As hackers become increasingly sophisticated, so do their goals. Not since 1999 has been a threat to the security of this magnitude at the Nasdaq when the site was destroyed. Besides the attack on the company, the group also singled CEO Aaron Barr, public tweeting his Social Security number, address and phone number. Barr recently reported that he knew the individual members of Anonymous and that he would sell the information. In the past year, the Nasdaq Stock Market repeatedly hit by hackers trying to break into the network.
A motive has not been identified, but federal investigators believe that it can by anything, including financial gain, access to inside trade secrets, or the ability to threaten national security. According to The Wall Street Journal, while the authorities have to find a suspect, insiders familiar with the case say there is evidence of the attack can occur in Russia. This does not necessarily mean much, though, since Russian computers could have been used as proxies.
While the attack was unable to fight its trading platform, much to worry about the security threat will already damaged confidence of investors hurt. According to Anonymous, HBGary had incorrect information about the identity of members. Anonymous now has possession of more than 60,000 e-mails, which are also posted on Pirate Bay.
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