EVE Online Targeted By LulzSec 352
lordsilence writes "It seems LulzSec is now targeting CCP Games' Eve Online with a denial of service attack. The extent of this attack is yet not known but the game cluster and EVEOnline.com website are down at the writing of this post.. A possible reason for targeting CCP could be the affiliation with Sony. CCP recently announced during E3 that their upcoming game Dust514 would be Sony Playstation 3 exclusive."
I call BS (Score:5, Insightful)
Or... (Score:5, Insightful)
Or maybe they don't have a motive and are just being dicks for the sake of being dicks.
Given the EVE attitude... (Score:5, Insightful)
I doubt the Sony connection (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:I call BS (Score:5, Insightful)
The real Anonymous of yore wouldn't point their cannons in such arbitrary manners.
I thought that arbitrarily pointing the cannon was most of the point of Anonymous, both of yore and today. The whole thing with not being your personal army and all that.
Re:Keep going, LulzSec (Score:5, Insightful)
This is important. People poke fun at that one report that referred to lulz as "a corruption of LOL," but it really is, both in the linguistic sense and a wider philosophical one. It's not just about having fun, but specifically having fun at someone else's expense. Or, in a word, bullying.
Actually, now that I think about it, I'm going to have to stop using the term. A shame, that, because it really is fun to say.
Re:I call BS (Score:1, Insightful)
1. Feel cognitive dissonance (b-b-but they're freedom fighters)
2. Blame conspiracy (the government did to smear them)
3. Feel better (I can't be wrong, I'm so smart)
D. Repeat spiral into full retard mode
Re:I call BS (Score:5, Insightful)
Paranoid much? Just accept that your heroes are no such thing. They do what they do, "for the lulz". There is no higher purpose. No false flag. They just enjoy making other people miserable and laughing at their misfortune.
I saw something online a month ago or so. Apparently Anonymous responded to a bunch of dating site ads by lonely men, pretending to be interested women, and inviting them to a date at a predetermined place and time. They secretly filled the spot, hoping to live-stream the misery of these people as they realized no one was coming. Was that a false flag attack too?
These people are just bullies, getting off on the suffering of others.
Re:I call BS (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:I call BS (Score:3, Insightful)
My guess is that LulzSec == government entities (joint or not is no matter) looking to discredit Anonymous. The real Anonymous of yore wouldn't point their cannons in such arbitrary manners.
Eh? They would not? How do you know? Do you claim to speak for anon? Oh right, anybody can speak for anon. Perhaps you can begin to see the problem here...
Re:I call BS (Score:3, Insightful)
No, I feel angry because my internet spaceships are gone.
QFT. Internet Spaceships are serious business.
KGB treatment (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:I call BS (Score:5, Insightful)
Paranoid much? Just accept that your heroes are no such thing. They do what they do, "for the lulz".
Well...
When everyone is out to get you, paranoia is just good thinking.
There is no higher purpose. No false flag. They just enjoy making other people miserable and laughing at their misfortune.
I saw something online a month ago or so. Apparently Anonymous responded to a bunch of dating site ads by lonely men, pretending to be interested women, and inviting them to a date at a predetermined place and time. They secretly filled the spot, hoping to live-stream the misery of these people as they realized no one was coming. Was that a false flag attack too?
These people are just bullies, getting off on the suffering of others.
Yeah, LulzSec does seem to be rather loose. Their actions in the example you give are rather cruel, too. :|
Re:What.the.fuck. (Score:5, Insightful)
Did you know Goldman Sachs was just demonstrating the insecurity of the American financial system? Get your head out of your ass and look around at the world. You are at the mercy of everybody, and the only way to stop this kind of behavior is through social pressure which will come in the form of being able to identify internet users. Get ready to talk about the good old days when you didn't get raped at an airport and the government didn't ID you before you could log in to the internet. And what were you saying at the time? "Good! I'm glad people are assholes and we can't trust each other. It just shows how much we can't trust each other."
It was inevitable but don't fool yourself in to thinking it is a good thing.
Re:Dangerous (Score:5, Insightful)
They are legion. They do not forgive. They do not forget. They do not plan. They do not show restraint. They do not not choose their battles. They do not help.
They are juveniles. They are irresponsible. They have social issues. They are only brave because they are anonymous. They would sob like a girl if they actually got caught and put in prison.
Re:Why shouldn't I work for the N.S.A.... (Score:4, Insightful)
It was a good speech from "Good Will Hunting".
Did you type it out yourself, or just cut and paste ?