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Re: LulzSec Exposed

#12

Post by omouse »

scythe wrote: post #3

Only two things are infinite: the universe, and script kiddies, and I'm not sure about the former. There will always be another garishly-named group willing to sql-inject and xss the low-hanging fruit.

Sony isn't low-hanging fruit.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#13

Post by weavejester »

shareme wrote: post #2

whoops I guess you really are not anonymous on internet after all

It looks like they were just connecting to a private IRC server directly from their own machines. It is possible to remain reasonably anonymous online, but only if you take certain precautions.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#15

Post by weavejester »

omouse wrote: post #12
scythe wrote: post #3

Only two things are infinite: the universe, and script kiddies, and I'm not sure about the former. There will always be another garishly-named group willing to sql-inject and xss the low-hanging fruit.

Sony isn't low-hanging fruit.

Given that a lot of their sites have been broken into with relatively unsophisticated means, such as SQL injection, I think that many Sony sites are certainly in the "low-hanging fruit" category.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#16

Post by scythe »

omouse wrote: post #12
scythe wrote: post #3

Only two things are infinite: the universe, and script kiddies, and I'm not sure about the former. There will always be another garishly-named group willing to sql-inject and xss the low-hanging fruit.

Sony isn't low-hanging fruit.

I wouldn't be so sure. They are spread all over the world and have a rather disjoint corporate structure (as previously noted, Sony Pictures is distinct from the Sony running PSN), so while some branches may be quite secure, others are very possibly not. I didn't hear the technical details of the latest Sony exploit, but somehow I doubt they were that impressive.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#17

Post by bxr »

So they got exposed because they were acting like a bunch of children and taking no precautions?

Man, if people who don't know what they're doing are this successful, imagine what it means about people who are. And how any laws we make about computer security are just security theater.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#18

Post by [deleted] »

omouse wrote: post #12
scythe wrote: post #3

Only two things are infinite: the universe, and script kiddies, and I'm not sure about the former. There will always be another garishly-named group willing to sql-inject and xss the low-hanging fruit.

Sony isn't low-hanging fruit.

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Re: LulzSec Exposed

#19

Post by rbanffy »

TheloniusPhunk wrote: post #14

Not surprised. Hacking Sony is one thing. Hack the FBI and you end up in a dark room somewhere. I almost feel bad for these kids, if they are indeed kids.

They certainly act like kids. And, independent of that, I feel sorry for them. And I am nowhere near as sorry as they will be.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#20

Post by rbanffy »

weavejester wrote: post #13
shareme wrote: post #2

whoops I guess you really are not anonymous on internet after all

It looks like they were just connecting to a private IRC server directly from their own machines. It is possible to remain reasonably anonymous online, but only if you take certain precautions.

But only as much as the other side doesn't take some even more extraordinary measure to locate you.
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