[citation][nom]captjack5169[/nom]The truth in hacking is if you don't want to be caught cover your tracks and don't tell anyone what you did, much like special forces units.[/citation]
I love the special forces imagery here, hilarious.
LulzSec certainly don't measure up against that simile, since it took the FBI apparently just a few weeks to track down the leader and turn him. LulzSec and Anonymous, with probably a few exceptions, are nothing but untalented script kiddies. Any moron can load up automated tools to scan websites for vulnerabilities. A half retarded rhesus monkey could participate in a DDoS attack.
The real hackers don't brag to the world about their hacks. They don't maintain Twitter accounts to update people on their progress. They don't act like they're 1337 h4x0rz for defacing webpages, and they certainly don't claim they hacked the CIA when they deface the CIA webpage. These things are all signs of immaturity, lack of comprehension for the consequences for what you're doing and massive ego. These are not good traits for a hacker.
Anonymous talks big about how they're a hydra, you can't stop them, blah blah blah. I guarantee you the ones who will be spending the next 10-20 years in prison aren't saying that any more. More are arrested all the time, and eventually kids are going to figure out that they aren't smarter than the FBI, and this shit will stop.
It's ego run wild, hiding behind presumed anonymity. When the reality of the situation sets in, you're going to see a lot fewer people volunteering to be the next one with an all expenses paid trip to federal prison.
I love the special forces imagery here, hilarious.
LulzSec certainly don't measure up against that simile, since it took the FBI apparently just a few weeks to track down the leader and turn him. LulzSec and Anonymous, with probably a few exceptions, are nothing but untalented script kiddies. Any moron can load up automated tools to scan websites for vulnerabilities. A half retarded rhesus monkey could participate in a DDoS attack.
The real hackers don't brag to the world about their hacks. They don't maintain Twitter accounts to update people on their progress. They don't act like they're 1337 h4x0rz for defacing webpages, and they certainly don't claim they hacked the CIA when they deface the CIA webpage. These things are all signs of immaturity, lack of comprehension for the consequences for what you're doing and massive ego. These are not good traits for a hacker.
Anonymous talks big about how they're a hydra, you can't stop them, blah blah blah. I guarantee you the ones who will be spending the next 10-20 years in prison aren't saying that any more. More are arrested all the time, and eventually kids are going to figure out that they aren't smarter than the FBI, and this shit will stop.
It's ego run wild, hiding behind presumed anonymity. When the reality of the situation sets in, you're going to see a lot fewer people volunteering to be the next one with an all expenses paid trip to federal prison.