Vigilante Hackers use Old West Tactics for Justice

dismorphic writes "Angered by the growing number of Internet scams, online 'vigilantes' have started to take justice into their own hands by hacking into suspected fraud sites and defacing them. These hackers have targeted fake websites set up to resemble the sites of banks or financial institutions in recent weeks, and have inserted new pages or messages. Some say 'Warning - This was a Scam Site,' or 'This Bank Was Fraudulent and Is Now Removed.'" So maybe it's not a posse of horsemen, but it's still kinda cool that someone is taking care of those who would defraud the public.

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Re:Self policing society

[saintp]

Fact: His "long, stupid rant [was] currently modded half troll, half insightful."

Fact: His long, stupid rant is currently 50% insightful, 30% troll, and 20% overrated.

I dunno about you, but that's all I need to know that his so-called "hivemind" that ruthlessly crushes all those who disagree with the dogma of /. is a bogeyman, a myth that's every bit as real as Santa Claus, the easter bunny, and Amiga Persecution Complex.