At midnight on Saturday 26th June LulzSec, the notorious internet hacktivist group, has announced they are disbanding. They have left a rather large parting gift though, in the form of a torrent. The torrent includes 50,000 user details on gaming websites as well as 550,000 Battlefield Heroes beta registrants.
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The hacking group (team poison) just did it cause they wanted attention. They hacked some random guy's website (who they thought was linked to LulzSec but actually isn't involved with them) and made some claims that they had hacked LulzSec.
They haven't released any of their findings either.
this article not only states team poision attacking but numerous other rival hacking groups owning them i wonder. But still funny though.
you can always run(or swim)....but you will simply die tired.
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....run guys.....the web ninja will still cut your throats in your sleep.
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i dont know whats going on but its hilarious
Attack, go for sympathy through apology (by looking attacked, misunderstood, and having 'butthurt haters'), make a new name/'organization' to cause confusion, repeat.
And does someone wanna explain to me how they're being "oppressed"
JoePie (Sven) was in the chat rooms with the main people. It only makes sense to hit him and grab the IRC logs, comb through it, and send the juicy parts to the FBI.
They didn't release the information publicly because they really don't care about getting attention. They made an announcement that they thought LulzSec was doing it wrong, then showed them who the hackers were. You know very well that if they wanted attention they'd tweet about LulzSec constantly and publicize EVERYTHING. Instead they made a few public comments, then moved on to what they usually do.
Besides, I think this is a joke. Seems like a very typical move for a troll to pretend he quits.
I was under the impression that they would release LulzSec's info publicly (which is what the hacked site suggested)
If they've actually handed the information to the proper authorities then that's good. Considering Cleary's arrest was over a month after his info was leaked, I suppose there might be a string of arrests in a few weeks if the info turns out to be correct.
My advice; go read up on some Paulo Freire so that you can learn how to properly overcome oppression!
Instead they choose to attack and have there own laughs out of it.
Funny thing is theres always hackers that are much better that know the lines and much more mature doing it for years. But not for sabertage. Thoe they could thats my point they know the line, these kids crossed it on many levels.
Wasted talent.
i think the whole point is they are against "companies" im sure these "kids" do other things besides hacking to try and help people understand we live in a world that is fed to us with out much choice in how to live.
--Paulo Freire - 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed'
I had to read this numerous times before it stopped being an enigma of words. Take it in deep LulzSec and then read the rest of his book to understand the easily understandable and easily rectifiable misconceptions of the relationship between an oppressor and the oppressed.
Ok, so clearly the author missed the point.
LulzSec were merely proving that our data is insecure on most sites/databases that hold it. At least they announced their hacks and released the data, no doubt there are other hacker groups/individuals that are stealing information for full blackhat use - we are not meant to be complacent just because LulzSec are "gone".
Lmao they defiantly went out with a bang!! But thank god there gone. The more people's info we can save the better :)
To be honest though I doubt they'll really quit they prolly just got smart and decided to just not take credit for things anymore...either that or the hacker that was threatening them finally got under their skin.
This is a victory for gamers everywhere.
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How would you like it if the bombsquad just said, "Yay, they're leaving. I guess we can celebrate."
They're releasing a ton of info right now. This is not a victory.
Of course, LulzSec disbanding does not mean the end of cyber terrorism, there will always be opposition. But for the time being, an enemy has fallen and I am celebrating.
The glass is half full, not half empty.
These guys just got bored and decided to stop working together for a while for their own security.
They were scared, they were bored, they were doing it just for the "lulz." It doesn't matter in the end.
LulzSec has fallen, maybe not the people IN LulzSec, but the group itself has indeed fallen.
We all know Lulzsec disbanding isn't the end of this sort of thing, even if it is for a short time.
But if you live your life expecting or wondering when the next bad thing is going to happen and being afraid of it, you can never enjoy it.
Yum :)
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George Hotz, Anonymous and Lulzsec all lost
And they failed to do anything.
Taking down is one thing. Turning off a system one thing. And hacking a total different thing.
Really, all he did was try to hack the PS3 hardware out of mere interest and hobbyism to put Linux back on it, "hackers" have been doing that with all sorts of hardware for years - cameras, phones, games consoles etc. Usually with the intent of making the devices better for people who also choose to employ the hack. For example, most standard home-use digital cameras DELIBERATELY lock out software controls for adjusting focus and light exposure even though the camera is entirely capable of supporting such features, for the sole reason of distrupting the user so they want to buy a more expensive camera - even though the cheap lense and CCDs in the standard camera are more than good enough, because the software on the camera is designed to greif - they are not able to get the best out of the hardware that they paid hard earned money for. And hardware is nothing but a chunk of metal, silicon, plastic etc - why shouldn't people be able to do anything they want with it?
Heres another example, the Wii can't play DVDs as standard even though it is entirely capable of playing them. There are hacks available to unlock this feature - if the hardware can do it, anybody owning the device has the right to do what they want with the hardware.
Now take most modern smartphones, you can flash Android onto the phone to make it 20x better: faster, less garbage all over the screen, loads more community content, access to more (proper) customisation and skinning controls and easier devkit access. George Hotz is one of the hackers who made that possible.
There is a massive difference between hacking hardware (the original and true meaning of the word hacker) and probing remote services for security flaws with the intent of stealing information and greifing.
He didn't exactly go around stealing passwords from hundreds of thousands of gamers' accounts like LulzSec, they are the true demons. Not to mention they also DDOS attacked many sites, which can't be protected against for 99% of organisations - and they claimed they were exposing the incompetence of data holders (which they were, when stealing user info - not that anybody should condone that behaviour).
But anyway...
The only reason Sony wanted him to stop was because they and IBM were losing millions because people were buying clusters of PS3s simply for mass computing. IBM also released a server based on the Cell but it costs about 5x as much as a PS3. Every PS3 sale relates to a small loss for Sony (or it did for the phats), because they make the profits from game royalties - which obviously won't be happening if there are many PS3s in use for mass computing. Case in point: my uni had 3 clusters of 20 PS3s and Realtime Worlds had several PS3s in use for servers too, and that's within one small sector of the digital industry that I know about.
gaming is way more kiddier than hacking.
Just saying :)
Also we got disagree fairies on the loose here on N4G
Kids like this are really starting to drive me crazy. These conspiracy freaks who spend every waking moment trying to convince you how evil the world is and how we should revolt and turn the world into utter chaos and anarchy. Yes, because running through the streets, watching your house burn down and your family and friends getting beaten to death by a bunch of basement virgins with spraypaint cans is so much fun! No thanks, I'd rather just play video games.
And FYI, if you really want to throw the world into utter chaos, hacking a bunch of internet video game forums is not the way to do it, dumbshits.
The supporters they're referring to are the people that followed them on twitter and even supported their 'AntiSec' movement.
... and that isn't why they hacked game forums.
Yep, you DDoS the CIA and hack the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A lot of their random mischief, entirely deplorable without question, seemed to be in an effort to mask greater blackhat varieties of greed and extortion.
Now, if they actually had some brains, they would not even dare try Electronic Arts, but no, they did.
And it certaintly doesn't change what they've done. I still want them in prison.
They'll go to the jail anyways
Not to mention i would be scared to dl anything from a hacker group of their caliber.
Edit: Well nevermind what I said. He tweeted.
Does it have my username & password?
> Response from gamers: 'Why can't they get a life?', 'Why are they ruining my game time', *insert more crying*
- LulzSec disbands whilst releasing a boatload of stolen information
> Response from gamers: Oh lol, we totally won.
Yup, we're definitely 3-0.
>.>
What they did was not righteous or justice in any way, it was simply terrorism/stealing. It's like some idiot breaking into a convenience store and stealing sh*t and then blaming the store because instead of having reinforced steel doors/walls, they had a glass window, and then announcing to every thief they know to come in and grab whatever you want.
But these morons delude themselves into thinking they're doing us a favor by releasing peoples info to the public. They WOULD be doing a favor if they had simply hacked those emails and passwords, and then sent out one email to all those whose info they obtained telling them that their accounts were hacked (with all the software out there, I'm pretty sure it isn't hard to extract emails from a text file, so it's not like they had to do it individually) and that they should change their passwords. That would be considered somewhat of a favor.
But no, they simply released it to anyone and everyone, with the intention of having those who would use the info for malicious purposes.
Lulzsec, you had the ability to actually do something useful with your "talents" (assuming you aren't just script kiddies), but instead you chose to be douchebags (and make no mistake or denial about it, you ARE douchebags). Why not hack a terrorist/jihad/nazi/kkk website or something like that? You say you do it "for the Lulz", well guess what? Hacking and exposing those groups would be funny as hell AND would be a noble goal. People would idolize you for things like that (real people, good people, not the scum of the internet that idolize you now). But instead you choose to hack innocent people who simply want to enjoy the greatness the internet has to offer. Dicks.
At least Anonymous had the goal and intentions of making the world a better place (although used methods which I don't agree with). You guys just wanted to f*ck with peoples lives for your own selfish amusement. Hopefully you'll grow up one day and stop being so immature and actually be productive members of society. I doubt it, but one can always hope.
He isn't defending them, he's pointing out that people are acting like they achieved a victory, when in reality they took a loss. And as has been pointed out by many, until they are individually caught, or until the law stops pursuing them, they are not going to be inactive. They announced themselves that they're moving on to a new project (on their Twitter).
No, not in that comment in particular, but I've been reading quite a few of these lulzsec articles over the past, and every time I always see him on the opposite side of the "down with lulzsec" comments, like he secretly supports them, but doesn't want to let on too much that he does for fear of losing his precious bubbles.
And actually, he kind of is defending them in the first comment. Just look at the first little point, he says *inserts more crying* as if it's childish to be upset about being hacked, like he believes the hack victims are simply cry babies. I haven't gone through his comment history, but in the past couple of weeks,I remembered that it's usually him who is the main person disagreeing with all the anti-lulzsec comments.
Can you find me a comment in which I have defended them? O.o
All I did here was point out that people were indeed crying, and now they're suddenly claiming victory. Kind of odd, isn't it?
Just because I don't attack hackers mindlessly doesn't mean I defend their actions.
Yeah, you were pointing it out as if it was a bad thing people that people are pissed about being hacked.
"Just because I don't attack hackers mindlessly"
Mindlessly? These hackers deserve almost everything that has been said about them, they are scumbag terrorists, and you think people calling them out for what they truly are is "mindless"?
Statements like that where you attack the pissed off users of this site rather than the actual Lulzsec douchebags is what leads me to believe you secretly support their actions. Instead of posting something like "these hackers should be brought to justice" you go on and call the people who hate lulzsec crybabies, instead of posting any comment showing anger towards Lulzsec, you call the people's written insults towards them "mindless".
Calling the people who hate Lulzsec crybabies with "mindless" complaints about them does a lot more to support my suspicions that you secretly support them. Unless you're simply one of those people who hate seeing other people whine (regardless of whether or not the reason they are whining is a legitimate reason), in which case, just go away and leave these comment sections if you don't want to see people complain.
Now that the hackers finally call it quits, it's odd to say that 'we won' when no real action has been done. (Or do you believe that being pissed off for a few weeks makes one a winner?)
You're stuck on the whole crying bit for some reason when it isn't an attack, it's a description of what happened.
As for attacking them mindlessly; most people here don't realize why these hackers do what they do.
They want to piss off the world. They want to make people angry. They're simply trolls.
By attacking them mindlessly (i.e. not considering the reason to their actions), you're basically feeding them.
Only thing a troll likes to see more than reactive comments are misinformed reactive comments. Most of my comments in LulzSec-related articles have been corrections to other people's 'misinformed' comments (or rather, my version of what I've seen/read from other places since I could be wrong with my 'correction')
For example, you appear to be against LulzSec, but seem supportive of Anonymous. Well, I hope you do know that LulzSec's AntiSec campaign has been routed to AnonOps (i.e. Anonymous). AnonOps is now carrying out the whole anarchist attack-teh-governments scheme now. (They do believe this will make the world a better place, if that is any assurance)
Anyways, you've still yet to show me any of my previous comments in which I've actually defended LulzSec. I have nothing to gain by supporting them. If anything, I'm angry at them for hacking Bethesda as I'm one of the few people on earth that actually like Brink.
It seems you've already made a conclusion, and then try to twist my words to fit your assumption.
But oh well, I don't really give a damn if anyone knows my name and email address.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
regardless this is why I hate having all these online passes that require personal information for games now and require you being a member of 3 different websites just to be able to enjoy the game.
Means you have to write down a list of passwords.