The FBI sleeps when libraries burn

  • jwiggler@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Hackers acting as if they’re doing a public service by bringing down a free publicly accessible tool is a new level of assbackwardness.

    If the goal really was to force IA to increase their security, they would’ve tried to consult with them. This is more about notoriety and chaos and the hackers have no moral ground to stand on.

    • zante@lemmy.wtf
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      Yeah look at me flexing on and underfunded non profit.

      Not at all hackers are criminals, but many are idiots.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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      was that their stated reason for attacking the internet archive?

      to bring awareness to the security breaches?

      little fucks.

      “I stole your wallet because pockets are so vulnerable. I’m helping.”

    • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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      22 hours ago

      those hackers are probably paid by the corporations wanting to bring it down

      • UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca
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        11 hours ago

        As much as I probably ideologically stand with you, let’s not confirmation bias ourselves into a belief we have no evidence for.

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      Hackers acting as if they’re doing a public service by bringing down a free publicly accessible tool is a new level of assbackwardness.

      are the zendesk hackers the same as the ones who brought down the website initially?

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      1 day ago

      Their emotional maturity is close to zero.

      They go after internet archive, such a lame move.