Unless you live in a hole and shelter yourself from all means of internet news…. You’ve more than likely heard of the hacker group better known as LulzSec. If not.. They are group of hackers who have made a name for themselves in a VERY quick manor.
They are a worldly group of hacker friends in which started (publicly announced) 5/7/11 with X Factor contestants database (SQL). Since then they’ve come out w/ some rather large hits.. Some of the more notable ones being:
- Fox.com/sales database cracked passwords
- Sonymusic.co.jp database
- PBS.org defacement (fake Tupac is alive article)http://freze.it/5S
- Sonypictures.com
- Pron.com user database
- Senate.gov internal data
- Chinga La Migra (Addresses, Passwords, and more from Arizona Law Enforcement
You get the picture. They were an internet group that many applauded as well as many feared. They started an online campaign called #AntiSec. It’s purpose? To prove that computer security at large corporations and governments is so lax and thin that any body young or old w/ some free time could hack in, steal data, and get back out with out anyone knowing.
As quickly as they made a name for themselves, they’ve decided to call it quits. On 6/27/11 They put out a press release saying that they made a good run in the hacking scene but that they all lead normal lives, and now need to focus their priorities to doing so. (Read good bye letter link below). The Internet world was completely shocked by this. How quickly they came out of the woodwork and decided to call it quits. There are many theories and most point back to the same thing: Through out Lulzsec’s short existence, anyone that got in their way, they were quick to point out who that person was (As if they were some sort of bad guy). They would exploit them; posting home addresses, phone numbers, Facebook links, ect.. Assuming that they were covering their trails well and that no one would be able to get their identities themselves.
Two days before they decided to throw in the towel and call it quits another elite hacker group named The A-Team, released what was supposedly ALL of the LulzSec members identities. To this point LulzSec has been quick to rebut any false information posted on the internet via their Twitter feed. Since the announcement of their disbandment there has been nothing from them. Up until this point in time everyone is assuming it’s correct information. LulzSec suggested that all of their fans via Twitter follow tue even larger hacker group: Anonymous. In the past 48 hours, Anonymous’ Twitter followers have jumped up over 100,000. For them or against them hackers are breaking into companies and helping define the role of Information Security. Now it’s up to the big businesses to take notice and change and use better software for example one like paystub creator to manage employees and more. What do you guys think? E-mail us @ fans@bleedgeek.com
Some resources:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/06/legacies-debated-what-lulzsec-taught-us/39368/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/231000584
http://www.pcworld.com/article/231213/anonymous_picks_up_slack_as_lulzsec_calls_it_quits.html
http://pastebin.com/1znEGmHa
Good Bye Letter: http://lulzsecurity.com/releases/50%20Days%20of%20Lulz.txt
Members list: http://pastebin.com/iVujX4TR.
