I guess this is the climax of fail: The Anonymous vs HBGary pile of shit.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/anonymous-speaks-the-inside-story-of-the-hbgary-hack.ars

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/how-one-security-firm-tracked-anonymousand-paid-a-heavy-price.ars/3

Hacking died a long time ago, what's left are personal insults, personal gain, ego brushing, counter hacks, swarms of IRC channels full of frustrated kids trying to align their LOIC cannons without a clue what hacking really means. Sad. I'm so glad I left the public eye that scours for personal opportunities in anonymity. I hope that one day it will return as it originally was, a place where hackers respect each other, learn from each other, enjoy it once again instead of fighting for a spot in l33tness. And a understanding that _nothing_ can be secured, no matter how intelligent you are. It's all ridiculous, and this seems one of it's final death throws/throes.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/2011 09:44AM by Skyphire.