Anonymous AntiSec campaign target Apple
04 Jul 2011
In a year that saw several large-scale, high-profile security breaches, it is now the turn of computer maker Apple to be the target of the hackers group, Anonymous.
In a document it posted online, Anonymous provided a list of usernames and passwords for one of Apple's servers, but the group also sent out a message on Twitter saying it wasn't being "so serious"- before adding that Apple could be its next target.
"But don't worry, we are busy elsewhere," the tweet said.
In the backdrop of the hack attacks by the group LulzSec and other hacker groups, including attacks on the CIA, the International Monetary Fund, a public network for the US Senate and defense contractors, the government is gearing up to push stronger cyber-security legislation through Congress.
The maximum prison sentence for convictions involving national cyber security is 20 years.
The proposed penalties have also gained added significance in view of cyber-prankster LulzSec and hacktivist collective Anonymous promising a joint "Operation Anti-Security" venture in which they would attack government websites and other big corporations including Apple. LulzSec had once promised to target confidential documents in a move reminiscent of WikiLeaks.
