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Feds Arrest GeneSimmons.Com Attacker

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-wanted-the-best-you-hacked-the-best dept.

gManZboy writes "Federal authorities have arrested an alleged member of Anonymous in connection with an "Operation Payback" attack against the website of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. The charges stem from a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Simmons' website over a five-day period in 2010. Simmons apparently drew the ire of the Anonymous set after he lambasted their peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading proclivities during a 2010 MIPCOM entertainment content media conference panel discussion, where he lamented the failure of the music industry 'to sue every fresh-faced, freckle-faced college kid who downloaded material.'"

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  1. Proxies by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Guess 7 isn't enough.

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  2. Re:Who the hell actually listens to KISS songs? by Spodi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course! Just like GWAR, they are famous for their beautiful and melodic music, not their elaborate stage performances that involve covering the audience in monster blood and semen.

  3. And nothing of value was lost by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    The loss to the KISS artist was estimated to be in the tens of dollars, the FBI reported today, after rounding up one of the freckled, young college kids mentioned. The FBI plans to drain the young adult's blood and pump it into the ancient man to revitalize him in time for his next comeback tour, which will feature duets by him and Lars Ulrich talking about how hard it is for them to get by on only a few hundred million a year. Common Sense was unavailable for comment at the time of the article's publication...

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  4. Re:Gene SImmons by GumphMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah... my hairy arse :)

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  5. Re:Who the hell actually listens to KISS songs? by M.+Baranczak · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's a record, grandpa?

  6. Re:Why DDoS Simmons Site? by drnb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Advice to Gene Simmons - don't make China angry.

    Why would China be angry with Gene, where do you think the crap he sells is made?

  7. KISS = worst rock band ever by TiggertheMad · · Score: 4, Funny

    i think gene simmons is a gigantic douche, but script kiddies are even worse.

    You are wrong. The kids will grow out of it in a few years.

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  8. Re:excellent by Cajun+Hell · · Score: 4, Funny

    My desire to see a predator strike on Gene Simmons has nothing to do with any "show".

    Why shouldn't the predator strike be a public performance? You want to be the sole witness? You selfish bastard.

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