It’s commonplace for the prosecution in hacking cases to overstate the capabilities of the accused and exaggerate the damage they’ve caused. One is reminded of the assertion that Kevin Mitnick could launch nuclear missiles just by having access to a phone. Sometimes this inflation of the dangers is detestable. At other times it is merely risible. But it never reflects… Read more »
With law enforcement officials claiming that LulzSec has been decapitated, what does this mean for Anonymous? The web is awash with hydra metaphors, but the truth is that no-one can say exactly what the effects are likely to be. Not for a while, anyway. It’s always been clear that the number of Anonymous members with real hacking skills is a… Read more »
So, it turns out that the infamous ‘Sabu’, the somewhat cocky leader of LulzSec and one of the few members of Anonymous accredited with real hacking skills, has been an FBI informer for months. This is not news to someone who goes by the name ‘HuntJaeger’ on Twitter. Just over five months ago I witnessed a Twitter exchange between anonymouSabu… Read more »