So some organized group of hackers got into their site, through a real exploit. I'm amazed, most stuff these days is kiddie exploit crap. Although, it was financially oriented. It's all financially oriented now, BS from people trying to tell you they're the spiritual second generation of the hackers that built the internet and loved exploring aside.
Alan and Kfir of protestwarrior are buffoons. Seriously. They're using the situation to try to deflect attention from the fact that they stored credit cards on their server with no encryption and improper security.
Let me say that again:
NO. ENCRYPTION.
If an incident had actually happened to the point of customer's card data being used, they'd be in for a minimum of 500k fines from credit card companies for improper storage, and the herd-thinking super patriots over there would probably try to say it's some kind of leftist conspiracy. Hayzeus tapdancing Christos, there are special levels of hell reserved for people that incompetant.
I was removed from PW for posting their administrative password hashes for the forum after telling them for the umpteenth time they needed to fix what was letting me get it, and their attitude toward security hasn't improved since, except for now where they have to now that big money is involved and people might stop sending in the precious precious money.
Also, what's up with everyone wishing prison rape on that kid? He's a dumbass, everyone starting the "free dumbass" site is a spin-gobbling idiot, but I'd have to say that prison rape isn't funny and wishing it on people isn't either. Let's be frank, people: Prison rape is only funny if it involves a clown.
Second, what's up with these "right wing hackers"? I laugh hysterically each time I see the contrast:
Left wing hacker jackass tries to mess with goatse-level gaping security holes in PW = LYNCHING TIME. (Not that I don't think he shouldn't be barred from computers for life, but wanting to kill someone? Get a life.)
Right wing hacker jackass runs out of creative ideas or skill and resorts to a ten hour DDoS on a democrat website, costing them thousands of dollars and causing collateral damage/slowdown all along the peering structure = WOW THEY R TEH AWESOME.
There are some people, ostensibly on my side against leftists, who I will gleefully punch into unconsciousness should I get the chance. Oh, and the testicle-impaired people who always post about how someone they don't like / disagree with needs killing are pathetic. Let's have a cheer to the internet- letting socially challenged arfcommers who would have a hard time even forming words if suddenly placed within the supposed target of their vengeful desires talk like people who actually have the brass ones to commit acts of violence against people who haven't started it first. I'm awed at how many people must be going around with angry little lives judging from how fast they are to post that they want someone to go kill the guy who made the 'forsake the troops' website. These unstable loons also own guns. I had better buy more.
But enough ranting. If you give a single dollar to Protestwarrior via credit card, you are underwriting near-criminal incompetance. And if you think that messing with websites is an appropriate way to show your political allegiance, you are an asshat.
And one last aside:
People who use the word '*Not nice word for gay men*' or 'gay' as an insult, or who dislike gay people beyond a normal 'um that's not my thing' feeling, without exception have latent psychological issues involving their own sexuality and repressed desires. That's right, the guy who keeps posting richard simmons pictures to reply to any posts that he thinks are 'gay' and talks big about how awful and abhorrent and deserving of beatings gay men are, probably lies in bed at night crying because he doesn't want to be attracted to men.
