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.
Tools: Low Orbit Ion Cannon Longcat Flooder
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.
This operation will probably tie in with Operation Baylout, as well as Project Skynet.
Targets
mpaa.org http://aiplex.com/about_net.html Went down first, now back up riaa.com
Attack with Longcat, LOIC plz
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
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
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/
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
ZDnet: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/mpaa-down-riaa-next-an-e-protest-over-piracy/6217
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/
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/
Other Languages:
nu.nl (Dutch): http://www.nu.nl/internet/2337759/4chan-valt-websites-entertainmentindustrie.html
Dox
Wiki location: http://www.partyvan.info/wiki/Operation:_Payback_Is_A_Bitch
ACS: Law dox:
Andrew Jonothan Crossley
personal Tel: (01279) 816500
home address:
Sion Ho Birchanger La, Birchanger, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5PU
Aiplex dox:
Office
Company name: Aiplex Software Pvt. Ltd.
Address: No. 2943/E, 1st floor, Opp Maruthi Mandir,
Service Road, Vijayanagar,
Bangalore - 560 040,
Tel: +91 80 2330 5411/12/13
Mobile: +91 98451 28280
Email: girish@aiplex.com
Email: karan@aiplex.com
Yellow Pages listed email: mt@aiplexsoft.com
Yellow Pages listed website: http://www.aiplexsoft.com
[Source: www.aiplex.com]
http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/bangalore/aiplex-software-pvt-ltd-vijaya-nagar-bangalore_contact-address.htm
http://www.indianjobtalks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23028
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/people/Aiplex-Bangalore-Seo/100000217960163
CEO: Girish Kumar
[Name Source: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019847397?Anti-Piracy%20Company%27s%20Big%20Gun%20Is%20%22Denial%20of%20Service%22%20Attack]
DOB: 11 December
Age: 37
[Source: Hi5]
Hi5
http://www.hi5.com/friend/p356270965--Profile--html
[Pipl search brought this up. Pretty skiddish, but it worked.]
Unsorted Related Phone Numbers (either Girish or Aiplex)
91 98 451 28280 (mobile, matches Chronoms info above)
91 97 393 68832 (office, matches Chronoms info above)
91 95 386 66666 (what is this?)
http://www.localindya.com/showmessage/adid/180761.htm
Picture of Girish Kumar:
http://images.watoday.com.au/2010/09/08/1913764/Girish_Snap_Lead-200x0.jpg
Picture Source:
http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-hitmen-to-take-down-internet-pirates-20100907-14ypv.html
MPAA dox:
CEO: Anthony Robert Pisano office
Contact Info Los Angeles 15301 Ventura Blvd.
Building E Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone Number (818) 995-6600
CEO: Anthony Robert "Bob" Pisano home
526 Amalfi Dr Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Mobile: Possibly (310) 459-6419
Undergraduate: San Jose State Univ
Graduate School: UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall, Berkeley CA
Member, California State Bar 1969-Current
[Source: http://www.legalforce.com/directory/profile.aspx?mid=6813c837-0a82-4ed8-861c-03c840648b2c]
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bob-pisano/7/90a/313
Family:
Carolyn J Pisano (Leonard?)
Relationship: wife
Residence: 526 Amalfi Dr Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Possible facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Carolyn-Pisano/100000627795218
Entirely unconfirmed:
Saint John's Leadership
http://www.stjohns.org/body.cfm?id=207 >Carolyn J. Pisano
http://www.faqs.org/copyright/concurrent-validity-of-the-leader-behavior-description/
Robert T Pisano
Residence: 26 Amalfi Dr, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 *unconfirmed
Ph: (310) 459-6419 *unconfirmed
Spouse: Susie Reitman *unconfirmed
Marraige Country: Clark
Marraige date: 1956-2005 ?
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=allgs&gsfn=Susie&gsln=Reitman&gss=seo&ghc=20
http://www.addresses.com/people/Roberto%20Pisano/8
[http://white-pages.phonebook.com/results.php?ReportType=33&aid=6000&refer=1342&qnpa=310&qnpanxx=310459&qnpanxx7=3104596&qnxx=459&qp=4596419&qstation=9641]
House:
* Year Built: 1952
* Last sold on 2/2/1983
* Last assessed at $846,005 on 2009
[http://www.realtor.com/property-detail/526-Amalfi-Dr_Pacific-Palisades_CA_90272_a0c7e001]
RIAA dox:
We are located at 1025 F ST N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20004.
You can contact us at 202/775-0101.
[Source: riaa.com]
CEO: Mitchell B Bainwol
[Name Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/2008/8/riaa-ceo-mitch-bainwol-paid-1-5m-a-year-to-sue-crap-out-of-music-]
$2 million / year salary
[Salary Source: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/070910riaa]
[Professional History Source: http://www.nndb.com/people/378/000159898/]
Wife: Susan J Bainwol
http://wink.com/p/Mitch-Bainwol-w:11D5517F62
http://www.123people.co.uk/s/mitch+bainwol/united+states
http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&searchform=name
Age: 50-54
Office:
1025 F St NW, Fl 10
Washington, DC 20004-1433
(202) 775-0101
Home:
8455 Lee Alan Dr
Fairfax Station, VA 22039-2643
Household: Susan J Bainwol (wife)
(571) 278-8840
Apparantly a consultant at CLARK & WEINSTOCK?
http://www.clarkandweinstock.com/
Source: http://images.nictusa.com/pdf/204/28932485204/28932485204.pdf
Some sort of PDF receipts or something:
http://images.nictusa.com/pdf/538/10990715538/10990715538.pdf
http://images.nictusa.com/pdf/204/28932485204/28932485204.pdf
http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/262/28020400262/28020400262.pdf
(search for brainwol)
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/mitchell-bainwol.asp?cycle=08
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/mitchell-bainwol.asp?cycle=06
President: Cary Sherman
Name Source: http://www.riaa.com/aboutus.php?content_selector=about_us_exec_bios
