If this is true....

[ellal]

Anyone who filled in the form, despite the warnings, is a muppet....

Hackers 'steal entire 2011 census'

 

[Ricardus]

OMG!
Someone on the internet might know my name, address and date of birth!

 

[ellal]

And of course a lot more - unless you didn't understand the questions....

 

[seco services]

That counts me out then.

 

[cumbriahandyman]

Just as well...

In answer to the question, 'Do you have any dependants?',

I put, 'Asylum seekers, gypos, smack heads, unemployable
barstewards, the cast of The Jeremy Kyle Show, Northern Rock, RBS and half of furkin Eastern Europe.

Apparently this wasn't an acceptable answer!

 

[joinerjohn]

Hmmm, if it is true, then Lulzsec appear to have hacked a US database belonging to Lockheed Martin. Nothing then to do with our government apart from them contracting a US company to hold the data. I'll not sleep now for weeks worrying that people out there know where I live. They'll also know how old I am and they'll believe I'm A regular church goer (just didn't put on the census form that I regularly go to the church of wine and alcohol. If they really believe that I'm a professional racing driver and part time Ladies Escort, the census form has served it's purpose. (which was none at all really)

PS, they'll also believe my neighbours are all illegal immigrants and live on benefits.

 

[ellal]

Hmmm, if it is true, then Lulzsec appear to have hacked a US database belonging to Lockheed Martin. Nothing then to do with our government apart from them contracting a US company to hold the data.

So you don't care if our personal information is 'out sourced' to a company that is subject to the patriot act?...

 

[joinerjohn]

Well, They are claiming this is against the non security conscious UK government, when clearly they have hacked American database servers. If it has took them this long to hack into Lockheeds servers, then thank god the UK government didn't choose a UK company.

 

[ellal]

nicely side stepped jj, but nothing new there...

 

[joinerjohn]

Not side stepped at all ellal, Just stating the facts as reported in the link.
How they can claim to have done this against the Non Security Conscious UK government is absurd. Mind you, when they can bring down SOCA website by a DOS attack then it shows how bad a place the internet has become (and it can only get worse).

Today I have received 2 emails purporting to be from the US Inland Revenue Service, saying they have stopped a tax refund owed to me. You can be sure that I have deleted these as I've never been to the US far less worked there.

 

[ellal]

Not side stepped at all ellal, Just stating the facts as reported in the link.
How they can claim to have done this against the Non Security Conscious UK government is absurd. Mind you, when they can bring down SOCA website by a DOS attack then it shows how bad a place the internet has become (and it can only get worse).

Indeed it does..

if you are are in government...

but of course it makes you out to be a mug if you really believe in your earlier comment...

 

[joinerjohn]

Well, I'm far from being in government ellal. As for anything being "outsourced", you only have to look at industry etc in this country (or what used to pass for industry in this country) Most of it has now been outsourced to foreign climes,,,, and you can't blame the present incumbents for that. As for believing my earlier comment, I really am commenting on what has been reported (unless you don't believe anything in the news these days,,,, after all they probably just make these things up for our amusement) What's your take on the news then ellal? Don't believe any of it? Listen to half of it , take heed of a quarter of that, then believe an eighth of whats left???????? . So here's the news according to ellal........

Today, the Greece Government said that their economy was one of the strongest in Europe... The IMF backed up these claims, saying , they had full confidence that the Greek people wouldn't use another 112bn euro loan to introduce "Austerity measures" announced earlier......... In Belfast today, there were no incidents caused by anyone, apart from an OAP who tried to cross the road whilst the red "don't walk " sign was lit.......A nineteen year old from Essex , was today, not held on any charges relating to the hacking of websites worldwide. He won't possibly face extradition to the USofA.......... Breaking news,,,,, David Cameron today said that his government had done many U turns on almost everything and also didn't blame the previous Labour government for anything to do with the recession. He admitted that Labour had done all they could to help UK businesses by lending the banks billions of pounds and it was right and correct that the banks didn't subsequently lend money to struggling businesses, instead using the money to pay out massive bonuses to workers within the banks. .......... Today in the Middle East, there was peace as Israel admitted they had no claim to any land held by Israel and handed it over to, rocket firing, gun shooting Hamas,,,, promising the Gaza Strip would now be known by the name of Hamasland. A move firmly condemned by the Palestinian government.


Yeah Right......

 

[Alarm]

Thought I was reading the Telegraph there for a second

 

[ellal]

Nah, just jj's jungle drums....

 

[RedHerring2]

............
Today I have received 2 emails purporting to be from the US Inland Revenue Service, .....

I had one from HM Revenue with a proper looking logo:



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Dear Customer

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined
that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 590.90 GBP

ACCEPT PAYMENT

Best Regards
HM Revenue & Customs

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the logo won't copy & paste.