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LulzSec [009]
For 50 days in mid-2011 the hacker world and even the wider pop-culture world was enthralled by a rampant series of brazen hacks conducted by a splinter group of anonymous who called themselves LulzSec. They claimed it was “just for the lulz”, but as we explore in this episode, there was much more to this than simply the lulz.
Wikipedia - LulzSec
Wired - Anonymous’ Most Notorious Hacker Is Back, and He’s Gone Legit
BBC - LulzSec hacker helps FBI stop over 300 cyber attacks
BBC - LulzSec hacker group handed jail sentences
Purdue University - Hacktivism: The Short Life of LulzSec
Parmy Olson’s book - “We are Anonymous”
Chester Wisniewski speaking on LulzSec for the BBC - 2011
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By Ben Verschaeren and Chester WisniewskiFor 50 days in mid-2011 the hacker world and even the wider pop-culture world was enthralled by a rampant series of brazen hacks conducted by a splinter group of anonymous who called themselves LulzSec. They claimed it was “just for the lulz”, but as we explore in this episode, there was much more to this than simply the lulz.
Wikipedia - LulzSec
Wired - Anonymous’ Most Notorious Hacker Is Back, and He’s Gone Legit
BBC - LulzSec hacker helps FBI stop over 300 cyber attacks
BBC - LulzSec hacker group handed jail sentences
Purdue University - Hacktivism: The Short Life of LulzSec
Parmy Olson’s book - “We are Anonymous”
Chester Wisniewski speaking on LulzSec for the BBC - 2011