Anonymous takes down internet security firm
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Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
So the Watergate break ins were a part of looking after this country?
No, but they were in America, where politics and society are very different. Besides, after that happened regulation over world governments increased massively and no politician would be stupid enough to try a similar trick again now that the public are far more on their guard
Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
You'd say the public is more on guard today? We have the precedent of this happening, but I'd say there's a sizeable portion of this country who would react only after finding a D or R. The UK may be different, but aren't you guys well on the way to police state status anyways?
What about the release of the Lockerbie guy? Were they looking out for business or the country at that point? There's really no difference in business interest and government interest these days, as evidenced by the close work HBGary was doing with our government here.
Er, no. NEXT!
Neither; they were milking carrying out their obligations to get as much out of the Libyans as possible on the off-chance that they wouldn't realise that the Jocks pretty much had to release him anyway. Surprisingly, it worked.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
I came here expecting cake, but apparently that was a lie
Don't take cake from them you'll go to prison.
HB Gary Federal was a subsidiary of HB Gary and Federal wasn't getting any business done on government contracts. They proposed some audacious things but I haven't read anything that says that they actually closed any business.
Ultimately, Federal was desperate and tried a wikileaks type approach to gaining publicity. Aaron Barr picked on the wrong crew and Anon wiped out a company that wasn't getting additional funding anyhow. They simply put the nail in the coffin.
Now the question is whether the parent company has any credibility to survive this.
Singularity
Infinite Density
Wordpress came under attack last night. Anon deny that it's their OP, and other sources quote Chineese IP's to be behind the majority of the DDOS.
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
hah. sucks to be that person. i support anonymous for their latest internet offense.
Yes, it sucks to be a freedom fighter against a group insistent on oppression for "teh lulz"
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
meh, I'm not bothered by them. it appears that they only demolished this person because the aforementioned person was trying to find out the identity of various anonymous people. id say that's a serious breach of security.
