Hacker Group: We‘ve Breached NATO’s Website & Gov‘t and Businesses ’Are Our Enemy’
- Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:25am by
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LONDON (The Blaze/AP) — A group of computer hackers claims to have breached NATO security and accessed hordes of restricted material.
The group called Anonymous says it would be “irresponsible” to publish most of the material it stole from NATO but that it is sitting on about 1 gigabyte of data.
Anonymous posted a PDF file Thursday on its Twitter page showing what appeared to be a document headed “NATO Restricted:”
The first page of one of the alleged leaked documents.
Anonymous is a loosely organized group of hackers sympathetic to WikiLeaks. It has claimed responsibility for attacks against corporate and government websites worldwide.
The group also claims credit for disrupting the websites of Visa and MasterCard in December when the credit card companies stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange.
The reported hack comes on the heels of cyber security arrests made Tuesday. Fourteen people were taken into custody for allegedly mounting a cyberattack on the website of PayPal in retaliation for its suspending the accounts of WikiLeaks as part of the hacker group LulzSec.
Separately, FBI agents executed more than 35 search warrants around the country in an ongoing investigation into coordinated cyberattacks against major companies and organizations.
As part of the effort, there were two arrests in the United States unrelated to the attack on the PayPal payment service. Overseas, one person was arrested by Scotland Yard in Britain, and there were four arrests by the Dutch National Police Agency, all for alleged cybercrimes.
Could it be that this is in part retaliation? Maybe. The group also sent out a joint tweet with LulzSec giving a statement to the FBI:
The statement is bold. It says the FBI will not be able to stop the groups, and lays out complaints both have against the government:
UPDATE:
It seems Anonymous reads The Blaze, too:
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Comments (142)
kickagrandma
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:47amWhile you are at it, how about uncovering the UN??????????????
Now, we’re cooking!!!!
Report Post »Zer0
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 2:25pmThey (Anon/LulzSec) won’t attack the U.N., China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, or any other truly oppressive regime because they view the West, in particuliar the U.S. and the U.K., as the enemies of the globe.
Report Post »tygor
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:47amYou’ve got to understand that the U.S., under the Patriot Act is already reading all your e-mails and where you browse. I have a problem with that! However, I also have a problem with hackers going into databases, putting thousands of people, at risk. I do not want the internet regulated by any branch or department of gov’t. and it seems that it’s what is going, Just Like China. Let the Sleeper Awaken!
Report Post »POdinWV
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 11:50amI agree. I suspect that the whole thing is nothing more than an attempt to raise public anger, fear and demand for regulation. It fits right in the previous attempt by this administration to control via “Net Neutrality” SLEEPERS AWAKE!
Report Post »TomBombadil
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 1:31pmAt this point, who do we trust… the watchman or the one that watches the watchman?
Right now, I’m not sure either is particularly trustworthy. There’s no accountability or transparency.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 2:30pmI dunno,,,,if the gov’ts are acting underhanded and hurting citizens,,,,maybe some of the information should come out to prove that. It just may help keep them ‘honest’ in the future. I mean, if they want to peruse my files to keep me honest,,,,,then I think it should go both ways.
Report Post »foreeverfree
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 4:00pmI look at it this way. They have not reported any emails as of this time. and If someone is doing something illegal then they should be exposed. Then let the cards fall where they may.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 4:16pmThis is being done on purpose for a new Patriot Act on steroids. Let’s all wake up please. If our systems at a government level are this fragile, we have bigger problems than punk hackers. But again, I don’t think our systems ARE that fragile. This is a set up…Fast and Furious but internet version.
Report Post »Jwmajic
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 5:18pmWhen are these cowardly terrorist going to be put in prison where the belong. Trading in stolen information is going to have new meaning when its carnal knowledge about them in prison.
Report Post »4blackhorses
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 7:30pm@TYGOR,
Consider this. It is not only the government looking into your movements on the internet.
I received an email from an non-profit, non-partisan organization that I’ve been a member of for numerous years. It was an invitation to join a “letter writer” affililiation to their organization. Saying they scan newspapers, magazines and periodicals throughout the nation for articles that support their cause. As I already do submit and have printed in the local newspaper from time to time letters to the editor, I would imagine this is how I’ve been “picked” up. Granted it’s not quite as scary as the feds, but……….
Report Post »anthrax13
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:33amRock On Kidz!
Report Post »BigMG
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:46amAnon is just playing into their hand. They all work for the same end, mayhem. Let them go after Soros, or Media Mutters, or SEIU, and see just how fast things end for them. When someone is running down the court the wrong way…
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 11:16amThey won’t go after the hand that feeds them. Who do you think is paying for Julian Asange’s legal team to fight the “rape” charges filed against him, if he was innocent he would not have fled to the Soros compound in England.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:02pmIf by going after the government and the fascist corporations tied to the government aren’t they defacto going after the people you listed?
Report Post »LTDEdition
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:13pm@1TRUEONE55, FYI: Julian Assange has NOT been charged with any crime, ANYWHERE. That is a common misconception because of the way the media has framed the issue. He is wanted for questioning in relation to the alleged incident as there is no evidence to suffice for a charge at this time (They want him to somehow incriminate himself). That said, an international warrant for someone who has no charges is HIGHLY irregular (As far as I know it has NEVER happened before). Also, extraditing someone who has NOT been charged is also highly irregular and as far as I know has also NEVER happened before.
Report Post »woya watcher
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 4:42pmI agree, Soros & his gangs need to be held accountable, instead, there is silience. They work to continue their ideals on NWO
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:40amThe internet is beautiful and ugly. Funny and scary. Useful and useless. Safe and dangerous… just like the real world.
GET OVER IT. It’s already safe, if people knew how to use basic security and common sense. But nothing can ever be 100%. There’s always someone out there who finds a way in. Just like people who manage to rob banks or your house.
These people are tearing the web apart in order to clamp down on us. Internet is part of society too, and if you haven`t noticed, they are taking over society in the name of safety. They are turning us all into terrified little slaves.
Cyberterror = Underwear Bomber
Internet 2 = Naked body scanner
They got the scanners and eventually we’ll stop whining and turn into cows. Meanwhile they are working on the internet, our last stand for freedom… especially of speech and alternative media.
Report Post »anthrax13
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:47amCommon sense like using computers and tech to blow holes in the OZONE LAYER with satellites and blaming it on cars, and oil and natural gas. Global microwaving NOT WARMING! With power comes responsibility and the world is in short supply of that today. Check out cern they were gagged. There on the play list also.The entire movement going GREEN is about CONTROL and the global agenda! Some of us don’t need to hack to find the truth.
Report Post »winoceros
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 5:38pmUm, the ozone hole is over the Antarctic end of the planet. Microwaves travel in a straight line. Maybe you could share a little source material from the deep end over there.
Report Post »elosogrande
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:33amWe have to stop screwing around with these creeps. They have to go to jail when they’re caught. Twenty-five years to life – no parole. They should not be allowed to touch a computer while in jail or after release.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:04pm“…may your chains rest lightly upon you as you lick the hand that feeds you.” Samuel Adams
Report Post »jcannon98188
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 3:18pmfor what law did they break that deserves them 25-life, a punishment usually reserved for murder…..
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:32amDoesn’t matter what information the hackers found….their actions are illegal. They knowingly & purposefully committed a crime. Just the same as breaking into someone’s home or business and stealing property. And I feel the same about WikiLeaks.
Did they find “incriminating” data? Very possible. But we should consider the age-old question: Does the end justify the means? If we answer Yes to that question, aren’t we equally as guilty in the crime? And doesn’t that indicate our standards are just as low as those who work to destroy our rights, our government and our country. How can we demand our government adhere to our laws and our constitution if we ourselves condone selected violations of the same?
We are walking a very thin line with steep, slippery slides on either side.
Some believe the Anonymous Group and others like them are part of a progressive, government etc plan to regulate the internet. Maybe yes, maybe no..(although at this point, nothing would surprise me).
Some believe they do it as a lark – just to show they can.
On the humorous side, sometimes I wonder if these folks are the kids who 10 – 15 years ago, had the only VCR’s where the clock/time wasn’t blinking because they could figure out how to set the damn thing. And now they’ve grown up and mastered the computer world.
Report Post »LTDEdition
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:18pmFYI: Wikileaks did NOT steal data, did NOT break into websites. Wikileaks RECEIVED data from a sources that did the stealing. Just like the NEWSPAPER received data from a source regarding watergate or the pentagon papers. Wikileaks simply helps whilstleblowers disseminate information to the media and protect said information until time of release while attempting to protect the source (like any other journalistic body/publication). If you have a problem with wikileaks then you have a problem with the free press.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 1:46pmIf true, that they do not directly steal information or hack websites. But, as said, they do knowingly use illegally obtained information.
The same questions apply:
While perhaps they aren’t technically committing the crime, but are they approving of & encouraging breaking the law by using the information?
Does the end justify the means?
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 1:57pmI don’t have a problem with free press. I do have a problem with those who intentionally break the law, no matter who they are. And I question the premise that comitting one type of crime is acceptable while vilolation of other laws is not.
Report Post »Asmodeus13
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 3:12pmWell MidWestMom I have to point out it is a good thing that the founders of this country decided breaking the king’s “law” was justifiable. When you are fighting an oppressive government you generally tend to be an outlaw, given the government in question will make sure there are laws in place to make any actions taken by you is illegal (if not already). I do not totally agree with anon, or lulz but of which seem to be some what leftist lulz being the worst of the two, they do seem though wanting and end to the destruction of the U.S.A. and any other country being sucked into this globalist movement. Just sadly they do not know their history, and most likely will fail…
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:30amANON & LULZ: I wouldn’t shed one little wet tear to hear you go after the United Nations. Can’t think of a more useless and corrupt international group of schemers. Constant scandals of food, money, and resources being misused – unabashed greed/crime/lawbreaking.
You will fall out of favor with the general populace on the undefined issues you have with “corporations”. Caution. People everywhere have a drive to be successful and make money. Corporations are just collaborative groups of people hunting for the same thing together as a team.
Report Post »jcannon98188
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 3:21pmThe corportations they are going after are the corrupt ones that are overstepping their boundries, not just every corportation out there. They are fighting those who are pulling strings, like GE and others. Also ones that are attempting to silence the freedom of press: Visa, Mastercard. Or ones that are lying to their customers about features in their product: Sony. Every group they are attacking, have broken the law, or attempted to regulate the internet and our lives. They have a mission that they are fighting for, and it is the same mission as ours. The only difference is we stand in groups and yell about it, and they hack computers. Same mission, different means: Shrink the government and end the regulation on our daily lives.
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 4:18pmI agree with you and remember project 21
Report Post »Asmodeus13
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 3:19pmAye! I am 100% free market capitalist, but something everyone needs to get in their head, if you lean a little Left, but are other wise freedom loving American, you need to come to terms that the government isn’t the answer, for us who lean right, we need to come to terms that there are indeed evil corporations out there pushing for the end of freedom not just here in the U.S. but every where. Some one told me once fear the Progressive businessmen more than the politician, example GE, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Soros, and so on, list goes on for a mile…
Report Post »Randi Trollop
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:26amWow, so many haters with violent solutions to end a non-violent problem. Grandma using her AARP discount card too much? Shoot her. Kids yelling too loudly on the playground? Cut off their nuts, then shoot them. Elegant solution for nearly any problem. Give me a break.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:09pmDon’t you just love neo-cons. They wave Gadsen flags and talk about liberty and how the government better not do X or they’ll fight back. They get on message boards and act like the Sons of Liberty. As soon as someone actually fights back against the establishment they want them “shot”.
Absolute jokes. THAT is why government has become the Leviathan. Conservatives are paper tigers. (In all honesty I am too…sorta…at least I don’t make idle threats) The government can do whatever it wants whenever it wants. Why? Because 60% of the people will swallow the propaganda hook line and sinker and the other 40% are too chicken%^&t to do anything about it.
There will be no grand glorious revolution. Not one shot will be fired while the republic slowly sinks to the bottom of the sea of history. They think they are gonna fix things at the ballot box!? The Tea Party darling is a former IRS tax collector and votes for the Patriot Act! What a bunch of fools. The left must be laughing their butts off at you all.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:20amI have to side with the hackers…exposing this TREASON needs to be done. Anonymous RULES!!!!!
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:26amHackers unite and expose them all the UN IMF WORLD BANK OBAMA SOROS DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS FBI CIA EU DOJ and on and on and on…go get em’!
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:31amThe only problem with what these hackers say is that they would replace the current crony capitalism with some form of a Marxist government.
I would, instead, claim that neither capitalism nor corporations are the problem, rather the relationship between the two. That relationship only exists because of government restrictions and regulations. Remove the regulations and there would be no need for the cronyism and we would have the opportunity for freedom once again.
Report Post »JohnBirch
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:31amI would support the most severe prison sentances for these JACKA$$ hackers.
Report Post »The Death Penalty……….yeah, that’ll work.
Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:35amRight John…because you can always count on your government to do what’s right and give you all the information it can. And if they don’t you can count on the media to hold them accountable.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:46amUnfortunately anonymous are a bunch of liberal wankers, who see the treason and come to the wrong conclusions.
Report Post »louise
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:16amwith all these hacker problems nowadays…..I am thinking that doing business the old way snail mail, no computers, ect) looks very appealing just about now……however I know that is impossible.
Report Post »constitutionaldirective
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:05amI think it’s time our special forces got involved..
One of these groups winds up with flies in their mouths, and the rest of these clowns will probably turn of their computers off and clean up the their bedroom!
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:16amYour right, we need to make the delete button mean something to these clowns.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:25amSo let me get this straight. You’re FOR corrupt, fascist governments, plutocratic corporations, and courtesan lobbyists?
Well, guess we all gotta pick a side sooner or later eh?
sooner12
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:04amThese people should be found and sent to prison for the rest of their lives.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:23amNo way!
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:27amWhy? Because they are fighting for what they believe in? What a good little lap dog you’ve become. There comes a point for everyone where the encroachment upon freedom crosses a line and where government passes the modern “intolerable acts”. Their line is south of yours. I can only imagine where you line must be (waaaaay north) but sooner or later you’d resist too. And when you finally do resist there will be a future version of you sitting there claiming that you should be put in jail for the rest of your life.
Report Post »jeff.cooper
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:00amI find it funny that lobbyists were mentioned because they aren’t the primary problem in that equation. Corrupted politicians who first held out a greedy hand before lending an ear created lobbyists. It is interesting that they are recently becoming more successful. With greater success comes greater scrutiny, so I now wonder when Obama will order another Seal Team 6 strike when they locate these digital “terrorists.”
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:58amYawn …
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:50amFirst one they find just shoot him(or her), then shoot the next one etc. No trial wahtever. I do not like the government lies either, but if you put members of my family in the service in danger because of your irresponsibility,I will find someone smarter than you to come after you- and just so you know-there is ALWAYS someone smarter. Just because you can do a thing, it doesn’t make it right. This is all about the egos of these pathetic basement dwellers, has nothing to do with the “right” thing. They are disgusting, moral-less nematoads.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:58amOh come now. Why is the first solution for so many here, to any kind of bad action, “Shoot them!”
A Constitutional Republic has a legal system and that legal system is meant to be used. Summary execution urged for all “bad” things gives us as a group a very bad reputation.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:59amI hope they take down NATO, the UN, MSNBC, CNN, the EPA and about 20 Government regulating agencies myself.
If they mess with the US Military or any legit business, then hang their backsides from a tall tree…
Listen, it won’t be long until the Government steps in and regulates the Internet against PATRIOTS because of Internet hackers. Count on it.
Report Post »I_Object
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:05amya those moral-less nematoads or whatever didn’t publish stuff because they didnt want to be irresponsible… What is it with some people? You sound like a chinese pol – just execute them or i will!!! HARUMPH – calm down. You can’t just go shooting people or denying them at the very least DUE PROCESS – it’s what your loved ones in the military are fighting to protect. Or at least, one of the things they are fighting to protect. Man – people are losing their minds these days.
Report Post »biggest_effin_patriot_yo
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:06amhypocrite. servicemen and women shouldn’t be in the service of killing for corporate profits.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:20amReally? Shoot them if they mess with the military. Look dude or dudette, the last leak did nothing to the military and put noone at risk. STOP LISTENING TO THE POLITICAL LIES! When presidents send us to unconstitutional wars, they are killing servicemen and yet you have a problem with a hacker when the real problem is looking you in the face. For crying out loud, do your homework, we have not been in a constitutional war since WW II and a little ole hacker isn’t going to get your loved one killed in a poppy field in Afghanastain, those folks live in mud huts on the sides of hills with no running water for christs sake and most of them don’t even know what in the hell the internet even is.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:30amThen why don’t you find these people to go after Obama? He puts servicemen at risk by engaging in kenetic military actions in violation of the war powers act. It is an illegal operation. Yet, no threat on that one eh?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:38pm@Ghost of Jefferson — I have to agree with you, the “shoot them” first reaction is going a bit over the top constantly anymore; while I can understand the peoples utter frustration with anarchist groups like these, a better idea would be that, if found guilty in a legal court of law; send them to life and a day without any technology at all other than one book of their choice for the rest of their days.
Also weld the cell doors shut, and a single small window where they can hear sounds from the world outside and yet see nothing of it. Let these terrorists and thieves learn what they have left behind due to their choices in actions.
Report Post »Katydidnt
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:49amJesus says, “that things said in darkness will be shouted from the rooftops.” I don’t agree with them, but evil and corruption need darkness to flourish. I would love to see the emails between Frank, Dodd and Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Countrywide. Then we might really get to the bottom of this financial fiasco but the left is just interested in 15000 innocuous emails from Sarah Palin.
Report Post »Randi Trollop
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:37amNot Palin emails, but Goldman Sachs et al.
Report Post »woya watcher
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 5:11pmAmen to that, but it wont happen.
Report Post »SirJamesBond007
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:46amTry hacking the UN, the IPCC, the EPA, any one of George Soros organizations. You want to nail the corrupt wealthy colluding with corrupt government? Start with George Soros and GE. Oh wait, you’re likely a bunch of progressive shills, so that will never happen. You want to solve the problem? You ARE the problem guys.
Report Post »woya watcher
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 5:27pmYou’re right !
Report Post »harumph
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:43amEven Anonymous people can be set up. The first time you see yourself as smart, another will prove to be smarter. Truth may be power, but ignorance of how to use it, is not.
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:33amDo I want these hackers to continue or not? Im soooooo confused!!!!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:46amIt’s hard to disagree with their little note. The “businesses” they’re talking about are mercantilistic to fascistic and connected at the hip to government. There is nothing wrong with being against businesses that use government to craft themselves a favorable profit at the expense of those who don’t or cannot afford to do so.
Or put another way, when Hitler “controlled” Volkswagen, there was nothing wrong with average Germans not liking Volkswagens. That’s the trick of fascism, it gives the illusion of private enterprise and property while in fact the government and business are nearly one unit and real capitalism is crushed like a bug beneath their iron fists.
Dunno folks. I don’t condone hacking. But being “against business” needs more than that for me to be outraged, I need context and specifics. In this case, based on what little we have, there is wiggle room for judgement to be reserved until more information comes out.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:02amI find myself in the same on-the-fence position pertaining to Anonymous.
If ever there was an international organisation that needed more “transparency” or checks and balances its NATO.
Wait and see…
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:33amYou do realize governments and multinational organizations are using Anonymous as cover to position their pieces, right?
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:31amEvidence?
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:47amHow about the fact that the replacement has already been designed, and the reasons for implementing it were already written beforehand? And now, all of a sudden, once the radicals are in power, it’s all happening. All at once.
You‘ll readily accept Glenn Beck’s (astute) accusations that a new financial framework, or “safety net” has already been assembled to catch us once we fall, and that the fall has largely been manufactured by factions of the government and private sector… and that’s 1000 times larger than replacing the internet.
Common sense, man… connecting the dots. It’ simple. And I still don‘t understand how you’re so hesitant to question a government that repeatedly lies to your face and appoints or takes direction from communist radicals who want to destroy the West and take over the planet.
They are making the internet an enemy to be crushed. Just like conservatism, sovereignty, individuality, freedom of speech, and everything else that poses a threat to them.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:00pmDude, I get that. You and I share the same view of the plutocracy. I was just curious if your point was sustained by a observable fact or deductive reasoning.
I think there are two possibilities.
1. That you are correct. The establishment is terrified of the internet and need an event(s) to justify taking it over to keep us safe from ourselves. Freedom is slavery if you will. Yes, I too believe that there is a framework that they’d love to fold this into. It is a larger scale of Fast and Furious / Gunrunner.
2. Perhaps these people really are who they say they are. It’s not like government attracts the best and brightest mind you. Uber talented people don’t go build firewalls for NATO. What if these people really are independent and mean what they say and are who they are? What if they really are resisting?
You accept #1. You may be right. I want to accept #2. In order for liberty to prevail somebody is going to have to take the stand that Anonymous is taking (real or set up).
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:31amHow about you “guys” break the wh communications with anti-AMERICAN groups and publish that information???????????????????????
Pulitzer Prize, anyone????
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:49amYou are soooo right…
And, while they’re at it…hack in and give us the details on the 2008 election.
Report Post »How THAT was staged and faked.
Randi Trollop
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:33amI’d like to see info on how the 2000 election was hacked and rigged.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:31amIt‘s never irresponsible if it’s for teh lulz… for teh lulz is like teh spice.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:46amI thought LulzSec was already exposed as to who these people are. Why isn’t the law going after them if they know who they are? From what I’ve read, LulzSec couldn’t hack their way out of a paper bag and could only get worthless log files. If they have info on NATO breaking laws, they would certainly publish it. What are they going to do, blackmail them? A Lucius Fox quote from Batman comes to mind.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:51amLulzsec and Anonymous are full of children doing things for the “right” (in the traditional sense) reasons: for a laugh. But there are factions of very skilled people in there too.
There’s no sign-in sheet or invite process. Anyone can claim to belong to either group, including people hired by governments and corporations who have a vested interest in scrapping the old system for a new one.
Kids will be in the media being slapped on the wrist for lame tricks, but the real hackers in the mix – or at least most of them- will get away.
Never let a good crisis go to waste, right?
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:01amMost Anons are against this… they are terrified of their internet freedom and anonymity being taken away.
LulzSec is about securing lulz, not making political attacks. And honestly, from what I’ve been seeing over the years, most Anons are libertarian / conservative. They are young, frustrated outcasts of a liberal brainwashing education system. Highly intelligent and funny people.
Those who haven‘t been part of this internet subculture don’t know enough to recognize the glaring contradictions in what has been transpiring lately. This isn’t classic Anon, the name is being abused and used as cover. Sure there are noob kids jumping on the bandwagon to feel important, but they are just script kiddies. I’m telling you, dangerous people are in the mix here, and they are clearing the way for the Obama administration to take over.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:16amThis was already predicted and discussed on the chans at great length in 2008. I took screenshots. There was a lot of fear at how mainstream Anonymous was getting, as well as how much the media loved to sensationalize our conquests.
I already have proof of the NAACP using the Anonymous name to attack their own website in order to frame “racist conservatives.” I was there, and watched the vandalism in realtime, and spoke to the vandal. But then I called them out as an insider (webmaster or someone with legit access) due to technicalities they overlooked, and they immediately restored the site and disappeared. I sent a .RAR file to TheBlaze, but they didn’t publish it… probably due to the fact that they couldn’t verify anything without seeing it firsthand.
I was there, I spoke to the NAACP “hacker”, and played along, then called them out. They panicked and scrapped the plan. Anyone can be “Anonymous”. It isn’t even really a group that can be targeted or prosecuted. It’s made up of INDIVIDUALS using a moniker.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:21amJust remember: Anonymous saved a dog… simply because it could.
The internet love machine.
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:29amYou know what is pathetic about this..and all radical posers? The fact that they are all about the “war” on business or the “war” on society….but not one of them has a solution or a plan…just the “war”. SO immature..much like the progressives.
Report Post »woya watcher
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 5:23pmTrue
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:28amAnother band of radicals, anarchists, and criminals; in the case of taking sensitive information and having the possibility of releasing it — sounds like a band of cyber terrorists as well.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:39amIt’s mainly allowed to happen internally as an excuse to crush the internet as we know it and bring about Internet 2 with massive federal control.
This is all the government’s doing. Expose us, make us scared. Most Anons are script kiddies with one-click off-the-shelf programs. Many sites are vulnerable to basic attacks.
Anonymous as a “group” has never been about this. It’s been about fun. They have been infiltrated by government agencies and used as cover. This is the equivalent of the Feds running guns to Mexico. Notice how all this stuff is happening at once?
The ones doing the most damage are on somebody’s payroll, guaranteed.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:41am“Cyber terrorists”
Just like those conservative Christian “domestic terrorists” DHS invented in al their training videos?
It’s the government, silly. Stop swallowing the poison.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:47am@N7
You may be onto something honestly. Or not. But it’s certainly worth considering.
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:15am@N37
Report Post »after reading YOUR posts……now I’m REALLY confused!!! Government(s)? Am I really this skeptical of everything and everyone? I swear, I‘m becoming paranoid and everyone who knows and loves me and who have told me I’m crazy (for storing food, light bulbs, batteries, growing gardens, etc., etc) will finally have me locked up!!! Ha!!! Thanks loads for adding to the voices in my head!!! (kidding – it’s definitely something to consider)
UlyssesP
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 11:23am@N37BU6
You are correct. Same thing with the gunrunning in operation Fast and Furious, setting us up for increased firearm regulations. Also right here on the Blaze was the story of the guy who threatened Obama over the internet and was ruled “wrongly convicted”. This ruling is designed to encourage more threats and justify some type of suspension of rights.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/fed-appeals-court-says-urging-obama-assassination-is-lawful-online-speech/
You are right, this is a setup.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:28amwe would take them all out to a street intersection and HANG THEM. keep hunting them down and HANGING THEM in public. these are sorosite KIDS who do not understand you cannot be hired by a POOR MAN. they are comfortable in their parents basements.. drag them out into the light of day and EXECUTE THEM.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:46amOr just submit to the government and accept a hugely restricted internet without anonymity for your own “safety”. Get issued your internet license and access code, and enjoy your choice of fine government regulated websites.
I guarantee your idea isn’t going to happen.
This is a setup. Allowed to happen at the very least, if not done internally. Just like everything else these people do. They are taking over the planet, in case you haven’t noticed… nothing is beyond them.
At least they can’t fly planes into the internet.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:33amSo says the lap dog of the state. Good boy.
Report Post »LTDEdition
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 12:27pmSounds like you’d prefer to live in Iran or China (But, even they wouldn’t do that to kids who DDOS a website or us SQLi to get a dataset).
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