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ImageShack Hacked, Security Groups Threatened

Posted by Soulskill on from the a-picture's-worth-a-couple-hundred-words-or-so dept.

revjtanton writes "Last night a group calling themselves 'Anti-Sec' hacked ImageShack, one of the largest image hosting sites on the web, and replaced many of the site's hosted pictures with one of their own, which detailed their manifesto. The group's grievance is against full-disclosure of exploits, an issue that was debated recently after a presentation on an ATM exploit was canceled. Anti-Sec simply wants the practice within security circles to end, and they've promised to cause 'mayhem and destruction' if it doesn't. These people are taking direct aim against a sector of the IT industry that is already armed to fight the ... but they also already know that. It should be interesting to see how this plays out."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Troll

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Re:Wow by Kell+Bengal · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm not sure if that's supposed to be a legitimate argument or a fantastic piece of trolling, but if it's trolling then I'm impressed. You've combined free speech, activism, minorities, anti-corportism and anti-social behaviour into one slick package without differentiating any of their goals or means. There is no concordance between peaceful protest and hacking a webpage to spread a message. One just makes noise, the other interferes with the lives and property of other people. The ends do not justify the means.

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  3. IMAGESHACK? OH NOES! by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 0, Troll

    My Pr0n Has Been Replaced by a Manifesto!

    What's next, Rapidshare?

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