PBS, Writerspace hacked again, 'hacker showdown' looms

Less than a month after they were attacked, the websites of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Writerspace got hacked again, this time by a different set of hackers. The Hacker News reported on Saturday the hacker, identified as Warv0x (a.k.a. Kaihoe), exposed PBS’s database using an SQL injection. PBS is more popularly known as the original ‘home’ of the children’s show Sesame Street. “This wasn’t done for fame or fun, just proving LulzSec aren’t as good as they think they are. I haven’t rooted the box or been up to crack the hashes, I’m just proving that most of their attacks are very lame and basic (I’m pretty sure and automated)," it quoted Warv0x as saying. Lulz Security or LulzSec is the hacker group that claimed responsibility for attacks on the Central Intelligence Agency and other government websites in past weeks. Warv0x didn't find the attacks being conducted by LulzSec up to his standards. But instead of attacking LulzSec, he picked on even more innocent victims by attacking PBS, one of LulzSec's previous targets, in what he claimed to be a more sophisticated attack. Computer security firm Sophos noted this was the latest in a seeming “showdown" of hackers. “Some hackers are taking offense at all the attention Lulz Security has gotten recently and are taking matters into their own hands. Some are trying to disclose their identities, while others are re-hacking previous victims to show off their skill," Sophos’ Chester Wisniewski said in a blog post. Wisniewski cited Th3J35t3r (TheJester), who has taken on the task of unmasking the identities of LulzSec members. On his blog and pastebin.com he has posted information concerning two suspected LulzSec members, Sabu and Nakomis. “While the investigative work being done is impressive, I am not sure what Th3J35ter thinks he will accomplish. Either way it seems to have resulted in a little underground war, hacker vs. hacker. Th3J35ter also released a PHP script to allow people to help find the real web server of LulzSecurity.com," he said. — MRT, GMA News