Justin Bieber...cyber attacks on Pop Star! Fan fanatics!

 

Justin has his own little Monsters!

Cyber attack on the competition!



Josh Groban has a posse of 'em.

And, now - it appears from a flurry of cyber attacks last night on the Internet - that the "Bieb" has a gang of those die-hards, too!

Uh-huh!

On the heels of a loss to rising young Pop Star (Esperanza Spalding) in a much-coveted Grammy Award category broadcast live last eve - wacko dedicated Bieber "fans" swarmed the pervasive World-Wide-Web - and took matters into their own dainty highly-polished hands!

Within minutes of scooping up the prize, authorities - and webmasters, too - reported that a glut of irate "Bieber" babes launched a nasty assault on Esperanza's Official web site to utter up their disdain.

There outta be a law, right?

Needless to say - the "Bieb" was most apologetic - in the aftermath!

In fact, in the glitzy environs back-stage a few moments earlier, Justin was inclined to be a good sport about it all.

Golly!

The polite Pop Icon (from Stratford-on-Avon) even gushed congratulations to the talented young musical beauty who scooped up the Golden Trophy many thought was the "Bieb's" by birthright!

Hell hath no fury like a Bieber fan scorned, eh?

New at 11!

http://www.thetattler.biz/



Netfirms Inc...hi-jacks web sites! Engages in conspiracy & Violates rights!

Netfirms hi-jacks web sites 

Earthlink CEO Rolla P. Huff tried to embezzle funds!

If my readers attempted to cruise over to my personal web site - http://www.julianayrs.com/ - they were  probably shocked at first by what they encountered.

Instead of my usual bevy of juicy daily posts - on gossip, political news, and social events - a DNS notice indicated that the computers were not loading properly, that the highly-trafficked site wasn't accessible, and that Earthlink was responsible.

DNS notice at www.julianayrs.com

Hmm, www.julianayrs.com isn't loading right now.

The computers that run www.julianayrs.com are having some trouble.
Usually this is just a temporary problem, so you might want to try again in a few minutes.
Want more detail?
See which nameservers are failing.
Nameserver trace for www.julianayrs.com:
Looking for who is responsible for root zone and followed f.root-servers.net.
Looking for who is responsible for com and followed k.gtld-servers.net.
Looking for who is responsible for julianayrs.com and followed dns3.earthlink.net.
Nameservers for www.julianayrs.com:
dns1.earthlink.net returned (SERVFAIL)
dns2.earthlink.net returned (NORECORDS)
dns3.earthlink.net returned (NORECORDS)

The note that there were "no records" was quite alarming, too, as you'll understand fully when you read on.

On occasion, if the web site address is inputted into the browser, the individual is actually transported magically to a google site which lists a number of my posts published over the past few months.

Huh? 

What you witnessed was the hi-jacking of my web site by a posse of conspirators I have determined to be the CEO of Earthlink (my original web host provider) and Netfirms, Inc.

My readers may recall that I recently posted an article about Earthlink in which I noted that the company had engaged in acts of attempted embezzlement of funds, breach of contract, fraud, and failure to meet the terms and conditons of a contractual agreement.

Post: 02/02/10

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2010/02/earthlinkembezzles-funds-engages-in.html

Shortlly after that article was posted on my web site, suddenly, www.julianayrs.com disappeared from the Internet.

In its place was a brief announcement.

GONE

In small type the message (from Earthlink) noted that the resource (once situated at that location) was no longer available.

In essence, Earthlink retaliated against me (illegally and in violation of my rights) by pulling the plug on the web hosting plan.

However, after-the-fact, Netfirms (who obviously has a personal and professional relationship with Earhlink) proceeded to engage in a conspiracy to hi-jack my web site and prevent me from transfering my domain name (which I own) to another host plan I purchased about thirty days ago.

For instance, when I attempted to log in to my control panel - in spite of the fact the security code was correct - an error code appeared.

INVALID CODE

I fired off an e-mail to technical support to ask that Netfirms kindly correct the glitch in their system.

Imagine that, they didn't respond for over a week.

Is it because I accused them in my e-mail of conspiring with Earthlink to deny me access to my site so I could not transfer and/or build the entertainment news website elsewhere?

About a week later (!) Netfirms fired a communication back stating for the record that - indeed - my security code was correct. 

However, they failed to respond to my questions about denial of service to the control panel.

If the security code was correct, why couldn't I log in, and transfer my site to the new host?

Netfirms has not responded to a second e-mail regarding these matters as of this date (February 9th/2010).

Curiously, registration is due in ten days, so I have to consider the possiblity that they are also angry over the fact I have been anxiouss to transfer my account to another company that is not trying to create a monopoly on the registration "domain" business (as Netfirms appears to be doing).

In view of the foregoing, I apologize for any incovenience this has caused my loyal daily readers.

Today, I have lodged a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission against both Netfirms Inc and Earthlink.

In addition, I intend to file a criminal complaint for conspiracy and violations of consumer rights (fraud, attempted embezzlement of funds, etc) at the FBI's cybernet crimes unit for investigation and prosecution in the event these matters fall under their jurisdiction.

Stay in touch, eh?

My personal website will be online soon.

In the meantime, catch all the news thats fit to post (by moi) @

http://www.ijulian.blogspot.com

Later!

Google...Chinese cyber attacks! Virus & trojan alerts posted weeks ago...

Google cyber-attacks in China!

A few weeks ago when I was conducting a search at GOOGLE,one of  my anti-virus program issued an alert about malicious viruses and trojans at the GOOGLE site.

I proceeded to pen a post to alert internet surfers.

Post: 12/12/09

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/12/blogspotsecurity-alert-intruder-posts.html

Over the next few days, GOOGLE and media outlets failed to report the  incidents, which I thought was a bit odd.

Meanwhile, on FACEBOOK - after the alert was posted on my home page - a hacker slipped into my site and began to post messages with my photograph and name without my knowledge or permission (in retaliation or was the intrusion just a coincidence?)

The unknown individuals used the FISH TANK game to gain access, so I immediately stopped participating in those kind of software programs being offered by FACEBOOK (or other members).

After I reported the incident to FACEBOOK the hacking at that portal stopped.

So, I expect that technical staff at the popular social hub took action.

Just this past week, though, GOOGLE admitted to having been under attack a few weeks ago during the time frame I mentioned the attacks originally occurred.

So, it appears in retrospect, that my report was correct.

For some inexplicable reason, GOOGLE and the team at their headquarters, kept silent for a couple of weeks.

On Friday, it was reported that GOOGLE and about twenty other companies, were sent e-mails or instant messages addressed to their senior technical managers in a sly effort by hackers to entice them into clicking on a web page links.

When a major anti-virus company got caught up in the ruse, they discovered a flaw in Internet Explorer's Web browser (the one I used to search at GOOGLE when I stumbled on the virus and trojan activity).

Attackers capitalized on the glitch to take control of PC's and began probng the network for intellectual property of high value that they could hijack surreptiously.

Microsoft is now working on a patch to alleviate the problem.

Meanwhile, internet users are being advised to not only use a firewall, but set the level on high.

Officials have underscored that the perpetrators were not naive young hackers tampering on the internet to bolster their egos.

In fact, they believe that sophisticated individuals which high-tech capabilities (who plotted their steps quite carefully) were involved.

It is speculated that their home base of operations was in China.

Google has considered pulling out of China, in fact, because of the security breaches.

It is alleged that China and other overseas nations in that region (and elsewhere) have been involved first-hand in state-sponsored cyber intrusions of commerical and military targets.

James Lewis, a Program Director at the Center for Strateic and International studies,  noted to the press recently that China has been actively pursuing a tech industry.

He has levelled an accusing finger at Chinese officials and alleged that they have sought to accomplish that end by engaging in illicit technological transfer of intellectual property (theft) without permission (and sometiimes even knowledge of the victims).

News at 11!

http://www.julianayrs.com

President Obama...appoints Howard Schmidt to head up CyberSecurity @ White House!

Today, I received an e-mail from one of my contacts at the White House, informing me that the President has chosen Howard Schmidt to be the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator.

John O. Brennan - Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism - prefaced the announcement by noting that protecting the internet is critical to National Security, public safety, and the personal privacy of U.S. Citizens and their civil liberties.

 "It’s also vital to President Obama’s efforts to strengthen our country, from the modernization of our health care system to the high-tech job creation central to our economic recovery," he added matter-of-fact.

Howard Schmidt will have the responsibility of orchestrating the many important cybersecurity activities across the government.

According to White House officials, the appointee is one of the world’s leading authorities on computer security with some forty years of experience in government, business and law enforcement.

Howard will have regular access to the President and serve as a key member of his National Security Staff.

He will also work closely with Obama's economic team to ensure that cybersecurity efforts in the Nation are secure and prosperous.

In closing, Brennan noted that Officials in Washington will use the WhiteHouse.gov e-mail program  (and  other communication tools) to keep concerned citizens such as myself (and others) posted about the progress being made in this area which is of utmost importance to President Obama.

I look forward to those updates, Mr. President!

http://www.julianayrs.com

Twitter...cyber attack paralyzes tweet-ville! Botnets or rogue hackers with secret agendas...

We gotta fix that little sucker!

Like me, you innocently inputted the Internet address for twitter in your browser yesterday and naturally expected to be transported (as usual without much fuss or fanfare) to the popular social networking site for your daily fix of pop culture.

But, what was this?

An error code blandly flashed on the computer screen.

"Denial of access".

Huh?

Did twitter simply pack-up-shop with nary a tweet good-bye - another fly-by-night outfit gone the way of the dinosaur?

I was optimistic: not!

As I multi-tasked a myriad of windows that flitted off-and-on the screen with the flick of a finger, I kept my chin up, as I creatively explored ways to find my way back to the twitter "nest".

At google, I spied a link to twitter in response to search references to moi, but a hasty click on the link was fruitless.

No back-door way in, dudes!

Or, in Arnold vernacular (Bill Clinton's, too), no cigar!

About twenty minutes later, though, I was in like Flynn!

Twitter was just humming along - all-a-tweet business as usual - and none the wiser?

Say, what?

According to Internet experts - and half-baked news flashes streaking out across the splintered blogosphere on the unexpected black-out at Twitter - a cyber attack rendered an all-across-the-net "denial of service" scenario that summarily paralyzed the normally high-trafficked site.

Was it the nasty handy work of a disgruntled tweeter - out to exact punishment (and a little mischievous mayhem) - on the heels of being rejected by twitter's socially-elite?

Or, a jealous rival out-to-ruin Twitter, for being just a little too tweet?

Curiously, the day before, I suffered a bit of a (sexual) attack at my twitter home page.

Yeah, what-a-way to go!

Shortly after I clicked on a link in my yahoo mailbox to scan the profile of a tweeter just starting to "follow me" on the twitter website, the screen was flooded with a barrage of racy sexual images and a naughty request by the new tweeter to perform a hardcore sex act.

I penned a post on the incident to warn fellow tweeters.

Post: 08/05/09

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/08/twitterporn-creeps-into-social.html

Golly, do 'ya suppose the expose (and subsequent rejection) prompted the full-scale attack?

Who knows!

According to security experts examining the widespread attack, fingerprints of a sophisticated operation involving "botnets" was uncovered.

In a nutshell, giant armies of personal computers, had been taken over by hackers unbeknown to their owners.

Funny, that!

At a coffee clatch at a doughnut shop the other morning, I warned fellow java drinkers to be sure to turn off their computers at night so that kind of clandestine (illegal?) intrusion was kept at bay.

Thomas Holt, a professor at Michigan State's School of Criminal Justice, put it this way:

"Botnets are very stable platforms able to engage in all sorts of cyber crimes."

He surmised that launching an attack on a popular web site - such as Twitter - was an excellent exacting way to measure the capability (and power) of a botnet.

Gosh, if that was just a dress rehearsal, what's next?

Jerry Dixon, a former director of the National Cybersecurity Division at the Department of Homeland Security, advanced the idea further when he speculated that hackers may have used the twitter incident to demonstrate the potency of their skills.

They are similar to hit men, but with digital packets instead of bullets, he warned.

In the anti-virus arena, Beth Jones (Internet security squad at Sophos) noted that her contemporaries in the field have theorized that the attack was caused by a computer worm known as a Koobface.

"It was professionally written," she concluded.

On a more innocent level, the worm could be used to flood Internet-based e-mail boxes, with spam mail for commercially-based purposes.

In the wake of the unexpected onslaught, Twitter has taken the position that they were a victim of a distributed "denial of service" attack.

In simple terms, this kind of "dark" overt intrusion, is intended as a disruptive attempt to overwhelm a website by issuing a a mind-boggling number of computer-generated requests that the computer can not ultimately process.

Consequently, the attack causes the site to "crash".

Today, twitter is up-and-running and life is tweet once again.

Watch your back!

http://www.julianayrs.com

U.S. Military...may conduct war maneuvers on Internet!

One of the main focuses of the Internet in recent years has been as a research tool, a social outlet for the curious masses, or as a means of touting opinions on the World-Wide-Web.

In recent days, Americans sat up and took notice when it became evident the Internet was also a powerful tool to influence the election process as well.

Now, U.S. Military officials are seeking ways to develop "virtual attacks" on enemies of the American way of life.

A spokesman for the military noted that initially agents limited their activities in this arena to diverting data packets that may have put National Data systems at risk.

At a meeting of the Association for Intelligence Officers recently, Lt. General Robert J. Elder Jr. noted that the military may facilitate network warfare in the future to interfere with an enemy communication system, for example.

In that event, the online maneuvers may replace the need for conventional weapons such as bombs, landmines, etc.

However, no such attack would be launched, Elder assured the media, without first considering the rules of engagement the military is normally mindful of in most military attack-mode scenarios.

In sum, there would be a formal declaration of war first, added Elder, at a New York Chapter meeting held in recent days.

Unbeknownst to many - myself included - apparently Cyber attacks were used by the U.S. Military in the early days of the Iraq war. So, the concept is not novel or far-fetched, to be sure.

On that occasion, Military experts jammed Iraq military systems, using the network attacks to thwart Iraq ground units from communicating with each other.

In view of the fact the "Homeland Security Act" is still in full force and effect, it occurred to me that it is wholly possible that the U.S. Military is surreptitiously scanning the bandwaves in the name of National Security right under our noses.

If so - will the American people ever be privy to the information that is gleaned - whether it is relevant or not to military intelligence or national security?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Thomas Jefferson once said,
"From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots."