Operation: Payback Is A Bitch

Operation: Payback Is a Bitch was started after the MPAA hired aiplex to DDOS TPB.

Strategies

Firstly a lone anon managed to DoS and crash the Aiplex website. He left a message to attack mpaa.org. We have since moved onto other targets and currently using a modified LOIC utility with Hive abilities.

Tools: Low Orbit Ion Cannon

Auto-attacking script base on slowloris (Linux only)

Longcat Flooder

Modified LOIC: http://github.com/NewEraCracker/LOIC/downloads

Status

Aiplex and MPAA went down at 9PM EST 17 September 2010, or 1 AM GMT 18 September 2010. MPAA stayed down for 18 hours before moving to a new IP and coming back online.

RIAA is still down as of 1:30 AM GMT (9:30 PM EST). The database-based CPU raep by forcing the server to dump a huge list of titles probably helped a lot on that. Aiplex went down, and is intermittently down. It is still really slow, we need moar lazors to keep it up. MPAA is healthy, do something!

10 PM EST 19 September 2010: RIAA still down, Aiplex, only slowed down. MPAA up.

Throughout September 23rd, 2010: Davenport Lyons were on and offline, attacks on TMG.eu failed.

September 24th - 25th: AiPlex and ACS:Law attacked.

Current: IRC server for Operation: Payback is down due to DDOS attacks and mass spam.

This operation will probably tie in with Operation Baylout, as well as Project Skynet.

Targets

Current targets are ACS:Law and AiPlex.

AiPlex I.P. Address to target is 122.181.180.181

ACS:Law I.P. Address to target is 91.103.220.210

http://pastebin.com/BUXh6wgw <- nmap of 76.74.24.200 (riaa.com)

News

Mentioned on Slashdot (should've provided a 'helpful' link to mpaa.org, lol) http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/09/18/2016207/DDoS-From-4chan-Hits-MPAA-and-Anti-Piracy-Website

AUDIO - cnet podcast - starts about 32 mins in to the show: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/podcast/cnet-uk-podcast-205-a-comedy-of-legal-errors-50000992/ - funny & informative, well worth a listen.

Mashable: http://mashable.com/2010/09/18/4chan-mpaa-ddos-attack/

Softpedia: http://news.softpedia.com/news/4Chan-Coordinated-DDoS-Attack-Brings-MPAA-Website-Down-156944.shtml

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Attacks-Second-Law-Firm-Involved-in-Copyright-Litigations-157875.shtml

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Law-Firm-Attacked-as-4Chan-DDoS-Campaign-Continues-157470.shtml

Geek.com: http://www.geek.com/articles/news/4chan-forces-aiplex-and-mpaa-websites-offline-with-ddos-attack-20100918

TorrentFreak: http://torrentfreak.com/4chan-ddos-takes-down-mpaa-and-anti-piracy-websites-100918/

http://torrentfreak.com/4chan-to-ddos-riaa-next-is-this-the-protest-of-the-future-100919/

http://torrentfreak.com/new-4chan-ddos-targets-hated-anti-piracy-law-firm-100922/

http://torrentfreak.com/ddos-takes-down-aussie-anti-pirates-and-8000-other-sites-100928/

Techcrunh: http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/19/riaa-attack/

ITnews.com.au: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/232642,web-turns-ddos-on-anti-piracy-groups.aspx

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/233573,operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact.aspx

ZDnet: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/mpaa-down-riaa-next-an-e-protest-over-piracy/6217

Emergeinvest: http://www.emerginvest.com/Source/TechCrunch/2010/9/19/riaa-goes-offline-joins-mpaa-as-latest-victim-of-successful-ddos-attacks.html

Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-national/after-mpaa-attack-4chan-group-takes-down-riaa-site

The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/20/4chan_ddos_mpaa_riaa/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/acs_4chan/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/4chan_spikes_tea_party/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/24/piracy_threat_lawyers_withstand_ddos/

Tech.spreadit.org: http://tech.spreadit.org/mpaa-website-down-4chan-ddos-attack/

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11371315

Reuters (biased pro-MPAA propoganda): http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68J09F20100920

CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20016961-83.html

Arstechnica: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/4chan-tries-to-change-life-outside-the-basement-via-ddos-attacks.ars

Techradar: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/4chan-targets-mpaa-riaa-and-aiplex-with-ddos-attacks-717999

Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5642948/4chan-brings-down-riaa-and-mpaas-websites

Techiebuzz: http://techie-buzz.com/tech-news/4chan-riaa-mpaa-ddos.html

Sophos: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2010/09/19/4chan-takes-mpaa-riaa-aiplex-wins/

Slyck: http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=2055

http://www.slyck.com/story2057_New_Slurry_of_DoS_Attacks_Against_Aiplex

Other Languages:

nu.nl (Dutch): http://www.nu.nl/internet/2337759/4chan-valt-websites-entertainmentindustrie.html

Tweakers.net (Dutch): http://tweakers.net/nieuws/69751/websites-van-riaa-gaan-plat-door-gerichte-ddos-aanvallen.html

Numerama.com (French): http://www.numerama.com/magazine/16901-les-anonymous-esperent-provoquer-une-revolution.html

Articles related specifically to the leaked emails

Torrentfreak: http://torrentfreak.com/acslaw-anti-piracy-law-firm-torn-apart-by-leaked-emails-100925/

http://torrentfreak.com/acslaw-gay-porn-letters-target-pensioners-married-men-100925/

http://torrentfreak.com/leaked-emails-reveal-profits-of-anti-piracy-cash-scheme-100926/

Slyck: http://www.slyck.com/story2058_ACSLaw_Email_Database_Possibly_Leaked_onto_The_Pirate_Bay

http://www.slyck.com/story2060_Wave_of_Website_Attacks_Continues_Copyright_Alliance_Targeted

News.softpedia.com: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Leaks-ACS-Law-Emails-via-The-Pirate-Bay-158009.shtml

ThinkQ.co.uk: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/9/25/acslaw-emails-posted-pirate-bay/

WiredVC.com: http://www.wiredvc.com/acslaw1-copyright-22lawyers-350mb-of-emails-seized-and-freed-by-pirates/

Unitethecows: http://www.unitethecows.com/content/280-acs-law-emails-leaked-pirate-bay.html

http://www.unitethecows.com/content/281-inconsistencies-data-sent-acs-law-ip-capture-company.html

P2Pnet: http://www.p2pnet.net/story/44186

BroadbandGenie: http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/news/20100925-acslaw-hit-by-email-leak

Slashdot: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/09/25/0413236

Hellmail.co.uk: http://www.hellmail.co.uk/postalnews/templates/postal_industry_news.asp?articleid=2423&zoneid=3

ITnews.com.au: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/233376,anti-piracy-lawyers-finances-leaked.aspx

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11418962

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11424497

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11418970

Openrightsgroup.org: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2010/the-acs-law-leak-shows-that-the-digital-economy-act-carries-huge-privacy-risks

The Pirate Bay

• ACS:Law full server backup, including emails, SSL keys, logs, etc (torrent)
• ACS:Law Leaked Emails (torrent)