Hacker Group Promises Doom for Sony
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I'm surprised how many surprised Escapists roam the forums these days.
The internet is full of script kiddies and bored wannabe cyberterrorists that get into cracking/"hacking" because it combines their affinity for technology with a certain sense of coolness invoked by danger - and headlines such as these aren't helping. They shouldn't be cut, but I can't help but think they make their feats bigger than they need to be.
Part of why the hacker group presents itself like this (own name, operation name... is that pic official?) is because they're just doing it for (the attention and) the evulz (It's a trope, look it up). It's fun to get that much attention, a sense of doing something people care about and stabbing a giant such like Sony in a day and age where apparently teenagers can outsmart professional security systems once they decide stop being so lazy and start being somewhat passionate and geeky about something.
While I don't own[footnote]Thanks for that, Kopikatsu[/footnote] personally Sony products, I still know there's lots of people that do and there are quite a few people's safe money incomes depending on the wellbeing of Sony. And I'm not talking about soulless tie-wearing greedy executives here, I'm talking about people that actually need the money or have a certain passion about their position that ironically makes them close to the very hackers that shoot because they can, not because they think it's the solution to all Sony-related problems.
Because, let's face it, Sony might have problems, but will this really make them reconsider anything other than their security systems?
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This is teenagers trying to be cool, it's not like they sat down, had an intense strategy meeting and at the end decided cracking would solve the mess instead of making it worse for everyone involved.
The internet is full of script kiddies and bored wannabe cyberterrorists that get into cracking/"hacking" because it combines their affinity for technology with a certain sense of coolness invoked by danger - and headlines such as these aren't helping. They shouldn't be cut, but I can't help but think they make their feats bigger than they need to be.
Part of why the hacker group presents itself like this (own name, operation name... is that pic official?) is because they're just doing it for (the attention and) the evulz (It's a trope, look it up). It's fun to get that much attention, a sense of doing something people care about and stabbing a giant such like Sony in a day and age where apparently teenagers can outsmart professional security systems once they decide stop being so lazy and start being somewhat passionate and geeky about something.
While I don't own[footnote]Thanks for that, Kopikatsu[/footnote] personally Sony products, I still know there's lots of people that do and there are quite a few people's safe money incomes depending on the wellbeing of Sony. And I'm not talking about soulless tie-wearing greedy executives here, I'm talking about people that actually need the money or have a certain passion about their position that ironically makes them close to the very hackers that shoot because they can, not because they think it's the solution to all Sony-related problems.
Because, let's face it, Sony might have problems, but will this really make them reconsider anything other than their security systems?
TL;DR
This is teenagers trying to be cool, it's not like they sat down, had an intense strategy meeting and at the end decided cracking would solve the mess instead of making it worse for everyone involved.
these hackers have succeeded. the gaming community not hates them...oh wait, they were trying to take down sony? thats like trying to take down bed bath and beyond, by only sabotaging their kitchen supplies. sure its gonna inconvenience some customers and they may buy their sauce pans elsewhere, but its not gonna hurt the company that much. youre dicking over gamers but sony itself isnt gonna go anywhere
Can I get my New Vegas DLC before you reattack the PS3....
Still got a few months before I get a new PC....
Would this be the magical Anon that hates Anon for being Anon? (Yo Dawg...)
Still got a few months before I get a new PC....
Would this be the magical Anon that hates Anon for being Anon? (Yo Dawg...)
Hey, internet, guess what! We're going to continue the attack on Sony until they're dead! That way, your Playstation 3 will essentially be an expensive plastic brick, and thousands of Sony employees around the globe will be out of jobs!
Aren't we good samaritans!
Aren't we good samaritans!
A bunch of nameless hackers are trying to feel special by A. taking credit for crap they may or may not have done, and b. threatening to hack something that will make the news.
I wouldn't put a lot of faith in this.
I'd be more concerned about the hackers who are smart enough to remain hidden.
I wouldn't put a lot of faith in this.
I'd be more concerned about the hackers who are smart enough to remain hidden.
If their point was to achieve lulz, they succeeded, but other than that, I'm with you guys. Seems pointless. In fact for once I am sympathizing with a gigantic evil faceless corporation.Voodoo_Person said:
Ooh... another attack on Sony. Why are so many hackers pissed at Sony? Well, I'll just sit here playing on my Xbox 360 and PC until this thing blows over.
