ImageShack Hacked, Security Groups Threatened

revjtanton writes "Last night a group calling themselves 'Anti-Sec' hacked ImageShack, one of the largest image hosting sites on the web, and replaced many of the site's hosted pictures with one of their own, which detailed their manifesto. The group's grievance is against full-disclosure of exploits, an issue that was debated recently after a presentation on an ATM exploit was canceled. Anti-Sec simply wants the practice within security circles to end, and they've promised to cause 'mayhem and destruction' if it doesn't. These people are taking direct aim against a sector of the IT industry that is already armed to fight the ... but they also already know that. It should be interesting to see how this plays out."

Is this considered full-disclosure ...

[neilobremski]

... of their movement?

HaCk ThE PlanET!!!

[carn1fex]

These punks dont know who theyre messin with!! Me and my posse are put on our roller blades, spike our hair and take them out with our camouflage thirty three point six bee pee ess moh demz.

Re:Wow

[Anonymous Coward]

...If their message is clear, concise and not disagreeable, why can't they convince us with a logical argument?

Because logic doesn't always work. Logic in the hands of those who count the beans is usually twisted into some diseased, desecrated version of it's former elf.

And trust me, the dwarves are not happy about that.

So rash

[UnixUnix]

They didn't even bother to Ask Slashdot :(

Re:I was a victim...

[Niris]

Thankfully you're a /. user, so the goatse.cx picture was probably better.

Re:Leave door open or we will rob you ?

[Svartalf]

Good analogy- so it's not in keeping with the "proper, slashdot analogy" thinking.

You have to do a **BAD** car analogy for it to be that.

Re:Some observations

[maxume]

I no get rigorous or Brit schooling and I are good grammer.

What I mean is, that is quite a statement to make, there are plenty of people who learned to write by reading, not in school.

Re:Is this considered full-disclosure ...

[ILuvRamen]

well not exactly but wouldn't it be funny is someone did publish the exploit they used to hack imageshack? :-P

Re:Wow

[GeorgeS]

They did a LOT more than that!
They came inside the house. Sat down at the TV and ordered PPV and drank all the beer!

Bastards!

Re:Judging by the thought process behind this

[smoker2]

Are we talking about /. now ?
Oh sorry that's mental age.

Re:Wow

[Anonymous Coward]

For example, you are free to say that you like flowers. But if you said that by lighting houses on fire so that from the air, the flames could be read, then you'd get arrested for massive arson.

Worst. Analogy. Ever.

My best guess is...

[bXTr]

• This is a legitimate threat, and they're truly against full disclosure.
• Or they're using reverse psychology and are for full disclosure.
• Unless they're using reverse-reverse psychology and are really against full disclosure.
• But maybe they're using reverse-reverse-reverse psychology and are really for full disclosure.
• ...
• Or they're just a bunch of script kiddies trying demonstrating their "l33t 5k1lz".