Monsanto is the world's largest producer of genetically modified seeds
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Hacker group Anonymous has leaked the private data of 2,500 employees of agricultural firm Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com/). The information posted to Pastebin includes names, addresses, emails and phone numbers of Monsanto employees and affiliates, according to a report by Naked Security on Wednesday.
This hack comes on the heels of the release of 90,000 email and password combinations of military personnel after a server breach at federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.
During the latest mission, named #OpMonsanto, Anonymous says it "blasted their web infrastructure" for two days, "crippling all three of their mail servers as well as taking down their main websites worldwide."
A report by Information Age calls Monsanto the world's largest producer of genetically modified seeds. The company also sells the controversial pesticide RoundUp.
Anonymous says that the attack on Monsanto began two months ago as it exposed hundreds of articles detailing Monsanto's "corrupt, unethical, and downright evil business practices."
Anonymous claims its next steps will involve the "open 6666 port on [Monsanto's] nexus server." Naked Security says this implies Anonymous may set up an IRC channel on the compromised host.
According to the report, Anonymous also declared its intent to attack oil giants Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhilliops, Candian Oil Sands Ltd, Imperial Oil, the Royal Bank of Scotland, among others, in separate operation called Project Tarmeggedon.
The operation will support a protest to the transformation of wilderness in Montana to an industrial shipping route to ship refinery equipment to the Alberta Tar Sands, according to the statement.
"Anonymous now joins the struggle against 'Big Oil' in the heartland of the US. We stand in solidarity with any citizen willing to protest corporate abuse. Anonymous will not stand by idly and let these environmental atrocities continue. This is not the clean energy of the future that we are being promised," Anonymous stated.
Anonymous has targeted a slew of big corporations and government-related firms as part of its AntiSec mission that seeks to expose both lax security and embarrass companies it feels are doing wrong.
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This hack comes on the heels of the release of 90,000 email and password combinations of military personnel after a server breach at federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.
During the latest mission, named #OpMonsanto, Anonymous says it "blasted their web infrastructure" for two days, "crippling all three of their mail servers as well as taking down their main websites worldwide."
A report by Information Age calls Monsanto the world's largest producer of genetically modified seeds. The company also sells the controversial pesticide RoundUp.
Anonymous says that the attack on Monsanto began two months ago as it exposed hundreds of articles detailing Monsanto's "corrupt, unethical, and downright evil business practices."
Anonymous claims its next steps will involve the "open 6666 port on [Monsanto's] nexus server." Naked Security says this implies Anonymous may set up an IRC channel on the compromised host.
According to the report, Anonymous also declared its intent to attack oil giants Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhilliops, Candian Oil Sands Ltd, Imperial Oil, the Royal Bank of Scotland, among others, in separate operation called Project Tarmeggedon.
The operation will support a protest to the transformation of wilderness in Montana to an industrial shipping route to ship refinery equipment to the Alberta Tar Sands, according to the statement.
"Anonymous now joins the struggle against 'Big Oil' in the heartland of the US. We stand in solidarity with any citizen willing to protest corporate abuse. Anonymous will not stand by idly and let these environmental atrocities continue. This is not the clean energy of the future that we are being promised," Anonymous stated.
Anonymous has targeted a slew of big corporations and government-related firms as part of its AntiSec mission that seeks to expose both lax security and embarrass companies it feels are doing wrong.
Article Source http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/071311_Hacker_Group_Anonymous_Hacks_Agricultural_Firm_Monsanto_Leaks_2500_Employees_Info permits to republish here.
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