Two LulzSec Members Plead Guilty To DDOS Attacks

[BlueMage]

As for credit card details being stolen, blame the folks holding those details originally - they're the ones with a responsibility to secure those details. That means NOT storing them unencrypted.

And remember, if a thief smashes your car window and rips out your radio, it's your fault for not having stronger windows.

Especially if I'm stupid enough to also leave the car unlocked or not have other anti-theft measures in place.

 

[Gilhelmi]

The real story is that governments and major corporations somehow managed to get embarrassed by these kids. No, FBI, the fact that your people used the same passwords for their .gov accounts and their favorite porn sites doesn't make the people who exploited this "skilled hackers."

Reminds me a bit of this (http://xkcd.com/932/) xkcd strip.

As for the common passwords thing, I don't understand why that's embarrassing for them. I could've told you that a bunch of them are computer inept enough to do that well before it was comfirmed. It just goes without saying really.

I mean, it wont be until today's twenty somethings get into the higher echelons of the FBI. Then the passwords will be "better". Lets face it though, How many of us are guilty of using the same password for everything and then putting sticky notes up for the ones that force us to use sophisticated passwords.

Humans will always be the weakest link in network security.

 

[Antari]

"Cleary is a skilled hacker. He controlled his own botnet, employed sophisticated methods and his broad geographic scope affected a large number of businesses and individuals," an FBI spokesperson told Reuters back in June.

And he'll be working for them within the year. Cyber warfare is the new front lines, having a skilled soldier is more important than an arrest statistic.