Hacker Admits To Scientology DDoS Attack 275
lbwbl writes with news that a New Jersey man will plead guilty to one felony count of 'unauthorized impairment of a protected computer' for his distributed denial of service attacks on Scientology websites as part of 'Anonymous' earlier this year. From Wired:
"He faces a likely sentence of 12 to 18 months in prison based on stipulations in his plea agreement, which also obliges him to pay $37,500 in restitution. ... Friday's case, in US District Court in Los Angeles, marks the first prosecution of an Anonymous member for a series of attacks against the Church of Scientology that began in mid-January. The secretive religious group strayed into Anonymous' sights after trying to suppress the publication of a creepy Tom Cruise video produced for Scientology members."
scientology needs a worldwide campaign launched (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Anonymous (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, and sues all too.
Re:Unauthorized impairment of a protected computer (Score:4, Funny)
Easy defense.... (Score:1, Funny)
Xenu made me do it Your Honor. I plead not guilty by reason of following commands of the Galactic Overlord. Hail Xenu!
Re:This anti-scientology campaign is well meant (Score:5, Funny)
Just tryin' to help out.
business practices (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Link to creepy Tom Cruise video (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone have a link to the creepy Tom Cruise video?
You're going to have to be more specific.
Far more dangerous than Scientology (Score:2, Funny)
Now here is a cult I am much more scared of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYEnDepMKwE [youtube.com]
Re:Unauthorized impairment of a protected computer (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Anonymous Script Kiddies (Score:2, Funny)
I never understood how he made that mistake. It's standard Anonymous procedure in such operations to be behind at least 7 proxies.
Re:scientology needs a worldwide campaign launched (Score:5, Funny)
Sample E-meter questioning:
Holden: You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of the sudden-
Leon: Is this the test now?
Holden: Yes. You're in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down-
Leon: What one?
Holden: What?
Leon: What desert?
Holden: It doesn't make any difference what desert, it's completely hypothetical.
Leon: But how come I'd be there?
Holden: Maybe you're fed up, maybe you want to be by yourself, who knows? You look down and you see a tortoise, Leon, it's crawling toward you-
Leon: Tortoise, what's that?
Holden: Know what a turtle is?
Leon: Of course.
Holden: Same thing.
Leon: I've never seen a turtle. (pause) But I understand what you mean.
Holden: You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back Leon.
Leon: Do you make up these questions, Mr. Holden, or do they write them down for you?
Holden: The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't, not without your help, but you're not helping.
Leon: What do you mean I'm not helping?
Holden: I mean, you're not helping. Why is that Leon? (pause) They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response. (pause) Shall we continue? Describe in single words, only the good things that come in to your mind about: your mother.
Leon: My mother?
Holden: Yeah.
Leon: Let me tell you about my mother. (shot fired)
Re:Unauthorized impairment of a protected computer (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Unauthorized impairment of a protected computer (Score:3, Funny)
Don't be silly, corporations ain't no people, there are some minimal requirements like a heart and minimal morality.
Re:This anti-scientology campaign is well meant (Score:3, Funny)
What are the results from my Bayesian troll filter:
* lie, they "do not hurt anyone" - check
* contradiction, they are a "group nobody pays attention to" but they have "grown in ridiculous numbers" - check
* straw man argument, citing Heavens Gate and gang warfare - check
* invoking Godwins Law by mentioning Nazis - check
* mentioning vi or emacs - negative
Troll rating 4/5 - post rejected.
Phillip.
Re:scientology needs a worldwide campaign launched (Score:4, Funny)
Good deal. That Anonymous guy has been all over slashdot for years. He's a total racist.
Re:This anti-scientology campaign is well meant (Score:4, Funny)
'a registurd church'.
I would've went with 'a registard church'.