[kictanet] US Govt Websites hacked

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Not that it's any consolation but FBI sites have been hacked.

"Anonymous retaliates against feds - takes down multiple sites"
http://gizmo.do/xLc4Aa

On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, John Gitau <jgitau at gmail.com> wrote:
> This goes beyond government:
> eg its not unheard of for a company/govt to spend money on a data center
or other infrastructure, then outsource the very services that should be in
that DC to some US/foreign company for quick bucks, or because it makes
'sense'.
> - Our users take up a service, the log files are shipped to the 'cloud',
we read about Kenyan statistics from some foreigner just because no one
analyses it here, oh and you have no access to it. Today facebook can tell
you all manner of things about our habits, ditto google. We then go buy
trend reports. I've spent countless hrs trying to convince someone at work
that 'raw data and log files' are a raw material of immense value.
> - a trend thats seeing alot of foreign funding for technology startups
will probably see more 'profits' flying away while a couple of Kenyans with
money can't/don't want to/don't know how to take advantage of the said
opportunities.
> - Regionally quite a number of people look up to us to show the way
forward.
>
> However in all these problems, Im seeing a trend where things keep
improving - slowly. And yes cyber security is going to be a challenge but
we can get through it if the affected people talk to the right people. Im
also happy with that. And to be fair I've not done much to improve things
so far.
>
> Gitau
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> @ Wash,
>>
>> true - not so critical data maybe on these site. HOWEVER, I join Mblayo
in taking the shame because it is matter of time before critical data seats
on these platforms/cloud. And if we can protect our entry level websites,
then who knows who will protect our serious data in the near future...
>>
>> It is one thing to be brought down - it happens even to US DoD
(military). It quite another to stay down - 12hrs and still counting?
>>
>> Vincent and Company @ CCK, arent we paying you public chums to run the
National CSIRT protect our cyberspace? Or maybe we should get NSIS to
blame? Either way I want my refund ;-)
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 1/17/12, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government website Hacking incident a crying
shame
>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 5:37 PM
>>
>> http://code-security.net/archives/114
>>
>>
>> go.ke Websites in Kenya brought down.
>>
>> Whole list below.
>>
>> http://www.administrationpolice.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.aideffectiveness.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.bungomacounty.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.businesslicense.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.cak.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.commstaskforce.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.cooperative.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.crd.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.crisisrcentre.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.ditkenya.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.doshs.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.economicstimulus.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.eldoretmunicipal.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.emu.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.education.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.environment.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.filmservices.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.fisheries.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.forestryandwildlife.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.gender.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.governmentpress.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.greenenergy.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.housing.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.ifmis.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.html
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>> http://www.industrialization.go.ke/index.html
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> **Gitau
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