Hackers taking over the world

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  1. WalMartGreeter

    WalMartGreeter Member

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    So much news lately about hackers taking out commercial and government websites. It ranges from simple DDoS'ing CIA.gov, hijacking foreign govt websites, to hacking into Sony's PS3 databases. Well they should not all be taken equally serious, it just reflects how relatively easy it is for a script-kiddie to take out MasterCard and Visa websites. LulzSec does it for the "lulz", Anonymous does it for "social justice" (their latest target is Orlando, Florida, USA for making it illegal to feed the homeless without a permit). All of these "hactivists" can be black hats, grey hats, or arguably even white hats with a large variety of experience in hacking. What do you think?

    For example: Hackers attack cripples al-Qaida on web

    Arguably white hats or government, but what they did last year I found hilarious:

    "... UK government hacked into an al-Qaida website last year and inserted recipes for making cupcakes in place of instructions on how to build bombs. "

    I want to see a terrorist try to take out a plane with a full tray of cranberry-orange muffins.
     
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    WalMartGreeter, Jun 30, 2011
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  2. Grantrithor

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    It sounds like they are just doing a proof-of-concept type of hack.
     
    Grantrithor, Jun 30, 2011
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  3. Krazer

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    Old news.
     
    Krazer, Jun 30, 2011
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  5. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    That's such a British way of trolling, it almost brings a tear to my eye with pride.
     
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  6. Magnus_

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    1. Hack the Protovision Game Server
    2. ???
    3. Global Thermonuclear War
     
    Magnus_, Jun 30, 2011
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  8. Dubee

    Dubee Grapehead

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    let's hack a bunch of giant evil conglomerates, and then we can hack seizure help websites and add a bunch of flashing images cause fuck people with seizures am i rite?!
     
    Dubee, Jun 30, 2011
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