Date:	Wed, 1 Jul 2015 09:20:00 +0800
From:	yalin wang <yalin.wang2010@...il.com>
To:	Teo En Ming <teo.en.ming@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Singapore Government Hackers Have Hacked Into Teo En Ming's Computer Again


> On Jul 1, 2015, at 09:09, Teo En Ming <teo.en.ming@...il.com> 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?



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