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The hacktivist collective Anonymous has reportedly obtained gigabytes of data from the web hosting company Epik and has now leaked decades worth of the company’s data online. In addition to being a web host, Epik also offers domain names and DNS services to its customers. However, much like with bulletproof hosting companies, it has a reputation for providing web space to a number of clients that would have trouble finding hosting anywhere else due to the nature of their content. Anonymous originated in 2003 on 4chan and gained notoriety for hacking the Church of Scientology, the Westboro Baptist Church and a number of large corporations including PayPal, Mastercard, Visa and Sony. If you’re familiar with Sam Esmail’s Mr. Robot, the hacking group fsociety in the show was inspired by… Source link

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Eric Eoin Marques, age 36, of Dublin, Ireland, to 27 years in federal prison, followed lifetime supervised release, for conspiracy to advertise child pornography on the dark web.  Marques, a dual national citizen of the United States and Ireland, pleaded guilty to that charge on February 6, 2020, after he was extradited by Irish authorities.  Marques arrived in the United States on March 23, 2019, to face federal criminal charges filed in Maryland on August 8, 2013.  According to his plea agreement, between July 24, 2008 and July 29, 2013, Marques conspired to advertise child pornography by operating a free, anonymous web hosting service (AHS) located on the “dark web”, an area of the Internet that… Source link

Described by U.S. authorities as the most prolific distributor of child pornography in the world when he was arrested in Ireland, Eric Eoin Marques was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Wednesday. The convicted sex offender built and operated servers on the so-called dark web where anonymous users view see millions of illegal videos and images depicting the rape and torture of infants and toddlers, according to authorities. The volume of content was so great that law enforcement said they had never seen so many before discovering Marques’ servers, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang told Marques in court that his activities equaled that of a drug kingpin. “This crime was truly despicable,” Chuang said. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: A man who… Source link

Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients. These include the Texas GOP, Gab, Parler, and 8chan, among other right-wing sites. The stolen data has been released as a torrent. The hacktivist collective says that the data set, which is over 180GB in size, contains a “decade’s worth of data from the company.” Anonymous says the data set is “all that’s needed to trace actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the Internet that has eluded researchers, activists, and, well, just about everybody.” If this information is correct, Epik’s customers’ data and identities could now fall into the hands of activists,… Source link

ASP.NET, a server-side framework designed by Microsoft, is an ideal solution for developers to create dynamic web applications. However, choosing the best hosting options can be a critical decision to deploy your application. ASP.NET offers various hosting options, but choosing the right one will require you to understand the framework and hosting structure before investing in a hosting plan. What are some of the things you need to keep in mind before you host your ASP.NET pages? Read on learn more about the software, and ensure that you make the right purchasing decision. What Is ASP.NET Hosting? ASP.NET hosting is a web hosting plan that is perfectly compatible with your ASP.NET… Source link