[kictanet] US Govt Websites hacked

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Anonymous statement regarding the US Govt websites and music industry sites
that have been taken down.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>wrote:

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
> >>
> >> http://www.aideffectiveness.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.bungomacounty.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.businesslicense.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.cak.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.commstaskforce.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.cooperative.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.crd.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.crisisrcentre.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.ditkenya.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.doshs.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.economicstimulus.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.eldoretmunicipal.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.emu.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.education.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.environment.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.filmservices.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.fisheries.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.forestryandwildlife.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.gender.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.governmentpress.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.greenenergy.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.housing.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.ifmis.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.html
> >>
> >> http://www.industrialization.go.ke/index.html
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > **Gitau
> >
>
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> Brian Munyao Longwe
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Brian Munyao Longwe
e-mail: blongwe at gmail.com
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