Comments on: Australian Classification Board website hacked

By: Bob Bain

Bob Bain — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:10:01 +0000

The URL on the screenshot for the Website reads

http://www.classification.gov.au/special.htm

which means it was probably a single.htm file inserted in the root directory of the website. Removing it should be child’s play. Creating such a file isn’t that hard either.

Bob

By: charles

charles — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:54:39 +0000

Look it’s the Russians, the same Russians that Conroy claimed where responsible for hacking the sites that ended up on Conroy’s “secret” list.

The hacking highlights the stupidity of what Conroy is attempting to do. If the hackers had linked to the list of sights already banned by Conroy would this site have ended up on Conroy’s “secret” list also.

By: Joey B

Joey B — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:08:55 +0000

“We are part of an ELABORATE DECEPTION from CHINA to CONTROL AND SHEEPIFY the NATION, to PROTECT THE CHILDREN.”

Oh, so true.

The hacked paragraph is pretty funny and I have to say, it sure is how I’d say the government is like. But he/she didn’t have to hack the site.

By: They did it for teh lulz « An Onymous Lefty

They did it for teh lulz « An Onymous Lefty — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:31:51 +0000

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By: Bob Bain

Bob Bain — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:02:19 +0000

This website is still down and noting that http://www.oflc.gov.au directs to the classification website a snapshot of the site with some working links is available at

http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:CCGiRTH0SL4J:www.oflc.gov.au/+oflc&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

From there it’s still possible to access

1) The Act
2) The Code
3) The Regulations
4) Film and Computer Games Guidelines
5) Publications Guidlines

which are on the http://www.comlaw.gov.au website

It is not possible at the time of posting to access any material from the classification.gov.au website (which includes the ability to search the online database..

http://www.classification.gov.au/content.html?n=44&p=155

Bob

11am 28th. March 2009

By: SkinnyMathew

SkinnyMathew — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:34:48 +0000

I’m in the UK, and without this kind of activity I would never have known this was going on in Australia (though the value of my knowing is questionable, of course). On the basis that it has raised awareness without causing lasting damage, I congratulate those who carried it out so amusingly.

By: Aik

Aik — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:55:16 +0000

The only people that are going to be upset about this are the people against the filter who think this will make us look stupid and the people on the pro-filter side that it does make look stupid. Everyone else will be amused by the prank and enjoy seeing the government look stupid.

So – stop worrying

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:34:36 +0000

Sorry I disagree with this one, can you please explain specifically how this hack damaged our cause against censorship? I think it serves to embarrass the government further. Now if the website had been hacked and child porn or something places up there, that would be a different story.

But this made me feel good, it was a thump in the face to our dictators, it shows that on the internet, they don’t have as much power as in real life. The power imbalance between government and individual is significantly reduced on the internet.

By: JAck

JAck — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:17:49 +0000

LMAO!!!