LulzSec Leader Outed As FBI Rat

[Drummie666]

Christ, between this and the announce trailer for MoH:W just earlier, I'm having a very happy day today.

Too bad it has to be ruined by school. Back to biology and depression now.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

I understand his reasons. It was a rational choice. And they all deserve some jail time for being so fuckin' stupid. But I still don't approve of his actions. Betrayal is something I am familiar with unfortunately, and it's the worst feeling in the world when you're betrayed by someone you trusted. It makes you cynical beyond repair.

What he did was pretty fuckin' stupid in the first place, and now he's gonna be the one to get away with it. Not cool.

 

[Alufear]

Yes yes EAT EACH OTHER!! >

 

[Wicky_42]

I always found this picture rather curious. I don't know how it's possible to so horribly screw up the spelling of the word "Nothing."

Oh that made me lol XD

OT, I find it half amusing, half concerning that even long after lulsec has become completely irrelevant they're still being hunted. I know, crime and all that, but it's just weird - I'm not sure I can equate ddos attacks against forums and front-end websites with real crime, though there was all that hacking m'larky - but if phishing people's passwords and account details is such a crime, where's the man hunt for those Nigerians - or is it only when you're white, middle class and politically active that the FBI will knock on your door?

 

[Zer_]

No, I changed the subject to Anon, I know who Lulzsec are.

It's not transparent otherwise we would know who they are. If you demand transparency you must also be transparent yourself. I want to see the faces of the people who demand this, yet they hide behind a mask so they can hide from the consequences of their illegal actions.

Remaining anonymous is fine. Remaining anonymous whilst demanding others don't is retarded.

The only reason we demand transparency from our governments is because their actions affect our lives. Anonymous? Not so much. Anon aren't the only ones demanding transparency from our governments, pretty much everyone wants it. Total transparency in Anonymous would be absolutely stupid. The organization wouldn't function at all, so why even bring that up? And yes, what they are doing is Illegal, but as many people have said before.

"When tyranny becomes law, revolution becomes duty."

The founding fathers understood that for the US' political system to work for the people, revolutions would be needed on a regular basis. This is achieved either through massive social reform or violent reform.

I won't deny that Anonymous does some really dumb shit, but they also contribute a lot to citizens of the world. I don't see them as some super awesome force of benevolence, but I do see them as something that is positive when looking at the big picture. Governments SHOULD be afraid of their people, not the other way around.

 

[Palademon]

I'm suprised they gave themselves usernames...

And that they were legible...

And contained no numbers...

And were clever...

Or amusing...

 

[JesterRaiin]

"It was because of his kids. He didn't want to go away to prison and leave them,"

I understand this motivation, however i can't comprehend why "father of two" participated in illegal activities in the first place.

 

[Sacman]

"It was because of his kids. He didn't want to go away to prison and leave them," a law enforcement official said. "That's how we got him."

That's terrible... I don't like Lulzsec, they're assholes, but exploiting a father's relationship with his children to make him betray his own organization... only a truly moraly bankrupt person unable to feel empathy can do that...<.<

 

[Baldr]

From here it is a Domino effect. They are all going to rat out other people for shorter sentences. Wonder if it has to do with the 25 more arrested last week.

 

[Spygon]

I am more concerned about the fbi charging and i hope not arresting two people that arent even US citizens.Does there own government even deal with criminals anymore or is easier not to worry and let the americans sort them out.

As i understand they were breaking the law but cant we use our own justice system on arresting and dealing with criminals anymore.

 

[Pandaman1911]

Hooray! More power to the FBI. Use every method available to burn these damn rats out of their filth-encrusted slime-filled holes. Use their kids, use their wives, husbands, college tuition, job, whatever it takes.

M. Bison was right. This IS delicious!

 

[Ukomba]

Don't worry, I'm sure the FBI are just doing it for the Lulz.

This kind of thing shouldn't surprise anyone, seems like any movie about hackers has some elite guy getting caught and then helping the authorities.

 

[lacktheknack]

What a little *****, ratting out your own people to keep yourself safe.

And playing the, "My poor Children" excuse; should of thought of that before doing it for teh lulz.

He was an informant before Lulzsec got started, I believe.

And if you seriously think he's a traitor, then you clearly don't understand how anonymity on the internet works.

 

[Mr Companion]

Well the pointless internet anarchy was fun while it lasted, also "We're chopping off the head of LulzSec" is a fantastic line. That the FBI are made to seriously say a sentence like that is a great laugh. Am I supporting Lulzsec you ask? No, but you cant deny it was interesting.

 

[lacktheknack]

"It was because of his kids. He didn't want to go away to prison and leave them," a law enforcement official said. "That's how we got him."

That's terrible... I don't like Lulzsec, they're assholes, but exploiting a father's relationship with his children to make him betray his own organization... only a truly moraly bankrupt person unable to feel empathy can do that...<.<

That's not how crime and punishment works.

His options were "Go to jail, or become our informant." At no point did they say "We'll separate you from your children", that was just implied with the whole "go to jail" concept. What the FBI are (probably) saying is that his kids were the deciding factor when he made the decision to become an informant. Had he have not had kids, he probably would have gone to jail.

If anything, be happy they gave him an option instead of just throwing him in prison like they do to most criminals, children or not.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

This is it for Lulzsec, but Annonymous - whose name is mentioned for some reason - has nothing to do with Lulzsec and has done "worse" (or better, depending on your perspective) and Anon is the real hydra.

 

[Sean Strife]

You're telling me the leader of LulzSec wasn't a badass hacker righteously standing up to the Man, but a slightly nerdy dad who crumbled at the first whiff of jail time?

What a shock.

There's a reason Anonymous is, well, anonymous. They'd all rat each other out in a heartbeat if they got arrested. Lulzsec kinda forgot that.

The sad thing is, this is so friggin' true it's not even funny. Hell, when Anonymous is in full-on troll mode, they won't hesitate to troll one another. It's a wonder Anonymous gets anything done.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Now if only we could have not given a fuck when LulzSec brought down site and still kept on slagging them and posting news about them. All we did was make them feel a little bad.

 

[ResonanceSD]

This is the only thing I don't like. Threatening to leave his children without a father or as orphans is a pretty terrible thing to do.

If you can't do the time, etc.

I know, right? If you have a single vulnerability in a website, Lulzsec went after you. Now this is the same thing, but in real life.

 

[WanderingFool]

MY GOD!!!

I completely forgot about these guys...

The internet might forgot about you but the FBI sure as hell don't.

Isnt that the truth... Also your avatar somehow seems appropriate...