Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753299AbbGABUN (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:20:13 -0400 Received: from mail-pd0-f178.google.com ([209.85.192.178]:35923 "EHLO mail-pd0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752983AbbGABUG convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:20:06 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2098\)) Subject: Re: Singapore Government Hackers Have Hacked Into Teo En Ming's Computer Again From: yalin wang In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 09:20:00 +0800 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Message-Id: References: To: Teo En Ming X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2098) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 6433 Lines: 119 > On Jul 1, 2015, at 09:09, Teo En Ming wrote: > > 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. > A long story, how could you make sure the files changes is made by Singapore Government Hackers? -- 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/