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Monday, 27 June 2011 20:35

LulzSec Says Goodbye After 50 Days of Annoying the Internet

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LulzSec, the notorious group of hackers that has been causing annoyances around the internet including taking down various game servers, performing DDoS attacks on various government websites, and releasing 62,000 users worth of account information, has finally called it quits after 50 days. But not without leaving a little present behind.

LulzSec has stated that they planned for their reign to only last 50 days. They do not mention the recent arrest of an alleged member of the group or even the recent hackings they themselves have endured. Whether or not these events are related is unknown.

LulzSec recently initiated a program called "Operation Anti-Security" or "AntiSec" for short. They planned to expose information from various government agencies and security companies. Last Friday, the group released the documents stolen from the Arizona Department of Public Safety as they're first act. With these recent events, however, whether or not these releases will continue is unknown. However, if any more releases DO occur, it won't be under the LulzSec name.

As a final farewell, LulzSec released credentials taken from a wide range of sources including AOL and AT&T. One of the sources, Electronic Arts' online shooter Battlefield Heroes, which contained thousands and thousands of account credentials prompted EA to take down the game until the situation can be rectified. The torrent containing the information was hosted on The Pirate Bay, but was taken down when it was realized that the torrent contained malware. Sounds like one last effort to gain some more computers to join their botnet.

So, after 50 annoying days of downtimes, information leaks, and general nuttiness, LulzSec has finally stopped annoying the hell out of everyone.

Mr. Pie's Personal Note: LulzSec stated that the easiest way they were able to get into so many accounts was by simply reusing already discovered passwords. As difficult as it sounds, DO NOT REUSE YOUR PASSWORDS FOR MULTIPLE SITES.

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