PandaLabs: LulzSec, Anonymous Caused ‘Widespread Mayhem’

[Hissyspit]

Source: AFP

PandaLabs: LulzSec, Anonymous caused ‘widespread mayhem’

By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 -- 7:56 pm

SAN FRANCISCO — Hackers infected computers, derailed websites, and plundered networks in a memorably miserable quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by Internet security firm PandaLabs.

Hacking groups Lulz Security and Anonymous caused "widespread mayhem" during the three months ending June 30, and malicious software "spread substantially," according to the research unit of Spain-based Panda Security.

"This quarter has been one of the worst on record," PandaLabs said in a quarterly security report. "The number of attacks suffered by businesses and large organizations has set alarm bells ringing as systems and companies that until now were considered 'hack-proof' have fallen victim to cyber-crime," the report continued.

Hacking victims have ranged from the International Monetary Fund and the US Defense Department to Sony, SEGA and Citigroup.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/07/06/pandalabs-lulzsec-anonymous-caused-widespread-mayhem

[Demeter]

1. One comment

:nopity:

[Bosso 63]

2. I wish Anonymous would go after "card member services"

They robo call me and thousands of other people all the time as part of a phishing scam.

http://www.scamchecker.com/content/cardmember-services-another-scam

[kentauros]

7. I just wish they'd go after the offshore banks

and do a little redistribution of the wealth.

To quote Billy Ray Valentine in "Trading Places":

"Seems to me the best way to hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people."

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[bemildred]

3. "Mayhem"? Really, "Mayhem"?

How about "embarrassment", as in "widespread embarrassment"?

[SecularMotion]

4. Something about "LulzSec" doesn't pass my sniff test.

This group comes from nowhere just after Anonymous exposes dirt on the COC & HBGary and creates some high profile mayhem. The group "LulzSec" then claims to disband and portray the hacks as just fu*king around. Now we have press releases from foreign sources tying the 2 groups together.

I smell a disinfo campaign to discredit Anonymous.

:tinfoilhat:

[sudopod]

5. Incidentally, Panda has been linked to the Church of Scientology.

Here's some info from cult expert Rick Ross's site:

http://www.rickross.com/reference/scientology/france/france17.html

They have a long running beef with Anonymous, FYI.

[SecularMotion]

6. The smell of rat just got stronger nt