Anonymous PSN Attackers Arrested in Spain

[risenbone]

I dunno sounds like the police involed are adding 1 + 1 together and coming up with what they think is 2 but could be anything. Something like we found these files on this guys computer and these other guys have been hacking our government sites Annon is the biggest hacker group that we know of therefore they are Annon and Annon is responsible for the PSN stuff. Through in on top of that it wasn't all that long ago that Spain was a facsist dictatorship so colour me sceptic.

 

[dietpeachsnapple]

Interesting. So far, we have Spain saying that they are ANON, and Spain saying they are guilty.

I don't want to doubt their credulity. However, it is, at this time, an assumption that ANON was the PSN attacker. In the case that these crackers are the PSN attackers, it is another argument entirely to substantiate that they are also ANON. Really it should be irrelevant, unless the authorities want to charge them with organized cyber-terrorism or something of the like.

 

[kypsilon]

So the police have nabbed some of Anonymous, now Anonymous is going to do whatever it is they do to whoever they think they should in retaliation, which will prompt more arrests and so forth....

Someone needs to be the bigger person here and say "we fucked up" and it SHOULDN'T BE THE POLICE.

 

[Norris IV]

Nice to see them getting punished for what they did, tbh 3 years is enough for me as i don't really use PSN

 

[Atmos Duality]

The question is, are these THE guys who did the PSN attack, or are they just people who claim to be anonymous?

A fair question with an obvious answer.
If they are the guys who hit PSN, then they would have all of the user account data.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Yay. If these guys are guilty of this stuff then I'm glad they were caught. I don't know much about computers, but the article says they found a server in one man's home. And that server links him to several attacks. If that's the case, then I don't understand why people are still going, "But they didn't do it," or "How can they be sure?"
Now we wait and see what Anon does in response, and it will probably be something that doesn't improve my already low opinion of them.

 

[icame]

If they did in fact steal all of the user's data I would hope they could get sentenced for more then 3 years. If I had my way I would throw them in the slammer for at least 10. That would at least scare off a few would-be hackers.

 

[Mumorpuger]

I really hate Anonymous. Their "boilerplate response" only adds to my annoyance.

Just let your freedom be stolen by everyone.(sarcasm) Anonymous defends our freedom, they are working for ideals.

WHOA... Anonymous is NOT defending my freedom, the men and women who serve in the military are doing that. Do not presume or even suggest otherwise, especially if you're wanting to suggest that one or two hackers, backed by a bunch of internet trolls are on the same level as them.

My freedom is not being stolen from me, thanks to people who -actually- believe in ideals- not by people in it "for the lulz."

 

[Sandytimeman]

I'm actually sorry to hear this for one. I never know for sure wither or not these people are actually guilty of these crimes or if the government is just arresting people to save face.

Also, without Anon to fight for uncensored net. At&t and Governments around the world will basically have the net White Walled off and Capped at less then a Gig of Bandwidth in a decade.

 

[Corporal Yakob]

Waiting for Escapists to demand they be punished by prison rape, performed by state-sponsored rapists.

You sir, understand justice! :')

 

[Dfskelleton]

Only three years?

Well, hackers can't jailbreak their way out of this one

http://mirrors.rit.edu/instantCSI/
You deserve this.
OT: This is pretty good news, but 3 years?
Well, for their sake let's hope there aren't any burly PS3 fanboys in prison.
For our sake, let's hope they get put in cells with only those people.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I can only hope that these arrests will indeed help catch those responsible for the PSN attack.

Also, wondering what Anonymous will be doing in response to this.

If they respond, they prove they are organized, which goes against their disorganized persona. If they don't respond, then the guys will still be tried as Anonymous members, proving anyone can join and any further hacker attempts can be called on Anonymous' behalf.

Its a lose lose.

 

[weirdee]

I get the feeling that they don't have the people related to the PSN attacks, but any chance to grab the most convenient guys off the street and charge them with something based on unrelated incidents, I guess.

let's see some evidence first

 

[stewox]

Haters gonna hate

expect us

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Only three years in jail? Should be longer.

Anywho, I wonder how they caught them. Wouldn't it be super fun if they had a way of tracking people down through Proxy servers?

Lol it's so funny seeing people say only 3 years. It's not like try killed anyone. I mean in some cases manslaughter is only 10 years in jail why should hacking be more than 3?

This won't do anything to anonymous. They have no real leaders. It'll only make them anxious. But I have no real problem with them.

 

[Zipa]

Guess they didn't expect the Spanish inquisition lol.

 

[Marik2]

... A police department has a Twitter feed?

I was thinking the exact same thing XD

 

[Imp_Emissary]

Waiting for Escapists to demand they be punished by prison rape, performed by state-sponsored rapists.

SSR. State-Sponsored Rapists. We rape, for justice.

(Disclaimer: Rape is not funny.....most of the time anyway.)

 

[Lenin211]

Only three years?

Well, hackers can't jailbreak their way out of this one

OT: I do hope this the start of something. We really need to catch these people

Three years doesn't sound like a lot, but image having no freedom for that much of your life. It would be awful.

 

[awesome_ninja]

wow....really...pathetic.
People still believe they hacked PSN. Pft. Come on...
They did do a bunch of other things, so I'm ok with that. But PSN related? Stop being brainwashed people! Learn to make your own judgements, not just what they tell you on TV!