Anonymous just hacked USSC.gov over the Aaron Schwartz "suicide"

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

you'd be surprised at the stupidity of someone who thinks they are really smart and won't get caught.

No doubt. I was questioning your usage of "wannabees". I was wondering "wannabees" in what sense? They clearly have some ability.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

No doubt. I was questioning your usage of "wannabees". I was wondering "wannabees" in what sense? They clearly have some ability.

The wannabee's are the ones that go to shhhh, google hacks etc and then because they can do a little coding think they can really hack a website. You don't need to have ability to hack, just the ability to use Google and willing to risk your freedom for having a little fun.

But, there is a huge gargantun difference between trying to hack a Dept. of Labor website and a DOD website. Most of the wannabes will just see if the hack hasn't been patched yet and if not try to exploit just to see if its possible. No motive beyond just doing the hack.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

The wannabee's are the ones that go to shhhh, google hacks etc and then because they can do a little coding think they can really hack a website.

But, there is a huge gargantun difference between trying to hack a Dept. of Labor website and a DOD website. Most of the wannabes will just see if the hack hasn't been patched yet and if not try to exploit just to see if its possible. No motive beyond just doing the hack.

Oh sure. I know very little about Anonymous, but from what I've read, and feel free to correct me, it's more of a shapeless idea than an actual group. You can't really join as much as you adopt a shared philosophy/sentimentality. Obviously, such a large group will attract tons of peons with little expertise, but I would also think that the distributed nature of such a large network of individuals would allow for some pretty gifted individuals to lurk while also utilizing the masses of their membership as a form of a digital meat shield.

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Oh sure. I know very little about Anonymous, but from what I've read, and feel free to correct me, it's more of a shapeless idea than an actual group. You can't really join as much as you adopt a shared philosophy/sentimentality. Obviously, such a large group will attract tons of peons with little expertise, but I would also think that the distributed nature of such a large network of individuals would allow for some pretty gifted individuals to lurk while also utilizing the masses of their membership as a form of a digital meat shield.

That's pretty much it.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Oh sure. I know very little about Anonymous, but from what I've read, and feel free to correct me, it's more of a shapeless idea than an actual group. You can't really join as much as you adopt a shared philosophy/sentimentality. Obviously, such a large group will attract tons of peons with little expertise, but I would also think that the distributed nature of such a large network of individuals would allow for some pretty gifted individuals to lurk while also utilizing the masses of their membership as a form of a digital meat shield.

In the beginning, there was a organization. Now, after they found out if there is a structure is in place, its an easy target. People are doing their own thing and then trying to get with others of like mindedness.

There are some very gifted and talented individuals with a huge motivation to do harm to USA interests. They are even more dangerous than state sponsored hacking. They are anarchists, not thieves.

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

In the beginning, there was a organization. Now, after they found out if there is a structure is in place, its an easy target. People are doing their own thing and then trying to get with others of like mindedness.

There are some very gifted and talented individuals with a huge motivation to do harm to USA interests. They are even more dangerous than state sponsored hacking. They are anarchists, not thieves.

Ah! The big banks!