Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752125AbbGABJW (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:09:22 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-f44.google.com ([209.85.218.44]:33951 "EHLO mail-oi0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752797AbbGABJM (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:09:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 09:09:12 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Singapore Government Hackers Have Hacked Into Teo En Ming's Computer Again From: Teo En Ming To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Teo En Ming Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 6240 Lines: 119 Hi, Singapore Government hackers have hacked into my computer, again. Incident 1 (Most Recent Incident) ================================= On two separate occasions several days ago, I noticed that Singapore Government hackers have hacked into my home desktop computer and renamed two of my files. On the first occasion, one of my files was renamed to black.jpg. On the second occasion, another one of my files was renamed to sunyatsen01.jpg. I am not a computer genius, but the Singapore Government hackers *purposely* let me know they have hacked into my home desktop computer system. I am presently running a 64-bit Windows 8.1 operating system with Norton Internet Security 2014 (which includes Anti-Virus, Firewall, and Intrusion Prevention System). I bought my Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00 GHz CPU + Asrock B85M Pro4 Motherboard + 32 GB DDR3 memory home desktop computer system on 4th July 2013 (Independence Day). Now that I know the Singapore Government hackers have hacked into my home desktop computer, my Norton Internet Security 2014 with Anti-Virus, Firewall, and Intrusion Prevention System must have been compromised as well. If the Singapore Government hackers have planted rootkits, trojan horses, worms, spyware, malware, and viruses into my home desktop computer system, my compromised Norton Internet Security 2014 won't be able to detect them. There must be a backdoor in my 64-bit Windows 8.1 operating system. I do not know when the Singapore Government hackers have hacked into my home desktop computer system. It could be as early as 4th July 2013, and the Singapore Government hackers could have gained complete control over my home desktop computer system since that date, and they could have been lying dormant for approximately 2 years until the Singapore Government hackers decided to let me know they have hacked into my home desktop computer system recently. I have since permanently plugged out the RJ45 LAN cable connecting my home desktop computer to the Asus RT-N15U router. I am currently using a Samsung N150 Plus netbook with a 32-bit Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Linux operating system to send this message. Should I wait for the official release of Windows 10 on 29 July 2015, format my Windows 8.1 installation, and install Windows 10 on my home desktop computer system? Common sense tells me that, since the Singapore Government hackers were able to hack into my home desktop computer system with Windows 8.1 and Norton Internet Security 2014, I should avoid using Norton Internet Security 2014 again, or even Norton Internet Security 2015 for that matter. What Anti-Virus + Firewall + Intrusion Prevention System integrated package do you guys recommend for Windows 10? Do you think that the Singapore Government hackers have successfully hacked into my Asus RT-N15U router as well? Some time ago, I flashed my Asus RT-N15U router to a Tomato firmware to enable port mirroring so that I could run the Snort Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS). Since most routers are based on Linux operating systems, and some of them have the GNU bash shell-shock security vulnerability, it would be very easy to hack into a router as well. What brand and model of routers with extremely good security features do you guys recommend? I will not be buying enterprise-grade routers like Cisco since it will be too expensive in a home setting. I have to use Windows operating system because my USB Hauppage TV Tuner and my Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13.0 video editing software require Windows to run. Otherwise, I would have made a complete switch to Linux operating systems long ago. Incident 2 ========== Before 4th July 2013, I was using 64-bit Ubuntu Linux operating system on an *older* home desktop computer system. Using shorewall (or shoreline firewall), I was able to configure iptables to block *ALL* incoming ports using the concept of zones. I had also uninstalled secure shell (SSH) server and stopped all unnecessary daemons (or services) from booting up. Yet, the Singapore Government hackers were able to hack into my Ubuntu Linux operating system and moved a few files from one directory to another. Of course, the Singapore Government hackers *purposely* let me know they have hacked into my Ubuntu Linux operating system. The Singapore Government hackers had also moved a few of my Firefox bookmarks from one category into another. Even with all incoming ports blocked and SSH server disabled, the Singapore Government hackers were able to hack into my Ubuntu Linux operating system with some very simple hardening procedures performed. The Singapore Government hackers must have made use of some Linux kernel security vulnerability or Firefox web browser security vulnerability to gain complete control over my computer system. Incident 3 ========== On 11th August 2011, I had bought my Samsung N150 Plus netbook, which is based on the Intel Atom processor. It came with Windows 7 Starter operating system pre-installed. On the same day of buying the Samsung netbook, I had configured it to use the free Wireless () SG Wifi internet connection. Within a few minutes, Singapore Government hackers hacked into my Windows 7 Starter operating system, changed my Windows Logon password, and locked me out of the system completely. I had to reformat my Samsung netbook and install a Linux operating system to continue using the netbook. Why does the Singapore Government like to hack into my computer systems so much? Is it because I am IT-savvy? Please note that I am not a computer genius. I suspect the agencies which are responsible for carrying out the hacking attempts are the Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore or the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore. I am using a 1 Gbps or 1000 Mbps fiber internet connection at home. Thank you very much for reading this email. Yours sincerely, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Singapore Citizen Former Linux Server System Administrator 19 June 2015 Friday 7:14 PM Singapore Time -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/