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23 Sep 2011 17:50

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Tech: LulzSec arrest: HideMyAss.com fails at basic mission outlined in name

  • what 23-year-old Cody Kretsinger, allegedly one of the key hackers involved in LulzSec’s Sony Pictures hack and subsequent leak of user data, was arrested on Thursday, the FBI says.
  • why Kretsinger reportedly used a proxy server called HideMyAss.com to cover up his identity. But, instead of hiding his ass, the site reportedly cooperated with authorities, meaning his ass wasn’t hid. source
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03 Jun 2011 17:20

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Tech: Dear LulzSec: How about we blame you instead of Sony?

  • OK, LulzSec, we get your point — Sony should take its user security seriously. But that’s a lesson they’ve been learning repeatedly for a month — they didn’t need another group to teach it. Meanwhile, when you write tweets like, “I hear there’s been some funny scamming with jacked Sony accounts. That’s what you get for using the same password everywhere,” you earn no respect from anyone. End users — especially the elderly ones that made up the bulk of your Sony release — have something to lose with these hacks. You, however, act without respect or care for anyone. You know, say what you will about Anonymous, but they appear to at least have strong social/political reasons for what they do. (The comment above, from Dutch Anonymous, sums it up for us.) You’re just in it for the “Lulz,” as if nobody gets hurt while you guys have your fun. source
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29 Oct 2009 20:13

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Culture: Michael Jackson is off to a good start on the record concert film tip

  • $7.4 million the amount “This Is It” made in the U.S. in its first full day of release – it also got another $12.7 million worldwide; Sony Pictures paid a pricey $60 million for the rights, plus marketing
  • $65.3 million the amount the deceased King of Pop’s cash in film needs to make to match the record-holding concert flick “Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert;” hot teens always win source
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