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    News - Anonymous launches revenge attack on US security firm

    Hacktivist group leaked personal information and hijacked Twitter account.
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    Re: News - Anonymous launches revenge attack on US security firm

    Things like this make me grin. Whilst not everybody would agree with me here, In the modern internet age, its things like this that make the big boys realise they shouldn't mess with the common folk.

    Sucks to be that company, as who would want to work with a computer security company who couldn't secure their own systems?

    Also, what was they thinking? Going around saying you've got all the info on Anonymous and you can bring them down, is really like poking a sleeping bear!
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    Re: News - Anonymous launches revenge attack on US security firm

    Sounds to me like they just gained access to his personal and professional email accounts.

    Given how simple the password resets are with minimal information required, a lot of which can be gleemed from a myface account, this is hardly the work of an elite bunch of people.

    From personal email getting the twit account and the web hosting is just childs play.

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    Re: News - Anonymous launches revenge attack on US security firm

    Probably just another security expert who's using 1234 as his email password - he should have seen that one coming!

    While I don't agree with publicly releasing anyone's personal information, if what they say about the company being a big scam then I'm glad something was done about it. I mean it's a bit harsh but the police don't bother to take down scammers like that so at least someone does...

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    I really wish i could find a clip of the Archer scene where he breaks into the mainframe and the password is 'guest'... damn you youtube i thought you had everything!

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    Re: News - Anonymous launches revenge attack on US security firm

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    Re: News - Anonymous launches revenge attack on US security firm

    Oh well, he'll have to go to prison now.

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