ApexMods Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 UPDATED: LulzSec Topples EVE Online, Escapist Magazine, Minecraft and League of Legends Servers Hacker collective Lulz Security, aka LulzSec, have taken down four high-profile targets today, with more to come from community requests. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 This is just getting down right stupid. Wish someone would hack those guys and let them feel some discomfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Their recompense is coming. Soon enough, they'll screw up, and be exposed for the pimple-faced, basement-dwelling neckbeards that they are. Then, their new cellmates will be the ones having the lulz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 That may be true, but the worrying fact remains that some "pimple-faced, basement-dwelling neckbeards" could so easily hack into all those corporate servers and obtain mountains of customer information. Just imagine what "not-so-pimple-faced-basement-dwelling-neckbeards" could do. Some blame should be put on the companies for not taking the security of their customer data serious enough. They go out of their way implementing draconian unsurmountable DRM, but customer data is carelessly kept in plain text on unprotected systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 There's no arguing against that logic, Apex. Companies like Sony, who acted with reckless irresponsibility with customer information, certainly bear partial responsibility. One thing has been made clear to me: Corporations do not care about the security of their customers' information. They care about the bottom line. Period. I'd like to think that the recent string of hacks will force companies to take better steps to protect customer information, if only to protect their own bottom line, but I'm not naive enough to think that's going to happen. I'd also like to see the presidents of SCEA and SOE fired and successfully sued, but that's never going to happen, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Agreed. Although I do have some hope that those execs may learn from the experience. It's still unclear how Sony's negligence will translate to their bottom line, but I expect it to be at least noticeable. The only thing to motivate change is a discernible drop in shareholder value. Only when their golden calf is at stake will they begin to show signs of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 LulzSec takes down the CIA website I'm fairly certain that LulzSec has just waded into waters that are far too deep. Their hubris will be their undoing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Interesting take from The INQUIRER: Some here at The INQUIRER strongly suspect that Lulzsec is actually a US government sponsored false flag nuisance hacking operation that's meant to stampede lawmakers into granting ever more draconian surveillance and control powers over the internet to the emerging US police state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Operative Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) I had in mind something like a Red Cell... whatever. LulzSec hacked also aljahad.com site (the one that TH3J35T3R had also put down) and pron.com. He/She/they claim to have invaded 56 porn sites and released today a list with 62 thousand email/pass combination of the users, highlighting politicians and military officers. Facebook promptly blocked all the emails listed one hour after the release (a fact that was praised even by LulzSec). Things are getting out of control. Edited June 16, 2011 by Operative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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