NEWS / GENERAL

LulzSec Breaks into Arizona Police Website

24 Jun, 2011, 5:21 pm IST | by Anuradha Shetty | General

Defying a tough anti-immigration law in Arizona, the popular hacking outfit, LulzSec broke into the official website of the Arizona Police. The hackers released documents pertaining to issues like border control, and that of other crucial law enforcement activities, totally weighing half a gigabyte, approximately.

Chingra La Migra, they say!

Chingra La Migra, they say!

 


Titled ‘Chingra La Migra’, or ‘Screw the Immigration Service’, the hack attack resulted in several key details like account names, passwords, and other contact details being made public. According to reports, a scan of the leaked data revealed that the data in hand were security bulletins, apparently, from other law enforcement agencies, and more of such internal, highly secretive details.

The hack comes at a time when Mexico border state tightened the noose around the issue of border security, last year. The law was passed to put a stop on illegal immigration, and curb border-related crime. Although the law won support from several American quarters, few others thought that the anti-immigration laws would prove fatal to the existence of Hispanic-Americans.

 

Source: Reuters

Tags: LulzSec , hack , Arizona Police , website , anti-immigration , Chingra La Migra , security bulletins , Mexico-border state

RELATED STORIES

Accused LulzSec hacker pleads guilty in Sony breach

Accused LulzSec hacker pleads guilty in Sony breach

Accused LulzSec hacker Cody Kretsinger pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in California to taking part in an extensive computer breach ...

Hackers arrested as group leader of Anonymous plays snitch

Suspected hacker arrested in Sony computers breach

Anonymous member quits over way things are run

Anonymous Unfazed by Topiary Arrest, Starts Support Campaign

Anonymous Leaks Sensitive Data of US Contractor Mantech

Anonymous Issues a PayPal Boycott Message

Lulzsec Pwns the FBI

07 Jun, 2011, 05:11 am IST

Lulzsec Pwns the FBI

Lulzsec Final Message.

27 Jun, 2011, 03:09 pm IST

Lulzsec Final Message.

FBI: 'Sabu' Turns on LulzSec

07 Mar, 2012, 06:45 am IST

FBI: 'Sabu' Turns on LulzSec

 

OPINIONS

Padmini Harchandrai

The latest "should they-shouldn't they" event with Facebook is the lift of the minimu...

MORE OPINIONS

Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order

features

Top 5 potential Gmail alternatives

Top 5 potential Gmail alternatives

Google’s Gmail service is arguably the most advanced and feature-packed...

By Naina Khedekar

The Future of Broadband - views from industry leaders

The Future of Broadband - views from industry leaders

One of the other events that took place at the same venue as the recent...

By Rossi Fernandes

Tech2 goes around the World IT Show 2012, Seoul

Tech2 goes around the World IT Show 2012, Seoul

Tech2 was part of an entourage that was invited for the Korea IT Show and...

By Rossi Fernandes

MORE FEATURES