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The hackers are the victims here. They are just trying to survive in a world of increased internet security. They were here before all these "banks" and stuff decided to use the internet too.

are they getting out of hand or are they just getting sloppier and getting caught more easily?

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The problem is typically that the higher-ups in any given company want to nickel-and-dime their IT security, typically only reacting once a breach has taken place... with the constant cries of the security folks falling on deaf ears, yet they're also the first to be blamed for the security failures. [thumbdown]

So don't point fingers at the security folks... they know it's an issue, but the executives would rather line their own pockets and show better profit margins to their investors. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/wink1.gif

Agreed, often they may not be able to do anything about it, due to management being stupid and short sighted - then when something does happen it's all 'their' fault, regardless of it actually being due to the management kneecaping them.
Sometimes it's just plain careless, complacent or stupid IT staff - possibly due to management not paying a decent wage for skilled staff or their training.
I'm not in IT, but run into these issues a number of times in other fields.

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They have zero interest in the "gaming culture." Why not look into the political motivation for why they might target Sony. [rolleyes] The rest have merely been fallout from people folks looking for laughs and their 5 minutes of fame.

And unless every government takes over ever bandwidth carrier in the world, there isn't any such thing as "controlling the internet." In places such as China, sure. The rest of the world? Not likely... if they tried to control every facet of communication like that, they would experience the same fires erupting throughout the middle east. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/wink1.gif

Also, it's not like tens, if not hundreds of thousands of attempted network intrusions aren't made on a daily basis... and have been for years on end, without the govt stepping in.

Just because some folks would rather have the govt shepherd them and "take care of them" doesn't mean the rest of the world wants it. These are private corporations... if they have an issue with intruders, they need to ramp up their security to address it; not ask someone else to do it for them... which will NEVER stomp out the problem. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/wink1.gif

Zero interest in the gaming culture? What about the CIA? [rolleyes]

The hacker group Lulz Security has claimed it has brought down the public-facing website of the US Central Intelligence Agency.
The alleged hack on CIA.gov occurred on the same day the group opened a telephone request line so its fans could suggest potential targets.
On its Twitter feed, the group wrote: "Tango down - cia.gov - for the lulz".
The CIA website was inaccessible at times on Wednesday but appeared to be back up on Thursday.
The hack claim could not immediately be verified.
It was unclear if the outage was due to LulzSec's efforts or to the large number of internet users trying to check the site. No one can be 100% safe from hacking, dettol only kills 99.9% of germs after all, but when things are running wild who do you think they will turn to? Laws and governments. I used "controlling the Internet" in a very broad term there, which you singled down to something like the Chinese do. There are many other ways to do it.

The government not stepped in before? Well I dont recall such media attention on it before. Hackers will soon enough get carried away, perhaps not the ones that started it but the retards soon follow.

I am not saying things will change tomorrow, but nothing positive will come of this, just ridiculous laws and systems that hurt us all.

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The hackers are the victims here. They are just trying to survive in a world of increased internet security. They were here before all these "banks" and stuff decided to use the internet too.

[rofl][rofl][rofl]