LulzSec hacks Nintendo, takes control of the FBI, and challenges NATO

[Mrsoupcup]

Sony, X-Factor, and now Nintendo aren't private corporations who don't want to lose profits?

Sony and Nintendo don't have the tech to process 20 petabytes of data daily.

 

[Kopikatsu]

Wow these guys are just going to destroy internet freedoms

and that video was just dumb

also: is it ironic that none of this is really "lulzy" at all?

Subjective, I'd reckon. They (and the people funding them. Seriously, STOP THAT!) find it funny enough.

I doubt they'll be finding it very funny when they find themselves lying in a cold jail cell. Because honestly I don't think NATO is gonna stand by and take this

NATO is all bark and no bite.

I'd feel more comfortable if the UK took interest in this. The cupcake thing made me feel patriotic towards Jolly Ol' England, and I'm American.

Edit: I realize that England is only part of the UK, but MI6 is British...unless I'm mistaken. Then I apologize and blame typical American ignorance of the outside world.

 

[Polaris19]

*sigh*

Groups like this are the reason we can't have nice things...

 

[R.Nevermore]

The cupcake thing made me feel patriotic towards Jolly Ol' England, and I'm American.

Cupcake thing? Care to share?

 

[BGH122]

That is a good question, though. How long indeed...then again, it's kind of like the military. Weapon technology will pretty much always be superior to defensive technology, since defense is reactive while weapons are proactive.

I suppose that's true to an extent and that, given that, the attacks would be nigh impossible to prevent. But heads are going to roll at some pretty tough organisations if this group isn't caught. There's going to be quite a lot of pressure after leaking government docs. Defacements are child's play and no-one really cares if a site fails for a short while, but leaking highly embarrassing internal ops is bad news.

I have no idea what kind of IP obfuscation they're going with, but unless they're using disposable network adapters in a public location with no surveillance to piggyback someone else's wifi then they're going to get caught.

Hey, that'll be an interesting story too I guess! Right, newsman?

Edit: I realize that England is only part of the UK, but MI6 is British...unless I'm mistaken. Then I apologize and blame typical American ignorance of the outside world.

MI6, now referred to as Secret Intelligence Service (when one sticks the word 'secret' right in the title it's pretty obviously not a very good secret), is based in Vauxhall, London, England.

I wouldn't rely too heavily on the Spooks (EDIT: Just realised the racist connotations of that word... It's used here as a colloquial term for SIS/SS field operatives) to sort this out, their current mandate is counter-terrorism and unless this somehow gets upgraded to terrorist status then they'll be doing their usual SIS stuff.

 

[GraveeKing]

I truly hope they cock up the FBI... that would be amazingly funny...
And a great distraction so they can't hack Sony at the same time.

 

[Spade Lead]

And damn, I'm REALLY glad I don't work at Sony or the FBI now, really suck to be them.
But why can't they hack say... XBL and give everyone the mappacks for Black Ops, including the original zombie maps? Wouldn't that be more "for teh lulz"?

Or, you know, since they are going after Sony, anyway... I could use the Plane/map packs for HAWX 2, or the other DLC for Mass Effect 2. Or you know... What ever.

 

[artanis_neravar]

I don't think that really counts as hacking the FBI, but I fell (read:hope) this is going to spell their(lulzsec)end

 

[ZeZZZZevy]

Wow these guys are just going to destroy internet freedoms

and that video was just dumb

also: is it ironic that none of this is really "lulzy" at all?

Subjective, I'd reckon. They (and the people funding them. Seriously, STOP THAT!) find it funny enough.

I doubt they'll be finding it very funny when they find themselves lying in a cold jail cell. Because honestly I don't think NATO is gonna stand by and take this

NATO is all bark and no bite.

I'd feel more comfortable if the UK took interest in this. The cupcake thing made me feel patriotic towards Jolly Ol' England, and I'm American.

Edit: I realize that England is only part of the UK, but MI6 is British...unless I'm mistaken. Then I apologize and blame typical American ignorance of the outside world.

I guess that while NATO itself doesn't do very much, it is comprised of more than a few countries. Maybe pissing off the US is bad, pissing off a few countries is just asking for trouble. With that many people chasing you, it's really only a matter of time

 

[wrightguy0]

do they realize the US just changed some laws to state that any cyber attack could be considered an Act of War? this group of socially inept, egotistical, selfish, immature fucktards are out of control, PBS, Sony, Nintendo, now the FBI, i really hope someone puts a stop to these jackasses

 

[Xan Krieger]

Most criminals run from the FBI, these crazy mofos go after the FBI. Can I please hide in a bunker till all this is over? It went from stupid fun and games to Sony losing millions to telling freakin NATO "Come at me bro!".

 

[Kopikatsu]

The cupcake thing made me feel patriotic towards Jolly Ol' England, and I'm American.

Cupcake thing? Care to share?

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/mi6-hackers-hit-terrorist-website-with-cupcakes-20110603-1fk8l.html

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Eh, maybe. I know a bit more than the average bear about tracking people and organizations down (Due to being a former Private Investigator's assistant.), but my knowledge on hacking and cyber security is woefully lacking. So...yeah, I apologize if I can't speak intelligently on the subject. (The Bit Coin conversation on the last page or so is pretty much the extent of what I know.)

do they realize the US just changed some laws to state that any cyber attack could be considered an Act of War? this group of socially inept, egotistical, selfish, immature fucktards are out of control, PBS, Sony, Nintendo, now the FBI, i really hope someone puts a stop to these jackasses

Not only do they know, they commented on it.

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Dear Internets,
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It has come to our unfortunate attention that NATO and our good friend Barrack
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Osama-Llama 24th-century Obama have recently upped the stakes with regard to hacking.
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They now treat hacking as an act of war. So, we just hacked an FBI affiliated website
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(Infragard, specifically the Atlanta chapter) and leaked its user base. We also took
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complete control over the site and defaced it, check it out if it's still up: http://infragardatlanta.org/

 

[Vanbael]

do they realize the US just changed some laws to state that any cyber attack could be considered an Act of War? this group of socially inept, egotistical, selfish, immature fucktards are out of control, PBS, Sony, Nintendo, now the FBI, i really hope someone puts a stop to these jackasses

They are liable to being tried under The Patriot Act, which will ruin these guys lives beyond what any of us can comprehend. All I need to say is run Lulzsec, but it won't help. You will be found, tried, jailed. Nobody will come to save you.

 

[staika]

wow, looks like they want to piss off all the wrong people really bad. And again are the "lulz" worth pissing off the FBI and NATO until they hunt you down, looks like they wont be around too much longer the way their going now.

 

[artanis_neravar]

Wow these guys are just going to destroy internet freedoms

and that video was just dumb

also: is it ironic that none of this is really "lulzy" at all?

Subjective, I'd reckon. They (and the people funding them. Seriously, STOP THAT!) find it funny enough.

I doubt they'll be finding it very funny when they find themselves lying in a cold jail cell. Because honestly I don't think NATO is gonna stand by and take this

NATO is all bark and no bite.

I'd feel more comfortable if the UK took interest in this. The cupcake thing made me feel patriotic towards Jolly Ol' England, and I'm American.

Edit: I realize that England is only part of the UK, but MI6 is British...unless I'm mistaken. Then I apologize and blame typical American ignorance of the outside world.

Even though everyone believes it was the US, NATO invaded Afghanistan in 2001

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

First there were the Soviets. Then there was Al Qaeda. Then there was... dun dun dunnnnnnnn Lulzsec! (screams of terror)

/sarcasm

Seriously these guys are an embarrassment to the internet, and that's a fucking challenge! They can act all big and clever now, but I just wish I could get ringside seats to watch them all squeal when FBI agents storm into their bedrooms guns drawn. Or even better a NATO jet guides a fucking bunker buster through their windows (one can hope).

 

[Melon Hunter]

The cupcake thing made me feel patriotic towards Jolly Ol' England, and I'm American.

Cupcake thing? Care to share?

MI6 basically trolled Al-Qaeda by hacking into the website of a magazine they produced and replacing an article about making explosives in your kitchen with a recipe for cupcakes. Apparently the MLP craze has now hit counter-terrorism units.

 

[New Troll]

I truly hope they cock up the FBI... that would be amazingly funny...
And a great distraction so they can't hack Sony at the same time.

Yes, messing with the FBI so we can raise taxes to fix the issues and then raise them more to help fight this cyber-bullying will be lulz.

 

[BGH122]

Eh, maybe. I know a bit more than the average bear about tracking people and organizations down (Due to being a former Private Investigator's assistant.), but my knowledge on hacking and cyber security is worefully lacking. So...yeah, I apologize if I can't speak intelligently on the subject. (The Bit Coin conversation on the last page or so is pretty much the extent of what I know.)

Oo PI, cool. I'm aiming to go into CID detective work myself (once my damn government lets go of the recruitment freeze).

You're doing fine with the stories so far, so I wouldn't worry.

 

[Xero Scythe]

Anonymous = Organises attacks based on social ideals.

LulzSec = Just hacking people for the hell of it.

This is why I can tell LS to royally off themselves. Not that there will be much need for it, I mean really, they're trying to hack the *FBI*. That's the group that you specifically do not mess around with- ever. I realise they've played similar cards in the past, but all that resulted were a lot of arrests and criminal investigations.

It's like announcing that you're going to vandalise something- just so you can be arrested later on. What's the bloody point?
Must be Natural Selection of the internet.

When I heard about the Lulzboat hacking the FBI, the one thing that went through my head was funeral music. I almost feel sorry for the lulz-guys. Enjoy federal prison, guys!

But seriously, while they are a Shadow of what they were, the FBI are like the bulldogs from hell. The moment they find the neck, and they will, they ain't gonna let go.