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Fine Gael's website hacked

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    #32
    JonJoeDali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 537 ✭✭✭JonJoeDali


    One assumes Fine Gael will inform the data protection commission first thing tomorrow morning, as did boards.ie very effectively a couple of months ago.


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    #33
    Dionysus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,420 ✭✭✭Dionysus


    Lukker- wrote: »
    http://finegael2011.com/

    Fine Gael's website has been hacked by the infamous group of internet hacktivists Anonymous.

    If Fine Gael can't even look after its tiny little website, how is it going to look after Ireland?

    ....


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    #34
    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Dionysus wrote: »
    If Fine Gael can't even look after its tiny little website, how is it going to look after Ireland?

    ....

    The country is beyone repair for quite some time after FF's folly.:mad:


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    #35
    Sergeant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,362 ✭✭✭Sergeant


    Dionysus wrote: »
    If Fine Gael can't even look after its tiny little website, how is it going to look after Ireland?

    ....

    Yes, Enda Kenny, Michael Noonan and James Reilly really need to brush up on their computer security skills.


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    #36
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    News just in:

    Establishment shitting itself.


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    #37
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    Dionysus wrote: »
    If Fine Gael can't even look after its tiny little website, how is it going to look after Ireland?

    ....

    They don't claim to be professional web developers.

    ....


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    #38
    tails_naf
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭tails_naf


    CrazyBiscuit wrote: »
    I know, but I would have expected something like this to happen to Fianna Fáil before FG, disregarding the weaknesses of the FG site.

    Well if it was a javascript in a comment box vulnerability, it doesn't take a 'hacker' to do harm, just someone with basic skillz (often referred to as script kiddies). I'm sure if FFs site had such a weak flaw, it would have been taken down too. A crime of opportunity, rather than a statement*


    *probably.


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    #39
    gustavine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭gustavine


    "We apologise for the inconvenience"

    Something Brian Cowen Should be saying


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    #40
    Belfast
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭Belfast


    it now says
    We apologise for the inconvenience. The site will be back up shortly.


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    #41
    jaffa20
    Registered Users Posts: 4,510 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    Inconvenience..lol

    Enda Kenny is the inconvenience in FG


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    #42
    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,660 ✭✭✭policarp


    Belfast wrote: »
    it now says
    We apologise for the inconvenience. The ****e will be back up shortly.

    FYP


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    #43
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,754 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    kevin doyle herald was just on newstalk saying he received the database of all details entered by people through the site


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    #44
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Hah, it seems my comments were premature - it appears that some data was compromised, official pwnage :D

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0110/finegael.html
    Fine Gael has confirmed that the contact details of just under 2,000 people were compromised in the attack on its website last night.

    Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes confirmed that the party contacted his office following the website attack.

    In a statement Fine Gael said it had emailed all of those affected this morning to notify them.


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    #45
    boatbuilder
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭boatbuilder


    Glad I left a fake email address when I left my comments on the site :D


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    #46
    RonMexico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭RonMexico


    Some Fine Gael Senator on RTE there trying to link this to wikileaks.


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    #47
    dsmythy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,508 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Anonymous must be fans of Fianna Fáil


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    #48
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Lukker- wrote: »
    http://finegael2011.com/

    Fine Gael's website has been hacked by the infamous group of internet hacktivists Anonymous.

    I thought FF's web address was www.finegael.ie

    Setting up another unrelated site as a clone and defacing / editing that doesn't fall under the term "hacking". :rolleyes:


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    #49
    baalthor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭baalthor


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    I thought FF's web address was www.finegael.ie

    Setting up another unrelated site as a clone and defacing / editing that doesn't fall under the term "hacking". :rolleyes:

    FG had the finegael2011 site developed as part of their new super duper web social networking new paradigm strategy.
    Well FG, I hope you're happy with your sh1tty new website.


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    #50
    First Post
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭First Post


    Hey guys, it was me. I am Anonymous, we have a clubhouse and a leader and everything.

    ****! When will people start to realize that "Anonymous" is not a group?


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    #51
    woolymammoth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    in other news, google releases flux capacitor algorythm technology and reports that next September, Fine Gael will not have learned anything from their lesson! :P

    http://i.imgur.com/B1Onq.jpg


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    #52
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    RonMexico wrote: »
    Some Fine Gael Senator on RTE there trying to link this to wikileaks.

    'Anonymous' is the group that has targeted websites of organisations that have tried to stop wikileaks. For example: the American Government., Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, etc.


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    #53
    TheZohanS
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    There is a major discrepancy here:
    Fine Gael has confirmed that the contact details of just under 2,000 people were compromised in the attack on its website last night.

    An Evening Herald journalist has claimed on social networking website Twitter that he has been sent the details of 4,000 users of the Fine Gael website following the attack.

    Hmm...who to believe...


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    #54
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Mark200 wrote: »
    'Anonymous' is the group that has targeted websites of organisations that have tried to stop wikileaks. For example: the American Government., Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, etc.

    Group implys a leader or some form of hierarchy.


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    #55
    First Post
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭First Post


    Mark200 wrote: »
    'Anonymous' is the group that has targeted websites of organisations that have tried to stop wikileaks. For example: the American Government., Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, etc.

    "Anonymous" is not a group. It's a hacker sub-culture.


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    #56
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    TheZohan wrote: »
    There is a major discrepancy here:






    Hmm...who to believe...

    The people trying to cover their asses Vs. The people trying to sell you a story.
    Genuinely a tough choice!


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    #57
    dsmythy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,508 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    TheZohan wrote: »
    There is a major discrepancy here:






    Hmm...who to believe...

    It's a toughie. Believe the politician or the tabloid. :confused:


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    #58
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    Genghiz Cohen wrote: »
    Group implys a leader or some form of hierarchy.

    No it doesn't. You can have a group of friends without having a leader in it.


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    #59
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    First Post wrote: »
    "Anonymous" is not a group. It's a hacker sub-culture.

    Fair enough. My mistake!
    TheZohan wrote: »
    There is a major discrepancy here:


    Hmm...who to believe...

    The discrepancy is down to people submitting more than one comment. I believe there were 4,000 different comments but only 2,000 individual users.

    The journalist tweeted that Paul Gogarty's contact details are on there.... IE, he submitted at least one comment...

    Can't tell if he was joking or not..

    http://twitter.com/#!/KevDoyle_Herald/status/24453848152145920


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    #60
    Belfast
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭Belfast


    site now says

    The Fine Gael website was professionally hacked on the evening of January 9th by an entity calling themselves the Anonymous Group.

    The Anonymous Group has been associated with the Wikileaks investigation and attacks on companies such as Visa, Mastercard, and Amazon.


    The website will be offline while we follow-up with the appropriate authorities to resolve the matter.


    We thank you for your continued support for Fine Gael. If you have any feedback please to send it to emma@finegael2011.com


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    #61
    Johnny Bitte
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Johnny Bitte


    Any screen shots of it?


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