I'm hoping MI6 or the CIA swoop down on their members and hold them in deep dark cells for a long time. :verymad:

Well they're apparently not aware of the repercussions of their actions, or are aware but uncaring in which case they're sociopaths.

Did anyone else hear that they hit that forum we can't talk about?

They just got a lot of very angry people after them. Watch for them to get hit in the next week by other hackers.

Okay, maybe my statement was a little hyperbolic, but forgive my ignorance (iirc, psychology is your forte? Unless I'm mistaken). "Trolling" in maybe the full definition may not be so sinister, but there are some people that get kicks from doing or saying incendiary things just to get people all wound up and can lead to things like cyberbullying in some cases. Add on top of this the tendency for some internet goers to trick people into seeing explicit imagery (the "raid" on youtube where tons of porm was uploaded in a misleading fashion. Disguised as pop culture videos.) that could be considered public indecency, exposure to minors, or some internet equivalent. And then there's this, a bunch of script kiddies going around causing problems out of some sick sense of enjoyment. Any of these could be considered illegal. While this disregards the real life portion of their existence, I highly doubt they are much more mature in any face to face situation.

So maybe most wouldn't meet the full definition of either of those disorders, but I think there is most definitely something wrong with them on an individual basis. Either way, you cannot deny these individuals are acting solely in an anti-social manner.

I never said what they were doing was decent and/or legal. I just said that there wasn't any evidence that what they are doing is even in the same realm as someone suffering from ASPD or conduct disorder. And ASPD / conduct disorder is not about a level of maturity - it is about consistent behavior that ignores the rights of others (plus some other stipulations, such as an inability to plan for the future and physical aggressiveness).

Simply because someone does something you don't like and/or is against a particular law doesn't mean they have a mental disorder. They are acting in an anti-social manner, yes, but, again, that isn't just qualification to diagnose them with any mental disorder.

They hit the site that shall not be named? [censored]... I was right. They are crazy, and they are going to get owned and a hard smack down.

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Hahahaha also called it. Two opposing groups of hackers locked in battle.

My hope is that they hack something government related soon and get marked for cyber terrorism......that would teach them.

My hope is that they hack something government related soon and get marked for cyber terrorism......that would teach them.

Terrific. Now we just need to keep this up, push things along, make the war escalate but NEVER end...and before you know it, we'll have the internet equivalent of the Blood War. :chaos:

They hit the site that shall not be named? [censored]... I was right. They are crazy, and they are going to get owned and a hard smack down.

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Hahahaha also called it. Two opposing groups of hackers locked in battle.

Yeah. And its pretty insulting to assume that every criminal (at least the ones making news) have a mental illness/disorder. The fact is, the vast majority of people suffering from such conditions aren't dangerous, and few are violent. For example, if even half the people in the USA with schizophrenia or bipolar type two (since they are well known and well misunderstood) were significantly dangerous, that'd be about three million people, or close to half of those on probation, in jail or prison (under three million of the total), or on parole.

So it is grossly unfair to -with no or little supporting evidence, and certainly no in-person interviewing- lump criminals in with people who are simply unwell (and often struggling to get by in a world which is still largely ignorant about matters of mental health).