Discuss.

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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.295060-LulzSec-launches-Operation-Anti-Security
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=434568&nojs=1

Lulzsec is teaming up with anon and going after the governmnet again. I wish they could both [censored] off and die. This is going to [censored] [censored] up.

I would bring my popcorn, but I think this will all end in a very undramatic way.

Yeah, I'm reposting. Suuuue me.



Those who take the time to read their pastebins are prolly those already interested in the issues of security, I suspect ; the vast majority simply won't take that time. And so, people's anger gets diverted in the wrong place. Once they get caught, everybody's going to shout "hurray" and go back to sleep, cause what, there's nothing left to fear amirite ?

Just saying : you are of course correct, but I suspect that problem is inherent to their modus operandi. If they're serious in their most serious claims, they're a diversion at best, and at worst, they'll end up 'proving' the exact contrary (naughty hackers get caught, y'all safe).



I mean, take only banks : apparently, the nature of your purchases is written plain and clear, and stored a helluva long time. Just even that is scary, in a holy-big-brother kind of way. Add to that very creepy security measures (was not kidding about that bank that requests a 6-no-more-no-less-numbers-only password to access an online account).

As it is, I suspect extra security will (has ?) become a marketable good. What, invest our benefits in protecting your stuff ? Mhhh, pay extra. 'k you.

I don't know. I'm not really buying the whole anarchist enterprise thing. The tweets from friday gave the distinct impression they were bored : they're just upping their game to keep the show going. Besides, I don't think even they are buying what they're saying : I mean, they screw sony, but what's the net result ? Sony's well, but thousand of personal infos get leaked, and they're urging for defacing those "peons", and not hiding their delight in it either. Whatever they're doing, it's going to bounce back on us, and they know it. *Shrug* 'entertainment at your expense', indeed.

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*edit* In other news, http://lulzsecexposed.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html(?). Hmm. They're not posting full info : I do hope it means they wised up about the inadvisability of public doxing, rather than actual lack of info. If the former, kudos, better late than never : after all, apparently the previous info on Kayla was false. So throwing wrong people to the public wrath *is*, if nothing else, an actual problem.

I suspect the Dutch...

This does not bode well, nothing is safe anymore.

I think this will end badly for the internet.

Just watched the interview between Topiary and the Westbro church.

All the profiles on the lulzsec guys are pretty detailed, the "web ninjas" do seem to be more reserved with the amount of info they're posting though.

I don't know about that but we have to admit that this hacker group opened our eyes to the issue of internet security. Lets hope for the best.

I think our governments will think china has the right idea, this could be bad.

Nah barely any people know about this. It's really nothing in the grand scheme of things mate. You shouldn't worry about it, just be amused, like I am.

If the government gets hacked by anon and lulzsec, and info gets leaked they will be pissed, then tighted internet security to make sure it dosent happen again.

The government gets hacked every day, the only difference is that the public knows about it in this case.
Source: Every security report ever.

Yeah, since they already hit us.

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae33/X_Apple_Head_X/michaeljacksoneatspopcorn.gif?

It's gonna be a Thriller.

They made a mistake by attracting too much attention and now they're trying to retreat back into the crowd. Government agents are almost certainly already working away behind the scenes to catch these guys.

Yeah, I wish my memory wasnt so bad, so that I could back this up with a link or something but .. I remember one news report several years ago that stated there were was something like 90,000 hack attempts per year directed at the pentagon. Of course a lot of those could have been from over active virus/firewall software programs. Just checked Norton's history and it says I've had 9 attempts on my computer in the last couple of hours :shrug:


EDIT:
Or maybe its 6 million times a day now http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec10/cybersec_08-10.html

"Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including email spools and documentation. Prime targets are banks and other high-ranking establishments. If they try to censor our progress, we will obliterate the censor with cannonfire anointed with lizard blood."

I don't get it, they're going to try and steal classified government information by targeting banks?


Now that is uncalled for :sadvaultboy:

" Together we can defend ourselves so that our privacy is not overrun by profiteering gluttons"

Uh. I don't get it. A few days ago they were posting passwords all over the internet and inviting people to make free use of them in an invasion of thousands of other people's privacy.

Wut.

They're trying to look like they're working for the people. Since, you know, the people hate them.

Seems like it. They were dikes, read the twitter posts, some guy stole $250 from one guy, an old person had like 80 condems ordered to thier door or something, they pisse of that site, and lots of gamers.
I bet they are hoping lots of unskilled people will atack the government, and they will get thier attention instead.

looks like somebody hit Bitcoin...
https://support.mtgox.com/entries/20208066-huge-bitcoin-sell-off-due-to-a-compromised-account-rollback

Lol, yeah, targeting gamers, who I imagine are a very large majority of the people that frequent the internet, was not a smart move. The rest of the population probably couldn't care less. Maybe if they'd started with the government and tried to rally the people first . Guess the lulz is on them now .

Ok, find them girls. Now.