Anonymous Halts Sony Attacks Affecting PSN Users

Hungry Donner

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bomblord said:
Are you serious that they didn't realize that shutting down PSN wouldn't affect consumers in anyway

They either are to stupid to know what the heck they're doing or did realize it and only started caring when they realized everyone finally came to their senses and started hating them
Well said.

Sony has done several things I don't like recently but I don't see how a DoS attack is going to solve anything, even a "symbolic" DoS attack.
 

jakefongloo

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Well DUH! What do they think is going to come from unstrategic carpet bomb hacking? This is what I hate about Anon. Sure, it's fun to post big flashy press releases about attacking evil corporate suits for "wholly unforgivable" attempts to enforce lease agreements but when it comes down to it they have no real plan or endgame. They just launch a few attacks at whatever and it'll only ever be the low level employees and end users that get hurt.

Can anyone name bigtime execs who have ever been brought down because of Anon? Or is it just "Woot, we randomly inconvenienced part of the company for a while we're the heroes" and internet pundits gleefully adore them.

But it doesn't matter. Anon is becoming something worthless and obnoxious. Nothing but a chance for internet types to act smug and pretend they have a superhero on their side.
No.
Fucking.
Kidding.
I can't wait until they get bored and move on to attack the world of warcraft site because Blizzard is suing someone who stole some of the servers thinking they're entitled to it because they pay 15$ a month to borrow server space.

Seriously Fuck Anon. Finish up with Jonathin (Assuange?), Gene Simmons, Minecraft, West Boro, and all the other shit you're hoping no one else will remember before you start with Sony.
Only then, will I take you guys seriously.

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what??? sompeilei??
 

Feylynn

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Frank_Sinatra_ said:
Another reason why I don't ever support Anon. Anon is like an unguided SCUD missile. Sure it'll hit in the general vicinity of their target but they'll always damage the wrong people at the same time.
Hey Anon? Yeah, maybe it's time to not act like 3 year olds whenever something you don't like happens.
Do you mean to imply only children have beliefs, or that only children stand up for their beliefs?

Anon cost bystanders a couple hours stable online play, I can think of ideals that people stood for throughout history costing people significantly more than that.

No one lacks ideals, very few people won't fight 'anything' for those ideals.

There is valid arguments against Anon, I don't think this is one of them.
 

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Imat said:
Sony could take advantage of this in a rather extreme way: Shut down PSN, remove all accounts, destroy every gamer subscribed to it. Blame it on Anonymous. Say Anonymous hacked their system and, accidentally or otherwise, erased everything.

And when gamers start getting annoyed that something which shouldn't have any bearing on their lives has cost them time and money, get the whole thing back in gear from backups. Sony becomes the hero of the story, Anonymous loses whatever credibility it may have garnered among the gamer folk.

Honestly, who would suspect Sony of this? They'd risk losing everything, so why would they possibly do it. And that, fellow Escapists, is how Sony finally killed off Anonymous. Gg all.
Well, I doubt it would work in the long run. First, if they were believed it would prove to everyone that Sony has no clue in handling basic IT security (no backups, no protection - DDOS attacks isn't a new concept, and anything beyond that is probably beyond the capabilities of anon - and we're supposed to trust Sony with our credit card information if they fail basic security stuff that hard?) - which was already implied when it turned out the supposedly randomly generated number that was part of the encryption of their system, wasn't random at all, but the same exact number every time. Secondly, something of that magnitude can't be kept secret for long - it would inevitably get leaked by someone with a tiny bit of sense or an ex-employee, and by then I'm sure there could be a case for numerous lawsuits from their deceived customers and partners.
 

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I thought they were in it for the lulz... this brand of anonymous wants to win some kind of popularity contest. Mustn't lose the support of the public now dears. I guess this loses them the rights to 'biggest hive of scum and villainy in all the galaxy'

Step up and receive your title youtube commenters.

Feylynn said:
Frank_Sinatra_ said:
Another reason why I don't ever support Anon. Anon is like an unguided SCUD missile. Sure it'll hit in the general vicinity of their target but they'll always damage the wrong people at the same time.
Hey Anon? Yeah, maybe it's time to not act like 3 year olds whenever something you don't like happens.
Do you mean to imply only children have beliefs, or that only children stand up for their beliefs?
No he's implying that 3 year olds throw temper tantrums when they see something they don't like.
 

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These people are so stupid. You know a great way to win a lawsuit? Threaten the judge's children and stuff! Yeah! Seriously, these attack sonly assure that the law will never stand up for GeoHot and his like. If you want to change the law, lobby Congress or make a good argument for a change in court. DO NOT alienate yourself from the whole legal system and generate such hate that no one will ever listen to what you have to say. The indiscriminate harm to consumers, children and innocents only shows up how misguided Anonymous really is.
 

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I was denied the right to be insulted and teabagged by a 12-year-old I've never met for a day?
What am I going to do?! Oh, I know.

*Calls friends to drag their consoles and TVs over to my house*
*Preheats oven for stuffed crust pizza*
*Pops down to grocery store for Mountain Dew*
*Throws Beanbags all over the floor*
*puts on loud techno*

Local multiplayer, bitches.
YYEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

Inconvenience me now, hackers! I have defeated you with the power of junkfood and friendship!
P-P-P-POW!

-true story
 

Canid117

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arc1991 said:
Ok i'm lost...why are anonns attacking Sony?...
Their actions against Geohot supposedly but you can bet your ass that this was the straw that broke the camels back. [http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/geohot-site-unmasking/]
 

Ignatz_Zwakh

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Gee, thanks for pulling out NOW Anon. I had a nasty little suspicion you were why I couldn't log in last night. Fie, cruel hackers, fie I say!
 

Buizel91

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Canid117 said:
arc1991 said:
Ok i'm lost...why are anonns attacking Sony?...
Their actions against Geohot supposedly but you can bet your ass that this was the straw that broke the camels back. [http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/geohot-site-unmasking/]
Ahh xD

Poor Sony...

Why can't anonymous just die?
 

Colinmac93

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I never thought I'd see the day that Anonymous pulls out of one of their little "protests".
Sure they might have apologised, but I doubt the sincerity of it.
 

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Very interesting development. Can't wait to see what they come up with, if anything, to continue from here vs. Sony. My guess? They might try to get some kind of pro-anon message on a Sony frontpage.
 

SteewpidZombie

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Why don't people just send emails or letters requesting SONY allow Linux support and such that they have removed?

If only %1 of users used Linux, and only 20% of that original 1% asked or petitioned SONY, of course SONY wouldn't even take a second look.
 

Sarge034

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World English Dictionary

terrorism
- n
1. systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal


Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: terrorism
Function: noun
1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion

Anonymous=Terrorists
 

Lionsfan

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Sarge034 said:
World English Dictionary

terrorism
- n
1. systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal


Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: terrorism
Function: noun
1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion

Anonymous=Terrorists
Anonymous= Bunch of somewhat tech savvy people sitting in a basement who crash websites every so often and have the world's biggest ego and proclaim "how great they are" when they're really just a nuisance to a select few people. There fixed that for you

OT: So they attacked Sony and just thought they nothing would happen to the ordinary person?
 

SL33TBL1ND

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arc1991 said:
Ok i'm lost...why are anonns attacking Sony?...

I would of thought Microsoft would of been a prime target...
The lawsuit against the Geohotz is what brought this on.