Sun newspaper being hacked

Ally Dick · 18-07-2011 11:41PM

Not sure I agree with this really. Let the law do it's job

18-07-2011 11:43PM

I'm torn atm.
On the one hand, what they're doing is wrong but The Sun is the worst rag ever so it has it's advantages :pac:

Caraville · 18-07-2011 11:45PM

Sky News are prounouncing "Lulz" as "Louise".

Ha.

Pompey Magnus · 18-07-2011 11:45PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

Let the law do it's job

Is this the same law which was in bed with Murdock's tabloids while all their illegal activity was going on?

Sir Oxman · 18-07-2011 11:46PM

Sky News - "the S*n site has been hacked and now redirects to 'The Louise Boat' which is Anonymous.
Okay then

up for anything · 18-07-2011 11:46PM

From LulzSec Twitter page.

So News International released this AMAZING statement on The Sun: newsint.co.uk/statement_rega… We improved it for them though!

Oh, we forgot to mention that we sailed over to News International and wrecked them too. Nearing 300,000 followers... full steam ahead!

dlofnep · 18-07-2011 11:46PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Disagree. If this was all they did, then maybe, but they're only doing this because it's high profile at the moment; whoever "lulz" is is just trying to boost their own warped definition of whatever passes for credibility in their warped minds.

Oh yes - they are only doing it for the attention, rather than for the principle of it. It doesn't change the fact that it still serves the Sun right.

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Hackers [at least in colloquial sense, since there's a debate on the accuracy of the word] are destructive and of no value to society.

Without hackers, you wouldn't have a PC (microprocessor designed by a hacker), or an internet connection (internet designed by hackers) to post on boards.ie (DNS designed by a hacker).

18-07-2011 11:47PM

Meh. Attention seeking pricks, as far as I'm concerned. Couldn't care less what the papers have done, I'm sure there are a lot of honest people employed by the Sun whose heads will be wrecked when management go mad about this.

I'd only hope the Police deal with this, and considering the UK Police are a bit more serious than The Gardaí, I'd imagine this guy has bitten off a bit more than he may be able to chew (and hopefully and rightly so).

Ally Dick · 18-07-2011 11:48PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Is this the same law which was in bed with Murdock's tabloids while all their illegal activity was going on?

We have to aspire to be lawful even if there are abuses in the system. You have to hope that they are sorted out

Elmidena · 18-07-2011 11:49PM

You will note that I didn't wait around ten seconds in that case, but I think this is a good mistake to make!
EDIT: turns out it was my NoScripts, had to temporarily allow the Sun

orourkeda · 18-07-2011 11:49PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Is this the same law which was in bed with Murdock's tabloids while all their illegal activity was going on?

Nobody knows to what extent this alleged corruption has taken place.

Therefore, it cannot be said beyond that the law "was in bed" with Mr Murdochs empire

Liam Byrne · 18-07-2011 11:50PM

dlofnep wrote: »

Without hackers, you wouldn't have a PC (microprocessor designed by a hacker), or an internet connection (internet designed by hackers) to post on boards.ie (DNS designed by a hacker).

That's a big claim! Care to put up a reference ?

And bear in mind the difference between the real meaning of hackers and the use that we're referring to - destructive virtual graffiti artists (at best) and people who deliberately change sites to steal info and inject viruses.

AG2R · 18-07-2011 11:50PM

http://twitter.com/#!/anon_alex

tweeting Sun reports numbers

Pace2008 · 18-07-2011 11:50PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Disagree. If this was all they did, then maybe, but they're only doing this because it's high profile at the moment; whoever "lulz" is is just trying to boost their own warped definition of whatever passes for credibility in their warped minds.

Hackers [at least in colloquial sense, since there's a debate on the accuracy of the word] are destructive and of no value to society.

Whatever their motives, I'm glad to see the lowest common denominator of mass media getting their comeuppance.

It takes dicks to **** arseholes, and all that.

Cionád · 18-07-2011 11:50PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

And bear in mind the difference between the real meaning of hackers and the use that we're referring to - destructive virtual graffiti artists (at best) and people who deliberately change sites to steal info and inject viruses.

Ever hear of a white hat hacker?

That_Guy · 18-07-2011 11:51PM

Think the site has been taken offline.

rebel girl 15 · 18-07-2011 11:53PM

AG2R wrote: »

http://twitter.com/#!/anon_alex

tweeting Sun reports numbers

And a number of Sun reporters passwords

Crazy Horse 6 · 18-07-2011 11:53PM

The hacking of The S*n going on right now is HUGE. Not just website but all computers - passwords being tweeted, info spread, major attack.

Liam Byrne · 18-07-2011 11:53PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

Whatever their motives, I'm glad to see the lowest common denominator of mass media getting their comeuppance.

It takes dicks to **** arseholes, and all that.

Agreed. But the Sun & their ilk should get their comeuppance due to the proper legal process (and, indeed, through the public having more cop on than to buy the rubbish) rather than some internet vandal taking the law into their own hands in order to make the news.

Who is this individual to decide who's next ? What if they arbitrarily decide that Pace2008 is a valid target based on their warped criteria of right and wrong ?

Liam Byrne · 18-07-2011 11:56PM

Cionád wrote: »

Ever hear of a white hat hacker?

Someone hired by an organisation to test their security ?

Personally wouldn't even use the word hacker for that.

rebel girl 15 · 18-07-2011 11:57PM

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

The hacking of The S*n going on right now is HUGE. Not just website but all computers - passwords being tweeted, info spread, major attack.

It is huge attack alright - a number of tweets with sensitive info

Emiko · 18-07-2011 11:57PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Who is this individual to decide who's next ? What if they arbitrarily decide that Pace2008 is a valid target based on their warped criteria of right and wrong ?

Is what they're doing now wrong, morally speaking?

Ally Dick · 18-07-2011 11:58PM

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

The hacking of The S*n going on right now is HUGE. Not just website but all computers - passwords being tweeted, info spread, major attack.

You're quoting Danny Baker's Twitter posting verbatim

Liam Byrne · 18-07-2011 11:59PM

Emiko wrote: »

Is what they're doing now wrong, morally speaking?

Yes.

Next question.

Sir Oxman · 19-07-2011 12:01AM

they're saying they're sitting on a whole bunch of S*n emails - oops!

rebel girl 15 · 19-07-2011 12:01AM

http://www.usatoday.com/news/2011-07-18-murdoch-lulz-sec-sun-hack_n.htm

Crazy Horse 6 · 19-07-2011 12:02AM

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

It is huge attack alright - a number of tweets with sensitive info

Yeah sun reporter phone numbers there for all to see.:pac:

Emiko · 19-07-2011 12:02AM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Yes.

Next question.

Why is it morally wrong to hack the Sun's website?

dlofnep · 19-07-2011 12:02AM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

That's a big claim! Care to put up a reference ?

A big claim my whole. Affordable person computers were designed by the likes of Steve Wozniak and a few others - all self-proclaimed hackers.

Tim Berners-Lee designed the web as we know it today, another hacker.

J. Licklider worked on the Arpanet, another hacker.

Infact, it's pointless listing people out. Because you've demonstrated that you don't understand the word 'hacker'. What you view as a hacker, is infact a cracker. A hacker is purely someone who has the will and curiosity to solve problems in the field of IT.

partyatmygaff · 19-07-2011 12:02AM

Looks like the site has gone down. Looks like the Sun's staff have taken it down to try and curb the attack.

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