Pinoy hackers hit AEGIS Global website; sensitive information leaked

Angered by the derogatory ad made by Aegis against the Philippines, activist hackers from LulzSec Pilipinas and Phantom Hackers.PH hit the Aegis Global website, says a report on blog site 2ngaw.

Timeline of hacking events

On September 22, 2014, LulzSec Pilipinas ‘greeted’ Aegis Malaysia in a seemingly innocent Facebook post.  Those who are familiar with the hacking site’s activities correctly guessed that the group will hit Aegis’ website.

Phantom Hackers.PH and LulzSec Pilipinas continued to make updates on their progress, even mentioning the company in hashtags.  Great is their confidence that they could get in and hit back on the company for its derogatory ad.

The hackers were able to enter the website’s database last Wednesday, September 24, reports 2ngaw.  A message was posted on the site, to serve both as warning and challenge against the Aegis.  By early Wednesday evening, they were inside Aegis’ website.

The clever hackers were, according to reports, able to get the source code, gleefully posting their progress on Facebook.  A little while later, the message “Are you ready for the massive data leaks?” appeared on their timeline.

Close to midnight, Aegis Malaysia Files were available for download on LulzSec Pilipinas’ website. If you happened to open the Aegis Global website then, all you will get is a blank page.

The following day, the Aegis site contained the following message: “We are currently undergoing technical maintenance on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We will be back shortly”.

As of writing, a cursory check on the site [http://www.aegisglobal.com/] shows it still carries the same message.

On its Facebook page, Phantom Hackers.PH casually taunted the company by posting, “How Was Ur Website Aegis Malaysia? #AegisMalaysia #AegisGlobal”.

Also on September 25, it appeared that the hackers’ site [lulzsec.com] was seized by ICE – Homeland Security Investigations of the US. As of writing, though, the links provided on the hackers’ Facebook pages are still operational.