In a tweet today, @AnonymousIRC said, "A wild leak appears: for a change, we sail to Australia this time", providing a link to four SQL database dumps belonging to Mosman Municipal Council and the promise of more to come. LulzSec has previously made similar attacks, but over the weekend decided to disband after its 50th day of hacking.
Mosman Municipal Council's manager of IT services, Kevin Nonweiler, confirmed to ZDNet Australia that the council had experienced a breach, but emphasised that no rate-payer information had been compromised and that all the information in the dumps was publicly available information.
Text in the dumps match information that is publicly available on the council's website, confirming the claim. However, one of the files in the dump also contains information for a prototype website that is not yet completed and not indexed by search engines. Nonweiler said that the site had no direct links, so without knowing the address of the site, it was not possible to navigate to. Despite this, a quick Google search reveals the site is mentioned in draft plans on the council's website and, while not linked, could be easily accessed by anyone who had read the public document.
The prototype site currently has placeholder images and text used extensively throughout. Its content also matches information found in the dump, part of which carries a commencement date of July 2011.
Chief executive of the Australian Bankers Association Steven Munchenberg told News that the big banks had put in place adequate measures to bolster their security.
"Bank customers should not be concerned because banks are constantly monitoring for any IT security risks," Mr Munchenberg said.
"Security and protection of customers’ funds are the bedrock of any banking business, so protection and prevention against threats of attack are issues with which banks are accustomed to dealing."
This week Anonymous hacked Mosman Municipal Council’s website after attacking Sony, Bank of America and the CIA’s public website.
Mosman Council IT manager Kevin Nonweiler said that four website databases were leaked in the incident.
Mosman Municipal Council's manager of IT services, Kevin Nonweiler, confirmed to ZDNet Australia that the council had experienced a breach, but emphasised that no rate-payer information had been compromised and that all the information in the dumps was publicly available information.
Text in the dumps match information that is publicly available on the council's website, confirming the claim. However, one of the files in the dump also contains information for a prototype website that is not yet completed and not indexed by search engines. Nonweiler said that the site had no direct links, so without knowing the address of the site, it was not possible to navigate to. Despite this, a quick Google search reveals the site is mentioned in draft plans on the council's website and, while not linked, could be easily accessed by anyone who had read the public document.
The prototype site currently has placeholder images and text used extensively throughout. Its content also matches information found in the dump, part of which carries a commencement date of July 2011.
Chief executive of the Australian Bankers Association Steven Munchenberg told News that the big banks had put in place adequate measures to bolster their security.
"Bank customers should not be concerned because banks are constantly monitoring for any IT security risks," Mr Munchenberg said.
"Security and protection of customers’ funds are the bedrock of any banking business, so protection and prevention against threats of attack are issues with which banks are accustomed to dealing."
This week Anonymous hacked Mosman Municipal Council’s website after attacking Sony, Bank of America and the CIA’s public website.
Mosman Council IT manager Kevin Nonweiler said that four website databases were leaked in the incident.
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