Re:FBI arrests 16 in Anonymous hacking investigation
by hack_edu on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @08:03PM
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Note: These arrests are connected with the PayPal/Visa/Mastercard DDoS attacks organized by Anonymous/AnonOps, and have nothing to do with Lulzsec/Antisec or any of the major breaches.
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Re:FBI arrests 16 in Anonymous hacking investigation
by knieveltech on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @10:25PM
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It may seem that this is unrelated to Lulzsec but why do you think the feds have a fire under their ass these days?
Fun fact: a large portion of computer-related busts happen when the Feds catch some low hanging fruit, lean on them, then roll up their accomplices.
Step 1, acquire low-hanging fruit. Check....
Re:FBI arrests 16 in Anonymous hacking investigation
by pyre on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @08:13PM
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> In two other separate indictments, a Sarasota, Fla., man was arrested on
> charges of intentional damage to a protected computer for allegedly
> accessing the Web site of InfraGard Tampa Bay, an FBI partner, in June. The
> complaint alleges that he released instructions on how to exploit the Web
> site.
This seems related to Lulzsec[1], though maybe indirectly.http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/06/04/infragard-atlanta...
Re:FBI arrests 16 in Anonymous hacking investigation
by kd0amg on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @11:30PM
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I hear from a user on another forum that a guy on his dorm floor got arrested and had previously bragged about participating in an attack on a group who opposed the food drive in Orlando that got shut down (user hasn't mentioned hearing about involvement in anything else).
Re:FBI arrests 16 in Anonymous hacking investigation
by rbanffy on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @11:53PM
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Rule #1 states you do not talk about Anonymous.
Anyone who is dumb enough to brag about something that can land them in jail deserves to go to jail.