Lulzsec Hacks Bethesda

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Duskflamer said:
lovest harding said:
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sir.rutthed said:
If they're such fans, why bother?
Given that this "attack" didn't do much in actual damage, I would say that the goal of this attack was to alert Bethesda to the problems with their security, and based on Bethesda's response ("These attacks will be evaluated to determine if there are any additional protections we might take that would be prudent.") they actually get the point.

If you're going to give what amounts to a friendly, if rude, reminder of security problems, would you rather it benefit a company you like? or one you hate?
If they want to enhance security so much and are willing to hack for free, why the hell not just inform Bethesda upfront and simply not take anything instead of turning this into we're going to hack and take stuff for the lulz, then return what was taken saying that they like the company?
I fail to see how this is the best way to inform a company of it's website security issues.

I call bullshit on them just wanting to help their security anyway.
Look at their track record and tell me, honestly, that all they want to do is help companies they like.
The more public the hacking is the more pressure is put on the companies. It's easy to dismiss something if nobody else notices, but if all eyes are on you because of something that happened, you'd be a bit quicker in setting up defenses against future hacking.

Lulzsec may not be malicious but by being public there's a risk that some more malicious hackers could follow in their footsteps, and that's what spurs the companies to improve security. If it was just some private e-mail saying "Oh yea, we totally hacked your database lulz." do you think the company would treat it with the same level of urgency or seriousness?
Is that why they posted user info on the web when the accually hacked another site. These guys are pricks who do not care about anyone but themselves. Anon (even if they hacked PSN) never posted user info these guys did. I do not support them in anyway.
 

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Can we just assume that everyone in the universe was "hacked" and stop posting and reading these articles.

They'll go away faster if we don't talk about them. They're the WBC of the internet.
 

Johnson McGee

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'You're Welcome'

They certainly have quite the god complex to say that just because they didn't do all the harm they could have.

I may not be a hacker, but I don't use my, say, chemistry knowledge to synthesize nitroglycerin and then demand people thank me for not throwing it at their houses.
 

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I wished people would just stop reporting about Lulzsec. It only motivates them to do more. If they didn't get all the attention, they would have to reason to hack so many sites and companies.

"If there is a Lulz in the woods and nobody is there to see it, was it worth it?"
 

Ewyx

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I hope they keep on hacking, just the moral outrage on the escapist forums is totally worth it.
 

adragonofgold

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If they delay Skrim....... I do belive the mass riots will start.. and will end when the ones responsible are being digested in the stomachs of the pigs.
 

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lovest harding said:
So they hacked a site of a company they like because they thought it'd be funny?
Am I just missing the joke or are these people really this stupid?
Troublesome Lagomorph said:
...You like the company so you hack them?
Excuse me if I'm missing something, but WHAT?
They did the same thing to Nintendo. LulzSec is consistently inconsistent.
 

Nikolaz72

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lovest harding said:
So they hacked a site of a company they like because they thought it'd be funny?
Am I just missing the joke or are these people really this stupid?
Maybe they are doing it for Sony. Youknow, when Sony was hacked everyone was quick to go out of their way and accuse of poor security. The Lulz Boat is hacking everyone out there to prove that either Hackers are all pro, or everybody's security sucks.

Would make more sense if they Hacked Microsoft. Or apple. But I dont wanna tempt them. They are pretty stupid.
 

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So they wanted to speed up the production of Skyrim? Well, apparently literally every member of Lulzsec is retarded, because stealing a source of a company's revenue is not going to SPEED UP a monster project like Skyrim.
 

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Nikolaz72 said:
lovest harding said:
So they hacked a site of a company they like because they thought it'd be funny?
Am I just missing the joke or are these people really this stupid?
Maybe they are doing it for Sony. Youknow, when Sony was hacked everyone was quick to go out of their way and accuse of poor security. The Lulz Boat is hacking everyone out there to prove that either Hackers are all pro, or everybody's security sucks.

Would make more sense if they Hacked Microsoft. Or apple. But I dont wanna tempt them. They are pretty stupid.
(I keep pointing this out...)

LulzSec hacked Infragard Atlanta. They do the security on US federal sites. They also hacked it a month after Infragard set up the 'Infragard Atlanta Alliance' specifically to defend against hacking attempts.

The people who keep saying 'Everything can be hacked' aren't just making an excuse. It's actually true.
 

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CJ1145 said:
So they wanted to speed up the production of Skyrim? Well, apparently literally every member of Lulzsec is retarded, because stealing a source of a company's revenue is not going to SPEED UP a monster project like Skyrim.
Even if it did, speeding up production will just result in a rushed, (extra) glitchy game.

Maybe LulzSec should do something useful for change, like... I don't know... GO DIE IN A HOLE.
 

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lovest harding said:
So they hacked a site of a company they like because they thought it'd be funny?
Am I just missing the joke or are these people really this stupid?
You aren't missing the joke. They just have pudding for brains and not even the good kind of pudding.
 
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With root access to the entire server farm they could have done almost anything they wanted. The fact is they did not. I don't necessarily like an attack against Bethesda who I regard quite highly but I give the hax0rs credit for not causing damage. They hax0red just to show that they could and hopefully Bethesda will improve their network security as a result.

In that case, I don't think negatively of them at all. Doing to show you can do is the best way to push yourself and your boundaries.
 

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Dr. wonderful said:
Nothing more then Huge Manchildren.
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Nothing to see folks, carried on
Hugh (Mispronounced as "huge" on purpose) Manchild would be a horrible porn name.

On Topic: Lulzboat = fucktards. Someone, anyone, take their asses down!
 

MrPop

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It says on the link something about hacking 'Senate.gov' too. Where's the stuff about that?
 

NJ

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So they like Bethesda.
They want Skyrim's production to be sped up a wee bit.
So they hack their website and access Brink's player and stat database?

 

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lovest harding said:
If they want to enhance security so much and are willing to hack for free, why the hell not just inform Bethesda upfront and simply not take anything instead of turning this into we're going to hack and take stuff for the lulz, then return what was taken saying that they like the company?
I fail to see how this is the best way to inform a company of it's website security issues.

I call bullshit on them just wanting to help their security anyway.
Look at their track record and tell me, honestly, that all they want to do is help companies they like.
People regularly tell companies that their security is lacking. Most companies choose to brush off such comments as fear-mongering or bs.

I'm starting to realize that all of these operations are actually for the overall betterment of the internet. People are starting to pay attention to security, instead of simply assuming that their personal information is completely safe in the hands of a company. Companies are starting to actually listen when people tell them that they are not as invincible as they claim that they are. While I don't agree with them releasing the information that they've managed to get from these sites, overall they are doing something that will hopefully make the internet safer overall. Because they are posting the methods they use to gain access to each of the sites, you better believe that security techs are trying to update their sites ASAP to prevent such breaches from affecting them as well.