the agency did not release the name. "If you're asking, no we didn't," he said. Asked about the state of relations with the CIA, he declined to comment.
Declan Walsh @'The Guardian'
ggreenwald Glenn Greenwald
Reasons we don't know what happened with OBL killing/legality: (1) http://is.gd/zgxAub (2) http://is.gd/0a7Xmi (3) http://is.gd/8UqgYi
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