Eve Online

[Spooky]

Looks like they plan on hitting Eve again. 

https://twitter.com/#!/LulzSec/status/81038533204246528

HoN is lame, it's almost the evening... and you know what the EVEning brings... bwahahaha @EVEOnline your time is coming!

[AdmiralDigby]

Looks like they plan on hitting Eve again. 

https://twitter.com/#!/LulzSec/status/81038533204246528

HoN is lame, it's almost the evening... and you know what the EVEning brings... bwahahaha @EVEOnline your time is coming!

This is illegal , right ?

[Spooky]

Looks like they plan on hitting Eve again. 

https://twitter.com/#!/LulzSec/status/81038533204246528

HoN is lame, it's almost the evening... and you know what the EVEning brings... bwahahaha @EVEOnline your time is coming!

This is illegal , right ?

I'd assume so, but I can't quote any specific laws. The problem is that a DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attack is usually launched after the person responsible is able to infect a bunch of innocent people's computers with malware/bots that end up flooding the target system with so many requests that they can't function anymore and have to be shut down or crash. The fact that the attack is being perpetrated from a large number unsuspecting victim's computers from all over the world, makes it very, very hard to nail down the bad guy.

More on DDOS if you are so inclined: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

[AdmiralDigby]

If I interfere with say , a hospital's ability to function I'd consider that to be a criminal act .

I'd posit that doing the same to your phone service would be criminal too .

It's sort of like infecting a classroom of kids with Ebola and sending them into the general population ....

[AdmiralDigby]

In the Police and Justice Act 2006, the United Kingdom specifically outlawed denial-of-service attacks and set a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.[46]

In the US, there can be a serious federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act with penalties that include years of imprisonment. Many other countries have similar laws.

Sounds illegal to me .

[Spooky]

In the Police and Justice Act 2006, the United Kingdom specifically outlawed denial-of-service attacks and set a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.[46]

In the US, there can be a serious federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act with penalties that include years of imprisonment. Many other countries have similar laws.

Sounds illegal to me .

Yes, that is pretty straight forward, but how to catch the person(s) responsible is still the big question. It's not just finding out who, but you need to find out where they are living. It could be anywhere in the world. 

But, as with most criminals, they make mistakes and I hope lulzsec makes one soon.

[Spooky]

As promised, lulzsec struck again and Eve is down for the count.

[AdmiralDigby]

http://gizmodo.com/5813954/alleged-lulzsec-hacker-arrested-in-england

"19-Year Old Alleged LulzSec Ringleader Arrested in England (Updated)

Sam Biddle — British police dealing with digital crime have apprehended a 19-year-old in Essex, England, accused of participating in LulzSec's recent rash of bold online assaults. This would mark the first time an actual human's been nabbed since the Lulz riot started."

[TinkTanker]

http://gizmodo.com/5813954/alleged-lulzsec-hacker-arrested-in-england

"19-Year Old Alleged LulzSec Ringleader Arrested in England (Updated)

Sam Biddle — British police dealing with digital crime have apprehended a 19-year-old in Essex, England, accused of participating in LulzSec's recent rash of bold online assaults. This would mark the first time an actual human's been nabbed since the Lulz riot started."

Watch out for your cornhole, bud

[Spooky]

A small step. Hopefully this guy knows who the rest of the gang are and they get nabbed too.