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Re: LulzSec Exposed

#21
post #17

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.

No need to imagine; just look at Stuxnet.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#22
post #12
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.

Clearly, they are.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#23

haha I think they pissed of the wrong people hacking FBI affiliates:p Check this email, it's the USA looking to hack Libya's oil infrastructure: http://pastebin.com/Jf406RVs I didn't know war got that advanced:)

One of these companies' names is Treadstone71, straight from the Bourne trilogy.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#24

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.

This wasn't the FBI, it was some other hacker who was pissed at him. The screenshots [1] show that quite clearly. That guy likely just turned xyz over to the feds after doxing him (and rooting him, and taking over most of his online accounts)

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Re: LulzSec Exposed

#25
Not surprising since they are just a bunch of weekend warriors and kids. Any real smooth operator wouldn't be working out of his house, and especially not on a personal browsing machine. From the opposite perspective of that, the government hasn't seen diddly when it comes to digital terrorism. Just wait until the FBI can't track down the culprits from their broadband bill and drive over to their parents house and make the arrest...

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#26

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.

This wasn't the FBI, it was some other hacker who was pissed at him. The screenshots [1] show that quite clearly. That guy likely just turned xyz over to the feds after doxing him (and rooting him, and taking over most of his online accounts) [1]

What's really funny is that going after an official FBI site would have gotten less of a backlash from real hackers. Attacking Infragard is like slapping a bunch of hackers (white-hat and black) in the face, so they're going to be a lot more motivated to expose the perpetrators. It's all pretty silly.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#28
post #5
post #2

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

Indeed; the trial, if any (Private Manning?), will be interesting for the evidence collection techniques.

Manning is a totally different story that doesn't even fall the same branch of law. Plus state security in the US is somewhat touchy I hear. They're kids, they're gonna be all-right.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#29
post #11

what am I reading? anyone care to translate that?

Sure!

starts off with telling everyone to get off this network, ED IRC (it could be a server in their own network, but if that were the case their network would already be breached)

calls for a new operation (similar to how anon has various operations).

Then admits to hiring a botnet to help them.

chimes in, talking about an irc server exploit is basically killing his computer.

asks for an exploit, says he has it, but is scared to get it out and give it to him (meaning that, for all his "security knowledge" he still managed to get viruses on his stuff.

About half an hour later, insults a few people they want to crack, and mentions an apache 0 day exploit. The rest is them asserting their masculinity, and a mention of the gawker root.

oh, and then a message saying one of the guys is in FBI custody, but I assume that's not part of what you wanted translated.

Re: LulzSec Exposed

#30
They seem to be still tweeting new cracks. Wonder how long it'll take them to realize that they're being arrested by the FBI.

(edit: seriously, though, something seems just a bit off here.)

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