[ISN] MOD Gain Access To Network Topology Maps

From: mea culpa <jericho_at_dimensional.com>
Date: Thu 14 May 1998 - 03:38:17 CDT
[Moderator: Can any of our Military readers verify any portion, or
 factually shoot down any statements here?]


AntiOnline's Coverage Of The Defense Information Systems Network
(DISN) Hackers

MOD Gain Access To Network Topology Maps

The MOD have just made it known to AntiOnline that they have gained
access to nearly 140 network topology maps from a military server. The
maps, according to the MOD,  show the exact make up, complete with
dial-up numbers and IP addresses, of secured video and data networks
used by the United States military. They also say that the maps show
data connection routes and types between dozens of military and
governmental installations, including NORAD, The North American Air
Defense Command, and Edwards Airforce Base. They even contain
information about where future data connections and lines will be
installed, according to the MOD spokesperson.

They also claim to have maps of the DISN-LES, which "provides
connectivity to major Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs) locations and
supports research and development, Command and Control (C2), Modeling
and Simulation and Intelligence communities", according to the
official military description of the network.

 "This is yet another stepping stone toward getting access to high
level, classified military materials" a MOD spokesperson tells
AntiOnline in an exclusive online interview. The maps, some of which
bear the official seal from numerous governmental agencies, including
both DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and  the
DISA(Defense Information Systems Agency), range in detail from
specific internal  lans, to vast overviews of networks which stretch
country, and even world wide. The MOD has sent AntiOnline a selection
of "samples which demonstrate the validity  of our claims" states a
MOD spokesperson. AntiOnline has chosen not to publish these 
"samples" due to the nature of the materials that they contain.
However, after careful study and research of the "samples", AntiOnline
can confirm with a great deal of certainty their validity, and their
potential to provide the MOD with that next "stepping stone" that they
are looking for.


 When asked what their mission was, the MOD spokesperson said simply
"to get as far into the US military network as possible, if we happen
upon classified materials, well, that's just a bonus". The MOD, which
consists of a group of 15 hackers, 8 from the US,  5 from the UK, and
2 from Russia, made their mission public several weeks ago when  they
presented AntiOnline with the DEM software which they claimed to have
stolen from a DISN server (Defense Information Systems Network). An
official spokesperson for the DISA said that by itself, the software
is not classified. But the MOD say not only  do they have the
software, but also have databases of information and configuration
files, which would allow them to shut down the entire DISN. 

http://www.antionline.com/SpecialReports/mod/Story9.html


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