Angry Brazilian Whacks NASA To Put a Stop To ... Er, the NSA
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An anonymous reader writes "From the Register, "Multiple NASA websites were defaced last week by a Brazilian hacktivist who may have misread the sites' URLs, because he wasn't protesting about the US space agency giving joyrides to inhuman stowaways – he was protesting against NSA spying. 'BMPoC' hit kepler.arc.nasa.gov and 13 other sites with messages protesting against US spying on Brazil, as well as a possible US military intervention in Syria. It's hard to believe anyone would confuse the NSA spy agency with NASA, the space agency, except for satirical purposes or to mock script kiddies in some way, so we can only guess that the hackers behind the attack hit NASA because it's a US government agency whose systems are noted for being insecure.""
Oh great you had to say it didn't you.. (Score:5, Funny)
he wasn't protesting about the US space agency giving joyrides to inhuman stowaways
Now we're gonna be in for another round of hacking..
Re:Low hanging fruit (Score:4, Funny)
NASA NSA (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I WANT ALL YOU CUNTS TO KNOW (Score:2, Funny)
That's fine, but there's lotsa other towns in Saskatchewan that are very nice too.
Oh Great (Score:5, Funny)
You know what, I want to stop the NSA too, so let me go hack the NBA website
Re:Low hanging fruit (Score:5, Funny)
Well, a Brazilian Waxed NSA means that you can't blame it on Bush any more . . .
The Real Story (Score:3, Funny)
What few people realize is that Brazil is a quite popular destination for our friends visiting from the arid climes of the red planet next door. What with the Amazon - world's largest river - , the Atlantic Ocean and the /rain/ forest, they are quite in love with that nation's water-rich climate. So many Martians visit Brazil and more than a few have learned the language. It's a known fact: Martians love Brazil.
But - as Earthlings have a problem with the NSA spying on them - so Martians take issue with NASA. Giant telescopes in the sky watching everything they do, immense electronic ears eavesdropping on the universe, and robotic drones pushing their telescoping probes into unwanted places; there is increasing upset with NASA's activities amongst non-terrestrials. Oh sure, NASA says it is "for the science" but it's a government agency (worse, an /American/ government agency; the US's reputation has spread even to the stars); when have they ever told the whole truth about their motives?
This isn't, of course, the first time that Martian hackers have expressed their displeasure; one need only remember the Denial of Service attack on the Beagle 2 lander (although this was of course never admitted by NASA officials, preferring to blame the loss on "technical failures"). And one need only visit the Chryse Planitia to see all the graffiti sprayed on the Viking 1 lander espousing their dissatisfaction with NASA policies*.
So this was no "confused Brazilian" who targeted the wrong website; this was a calculated statement made by an extra-terrestrial warning that the tempers are flaring regarding the recent actions of the American space agency. It was not the first such warning and surely will not be the last. The only unusual part of this story is that the "hacktivist" in question performed his vandalism while on his vacation. And that he had three tentacles, was green and had antennae.
Don't let the mainstream media blind you to the truth! Reign in NASA before it leads us to interplanetary conflict!
* yeah? Prove me wrong! ;-)