Posted 03.06.2012 at 1:00 pm
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This Is Sabu
via Fox News
Fox News revealed this morning the identity of the man who's been assisting the FBI in their takedown of LulzSec, a hacker group loosely associated with Anonymous that's variously referred to as a group of "hacktivists," "pranksters," and "cyber terrorists," and is responsible for attacks against government agencies like the CIA and FBI in addition to corporations like Sony. According to Fox News, the FBI arrested one Hector Xavier Monsegur back in August. Monsegur has been helping the FBI track down and arrest other members of the group ever since--and he's been in a good position to do so, since he's is also known as Sabu, the original leader of LulzSec. More analysis over at Gizmodo.
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Sounds good to me. While I support the ideas of freedom on the internet, the idiots behind Anonymous (and all the smaller factions with similar goals) accomplish nothing but contribute to a backlash against them and help tighten the noose around the free internet's already feeble neck.
@scythelord - Hacker groups ARE the backlash against those strangling Internet freedom, not the other way around.
Life choices.
Um, play games on my computers and other devices, hack(which is really breaking and entering) and take things that do not belong and just cause other people problems.
Or,
Use all this free time to educate myself, grow as a person and be productive.
Nevermind.
All his future choices have been decided for him now.
@juujuuuujj
Sabu did not have an agenda. He did it for the lulz. What good has come of anything that LulSec has done?
It is sad that he will never see the inside of a cell (he cut a deal with the FBI). Perhaps LulzSec (what is left of it) will wreak havoc on his life in retribution for his betrayal.
@democedes,
"Good" is a subjective word. You may not appreciate someone pulling down the pants of secretive firms like HBGary, Stratfor and government intelligence agencies, but other people might.
Also, doing something "for the lulz" doesn't mean there's no deeper motivation behind it.
@juujuuuujj
If you qualify the actions of Subu and LulzSec as "good", I would say that you are more for "Anarchy" and less for "rule of law". But point well taken, I'm sure Timothy McVeigh and Ted Kaczynski would have approved of all the "good" Sabu accomplished with his talents.
'Also, doing something "for the lulz" doesn't mean there's no deeper motivation behind it.'
LulzSec split from Anonymous to peruse lulz unrestrained. Based on their activity, as well as their own declarations, I don't see any deeper motivation.
While accusing people of "anarchy" and comparing hacktivism to serial murder is quaint, first you should really look into who writes your laws.