Bethesda Hacked blackmailed for top hat in skyrim

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:07

What a bunch of jumped up little idiots

Would be funny to see them caught and do some real time. Give the inmates some entertainment

Scougar · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:13

Whether the long term affect is beneficial, it still isn't right.

I'm no Mr. Innocent, but they have gone too far, they are showing the same lack of care with data that the companies are showing.

Neil79 · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:16

These hackers are like the islamic terrorists, they hit completely the wrong targets!

Scougar · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:18

Saying they are showing up security, and then making threats with user's data. Wow, I'm so impressed with them, what high standards they have.

ChrisJSY · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:22

Difference is a good person would take some measure to let these companies know without some sort of conflict, a bad person, well; you know what they do.

Scougar · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:31

I completely respect what they have achieved, and have shown the vulnerabilities to the public, and of course there is the "it could have been so much worse". At the end of it, they are still in the wrong, and in fact jeopardise these companies so that we might never see our games like Skyrim etc.

They certainly are no 'Robin Hood', as they could be making people poorer by there actions, and making criminals richer.

Edrof · 14 Jun 2011 at 09:58

jakspyder said:
Highlighting the flaws and embarrasing the company, Thumbs up.

Stealing customer data, potentially causing fraud and hurt etc against an innocent purchaser... Thumbs down..

P.S Activision next please.

I agree with this. It's like someone else said, sooner or later these arrogant kids with be woken up before dawn by the muzzle of a Hecker & Koch MP5.

madindehead · 14 Jun 2011 at 10:44

If they try to hack Steam Gabe will just sit on them

Overall, yes, they are exposing companies weaknesses. But they should hack them, inform them, and leave it at that (like they did with the NHS).

If they go distributing user data, they are being just as reckless and stupid, as the companies they are trying to show up.

Antar Bolaeisk · 14 Jun 2011 at 17:23

They took down Escapist over some silly thread where people were talking about them, these guys really are a nuisance.

JimAroo · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:03

Antar Bolaeisk said:
They took down Escapist over some silly thread where people were talking about them, these guys really are a nuisance.

Can also add Eveonline to that list.

Rroff · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:27

Unless they are based out of somewhere like Iran they are in for a bit of a suprise... (the financial implications of their actions over the last few days has got them attention they probably don't want).

trigger-happy · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:41

Its more than likely anonymous is behind this, problem is that they have no leader and they aren't based anywhere so its hard to crack down on them.

Rroff · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:45

No but they've now triggered a multi agency law enforcement effort... some of their members will be found and if they are within interpols jurisdiction they are looking at serious jail time due to the size of financial disruption they have caused - hopefully that'll make some of the others think twice.

xGBHxPegasus · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:52

It was funny to begin with "haha Sony got hacked"....

Now it just seems their getting ***ky.

As others have said, companies will have the last laugh if they get caught.

Vtec9k · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:52

Bah, I defend them and they take down my beloved EVE. That'll teach me

Rroff · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:59

BOBPegasus said:
It was funny to begin with "haha Sony got hacked"....

Now it just seems their getting ***ky.

As others have said, companies will have the last laugh if they get caught.

Its not the companies exactly, they've crossed the threshold to serious organised crime, if they quit now maybe some/most of them would get away with it but every day they continue they leave more of a trail and some of them will be caught and will be doing hard time (assuming they are within the jurisdiction of the relevant law enforcement agencies).

Can't say its bothering me personally yet, but I'm seeing more and more innocent people just trying to go about their lives being impacted and thats just not funny any more.

EDIT: I mean going after minecraft? thats some guy putting a lot of effort into letting people have fun not even a big business... thats cross another line entirely.

Shayper · 14 Jun 2011 at 18:59

The whole thing is rather hilarious, I do like lulzsec's style

If companies don't want to be hacked, don't leave loopholes!

JimAroo · 14 Jun 2011 at 19:01

Just sunk the Minecraft login server, looks like their website also got hit from overkill: http://t.co/E3QnDYm not even firing at the site.

Now they have killed Minecraft.. wtf did they do.

._.

Rroff · 14 Jun 2011 at 19:03

Shayper said:
The whole thing is rather hilarious, I do like lulzsec's style

If companies don't want to be hacked, don't leave loopholes!

No its not... they just went after stuff like minecraft... it might have been funny at first but now its childishly pathetic.

JimAroo · 14 Jun 2011 at 19:08

Shayper said:
The whole thing is rather hilarious, I do like lulzsec's style

If companies don't want to be hacked, don't leave loopholes!

DDoS is not a loop hole, DDoS can temporary kill anything, if it's organised correctly, which is this case it probably is. Just ask OcUK they know from first hand experience..