On the dark web.
On an unknown hacker forum.
The moderator opened a discussion group called "Eagle Hunter" in the technology exchange area. A group of people with sockpuppet IDs joined the group and started bragging in the group.
However, this didn't last long.
Soon, a person with the ID "Boss" entered the discussion group. Everyone stopped chatting at the same time, and the discussion group quieted down instantly.
Boss: "Is everyone here?"
The hunter said, "Everyone is here."
Boss: "Good, let's start the meeting."
Lone Wolf: "Roger that!"
Vulture: "Roger that!"
"…"
For hackers who were active in the virtual world, it was not easy to gather so many big names to do something big.
Even though they belonged to the same hacker organization called "Eagle Hunter", this organization didn't have any restrictions.
First of all, these people were used to being undisciplined and didn't like the feeling of being restricted. Second of all, many of them were involved in a lot of cases, so they didn't want to use their real names in public.
Other than occasionally logging onto BBS to exchange techniques and do some black market transactions, most of the time they were lurking or doing their own things. Some of them even had sockpuppets in other hacker organizations.
However, if someone in the industry saw these IDs, they would definitely gasp.
Other than the "Boss" with a sockpuppet, the other IDs were all "big shots" on the dark web. Some of these IDs would even make people in the information security field pale.
However, even though the identity of this "Boss" was difficult to guess, seeing how respectful these people were toward this "Boss", this "Boss" must be quite capable.
After all, for a hacker group, the best way to convince someone was to be better than them in terms of technology, or even to have some information that could be used against them …
Regardless of the reason, this "Boss" couldn't be underestimated.
Lone Wolf: "It's just a few servers. With a Boss leading the team, it'll be a piece of cake to crush them."
Kid: "Yes, yes, let's get started. I can't wait to teach those damn China people and those idiots on Capitol Hill a good lesson!"
Boss: "Don't underestimate the enemy. China has many information security experts. Compared to us, although their offensive capabilities are lacking, their defensive capabilities are more than sufficient. Remember, our goal this time is to stop the International Lunar Hadron Collider project and attack their Internet in the name of American hackers. Only when they feel pain will they seriously consider our request. "
Hunter: "What if China hackers retaliate in the same way?"
Boss: "That's good. If they really do that, it'll be the same as helping us expand our victory. (laughing) "
Their core goal was to pressure the White House to withdraw from the Lunar Hadron Collider project.
As for stopping the International Lunar Hadron Collider Conference in Beijing, that was only a secondary goal.
Therefore, servers like NASA and the White House were already within their attack range. If the China people were willing to attack them and spread panic, of course they would be happy.
After all, if they were to personally attack the servers in North America, especially the servers of government agencies, there was still a great risk. Moreover, some of the members were also against doing this. At the very least, they did not approve of doing it themselves …
Boss: "I've already pinned the first batch of servers to be attacked to the top of the discussion group. Everyone, report your goals before you act to avoid repeated attacks.
"Remember, we are the Eagles of Prey. We are defending the dignity of America in our own way.
"Everyone here knows who our enemy is."
"Don't hesitate, show us your claws and attack!"
…
While the International Lunar Hadron Collider Conference was going on in Beijing, an invisible dark force was quietly approaching.
The first to fall was the official website of Everyone Daily.
A piece of graffiti filled with all sorts of profanities and insults was printed on it, and in the background was a raised middle finger.
However, the website's management quickly discovered the problem. They shut down the server in time and reported the matter to the Internet Surveillance Bureau.
However, before the Internet Surveillance Bureau had time to react, a wave of trouble arose before the previous one subsided.
Next was the official website of CTV. This time, the domain name was hijacked, and the official website was redirected to a fake page.
What happened next was almost the same as what happened on Everyone Daily's website. A big middle finger was placed in the center of the webpage, and the side was filled with abusive words. If you randomly clicked on the webpage, some sensitive information would be automatically downloaded …
At the same time, thousands of emails with the same sentence flew over like thousands of arrows, filling the work mailboxes of the relevant departments.
[Immediately terminate the International Lunar Hadron Collider Conference. Otherwise, our next attack won't just be limited to the media.]
[Eagles of Prey.]
It was obvious that this time, the matter had escalated from an ordinary cybersecurity case to a case of terrorism.
After the person in charge of the Internet Surveillance Bureau heard his subordinate's report, his face turned green with anger.
It was impossible to terminate the International Lunar Hadron Collider Conference. China never compromised with kidnappers, no matter what they kidnapped.
Not to mention, the demands they made were something that China would never concede no matter what.
The Internet Surveillance Bureau immediately held an emergency meeting and mobilized information security experts and even academicians to form a temporary task force to respond to this cyberattack. They especially focused on financial and logistics security …
…
Lone Wolf: "Boss, the China people are fighting back."
Boss: "Very good! We just need to maintain our offensive and further disrupt the situation! "
Hunter: "The China security department has probably made a move. I almost lost control of the official website of CTV … But they're too slow."
In the field of information security, the difficulty of defense was always much greater than the difficulty of offense, especially when the attacker had succeeded and successfully planted a virus in the server. It was even more difficult to recover the lost position.
Also, they didn't give any warning before the attack, so China was completely unprepared. If they couldn't even take down a few small servers, they would be a disgrace to the hackers.
Hunter: "The websites of several major Hua official media outlets are down. What's the next step?"
Boss: "Everyone, fight your own battles. Defend our current position and continue to expand our victory. I've prepared a big gift for them. I have a feeling we're not far from victory. "
Hunter: "Okay!"
Kid: "Haha, the boss is finally making a move! Kill them! (laughing emoji) "
Lone Wolf: "Boss, I found out that the chief designer of the Lunar Hadron Collider is the same person as the chief designer of the Lunar Orbit Committee … His name is Lu Zhou, China's most famous scholar. He won the Nobel Prize and the Fields Award. I just found out that he works at Jin Ling University. Maybe I should teach him a lesson. "
Boss: "Don't hesitate, just do it. This is war, and no one is innocent in front of war. "
Lone Wolf said excitedly, "Yes, Boss!"
…
Jin Ling University computer room.
Dean Qin looked at Professor Wang, who was working on the server. He couldn't help but ask.
"How's the situation?"
"We still can't solve it …" The bald professor pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and said, "I suspect that this server has a grudge against Professor Lu. Last time it exploded because of him, this time it's because of him again …"
Ten minutes ago, Jin Ling University's official server was suddenly attacked. The original official website page was changed to an insulting photo of Academician Lu, and the academic system couldn't be opened.
After receiving the notification, the computer science department teacher immediately rushed over.
Because Academician Lu was from the mathematics department, Dean Qin quickly rushed here after learning about the situation.
"Don't say that, everyone offended someone. Professor Lu helped us so much, it's only right for us to clean up his mess." Dean Qin coughed and said, "Try to see if you can fix the server."
"It's not the problem of repairing the server now. The server is definitely fine. It's just that it's now infected with a virus. I don't dare to turn it on … Motherf * cker, who's so bored to hack the school's server? What a show …" Teacher Wang cursed as he typed on the keyboard.
The teacher standing at the door suddenly asked, "Could it be a student trying to change their grades? I heard that Professor Lu flunked a lot of his number theory classes … Otherwise, there's no reason for someone to hack the server and post that photo of Professor Lu on the official website. "
Professor Wang shook his head and said, "It's definitely not a student. If a student had this kind of ability, they wouldn't go to school. They could just come to our computer science department and teach information security."
When Dean Qin heard about the photo, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Regardless of whether it was a student or not, don't mention that photo, and don't keep it. Especially don't let Professor Lu know! He cares about his image, if he finds out, he's going to explode … "
The teachers in the computer room looked at each other. They seemed to have imagined that scene and nodded their heads.
The mathematics department professor, who was standing at the door of the computer room, rubbed his sparse head and spoke.
"Something's wrong."
Dean Qin: "What?"
"Just look at Weibo and you'll know." The professor looked at his phone and gave it to Dean Qin. He said, "It seems like we're not the only ones affected. Just ten minutes ago, the official website of Everyone Daily and CCTV were also affected … "
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