LulzSec warns NHS about security

[Guild McCommunist]

These guys are amazingly talented but can we really trust what they say? They seem sincere enough but who could blame someone for being pessimistic?

Let's hope the companies they tell heed their warnings before any other hacker groups catch wind of weak security.

I hope GBAtemp is safe lol.

@emigre
they havent done any damage, and props for that.
but hopefully they will not continue creeping on the web like that.

If I was the Secretary of State or Minister of State in the Health Ministry and I found out NHS records had been compromised. I would be giving props that an anonymous, unaccountable hacker group who have engaged in illegal activity did not compromise NHS records. I would be angry this group compromised NHS records, which they have no right in doing so. Lulzsec are just internet anarchists, there's nothing to admire.

I agree, that's like giving props to an arsonist for not burning down your house but saying it's very flammable.

Maybe if these guys did it on a consistent basis I would admire them, but instead they just enjoy getting shits and giggles out of exposing personal information from websites. They're bullies, to say the least.

 

[FAST6191]

Having dealt with NHS IT at various levels (coders out there if you ever get to interface with the systems just run as fast as you can) I am shocked it has taken this long.

 

[TheDreamLord]

Im really starting to like these guys..... only thing that was terrible was PSN which i dont even use... lmao

 

[DiscostewSM]

These guys are amazingly talented but can we really trust what they say? They seem sincere enough but who could blame someone for being pessimistic?

Let's hope the companies they tell heed their warnings before any other hacker groups catch wind of weak security.

I hope GBAtemp is safe lol.

@emigre
they havent done any damage, and props for that.
but hopefully they will not continue creeping on the web like that.

If I was the Secretary of State or Minister of State in the Health Ministry and I found out NHS records had been compromised. I would be giving props that an anonymous, unaccountable hacker group who have engaged in illegal activity did not compromise NHS records. I would be angry this group compromised NHS records, which they have no right in doing so. Lulzsec are just internet anarchists, there's nothing to admire.

I agree, that's like giving props to an arsonist for not burning down your house but saying it's very flammable.

Maybe if these guys did it on a consistent basis I would admire them, but instead they just enjoy getting shits and giggles out of exposing personal information from websites. They're bullies, to say the least.

Well, it's better to be hacked with no harm done than to be hacked and have harm done. Of course it's better to not be hacked at all, but if you only had the choice of the former 2....

 

[Hop2089]

Lulzsec just may have helped saved a girl's life.

 

[Anakir]

http://i.imgur.com/PQ6Xk.png

lol'd so much.

 

[Hadrian]

Lulzsec just may have helped saved a girl's life.

Or endangered one now that people can see its very hackable.

 

[ThePowerOutage]

Lulzsec just may have helped saved a girl's life.

Or endangered one now that people can see its very hackable.

Anyone that wanted to hack the NHS and has the skills would not need LulzSec pointing this out.

 

[shakirmoledina]

i cant believe ppl luv such "ppl" who have nothing to do but hack. weird interests but these guys think they are doing something good or fun but are just acting childish.

 

[ferofax]

as far as i know, they're real-life modern cyber Robin Hoods.

 

[KingdomBlade]

as far as i know, they're real-life modern cyber Robin Hoods.

Robin Hood steals from the rich and gives it to the poor.

LulzSec on the other hand, steals large amounts of personal data from large companies for no particular important reason other than because they dislike them and for the "lulz".

I really, really hate the praise being given to them.

 

[Joe88]

These guys are amazingly talented but can we really trust what they say? They seem sincere enough but who could blame someone for being pessimistic?

Let's hope the companies they tell heed their warnings before any other hacker groups catch wind of weak security.

I hope GBAtemp is safe lol.

@emigre
they havent done any damage, and props for that.
but hopefully they will not continue creeping on the web like that.

If I was the Secretary of State or Minister of State in the Health Ministry and I found out NHS records had been compromised. I would be giving props that an anonymous, unaccountable hacker group who have engaged in illegal activity did not compromise NHS records. I would be angry this group compromised NHS records, which they have no right in doing so. Lulzsec are just internet anarchists, there's nothing to admire.

I agree, that's like giving props to an arsonist for not burning down your house but saying it's very flammable.

well they did actually hack into the site

so it more like a robber who broke into your house, stole stuff, then mailed you about all the stuff they stole and told you to get better security

 

[DiscostewSM]

These guys are amazingly talented but can we really trust what they say? They seem sincere enough but who could blame someone for being pessimistic?

Let's hope the companies they tell heed their warnings before any other hacker groups catch wind of weak security.

I hope GBAtemp is safe lol.

@emigre
they havent done any damage, and props for that.
but hopefully they will not continue creeping on the web like that.

If I was the Secretary of State or Minister of State in the Health Ministry and I found out NHS records had been compromised. I would be giving props that an anonymous, unaccountable hacker group who have engaged in illegal activity did not compromise NHS records. I would be angry this group compromised NHS records, which they have no right in doing so. Lulzsec are just internet anarchists, there's nothing to admire.

I agree, that's like giving props to an arsonist for not burning down your house but saying it's very flammable.

well they did actually hack into the site

so it more like a robber who broke into your house, stole stuff, then mailed you about all the stuff they stole and told you to get better security

Actually, more like making a copy than actual stealing. Kinda like pirating, yes?

 

[Joe88]

I guess, so instead of stealing stuff they made copies of important documents (SS card, ect...) that were in your house. and mailed them to you saying they have them
they still should not be praised for committing a crime

 

[gloweyjoey]

I guess, so instead of stealing stuff they made copies of important documents (SS card, ect...) that were in your house. and mailed them to you saying they have them
they still should not be praised for committing a crime

More like make copies of your keys. All they got from this server was admin info and affiliate contact information.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Wow, I'm getting more and more impressed with these guys. So far, they haven't really done anything to cause me to hate them.

 

[shadowmanwkp]

disregard previous statement, due to this: http://gbatemp.net/t296493-lulzsec-decline...-site?&st=0

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You know what is weird? There are a lot of hackers who do the same, but they don't tell anybody about it. There are a lot of hackers that only expose the security holes in a company's network, but won't do anything with the data. Why do they do this? Some companies actually offer a lot of money for people who find their security holes, but they do have to hush it, in order to avoid bad publicity. This might also be the story about lulzsec. I don't really think they're the Samaritans that don't ask anything from the hacked companies. I think they just want to cash in on this development and that the people who read their tweets are getting the wrong idea of them.

I don't mean that this is a bad development however, it is actually very good that companies promote this kind of behavior, because it will enhance their security. That said, lulzsec is getting the right idea with these kinds of hacks/penetrations.

 

[Smartpal]

Man, these guys are really good. Though I don't want them hacking EVERY website they think is unsafe.

 

[naved.islam14]

Love 'em! Keep it up guys!

 

[TheDarkSeed]

they probably will if they ignore that 'warning'

The fact that they're a prestigious organization means they will ignore it. They should not try and play it down and heed this warning.

On another note, Lulzsec might be doing more harm than good by letting everyone know that there is a flaw in their security. Other hackers could find out about this and try and hack for themselves.