Lizard Squad Get a Taste of Their Own Medicine
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Since then two UK arrests have been made in connection to Lizard Squad, but for all intents and purposes it certainly seemed like they got what they wanted, until now. Security researcher Brian Krebs has reported that their database has been hacked. That’s right, a group of hackers who brought down two of the biggest gaming networks in the world, on the busiest day of the year, have in fact been hacked themselves.
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This ironic backlash might have something to do with the group adopting a more overt, public persona in the wake of the PSN and XBL attacks. Vince Omari, the first man to be arrested in the UK in connection to Lizard Squad actually appeared on Sky News, billed as an ‘online security analyst’. Days before said appearance, BBC Radio 5 conducted an interview with two anonymous Lizard Squad members, one of whom sounded eerily similar to Omari. This strikes me as one of those ‘emperor has no clothes’ type situations.
Omari is out on bail now until March, but his initial arrest has spiraled into what amounts to a full-on global manhunt. The FBI have been working in conjunction with both the UK authorities and the Finnish police, who have also hauled in a suspected hacker audacious enough to show his face on camera.
A lot of this seems fairly reminiscent of what happened to Lulzsec, the hacker group who famously went after the CIA just a few years ago. They gradually transitioned from a clutch of shadowy ne'er-do-wells into a kind of global infamy, ultimately leading to their downfall. The key difference is that whilst Lulzsec’s guiding prerogative never really extended being chaos, Lizard Squad seem far more interested in money. Even if the group ends up weathering a similar implosion, it’s unlikely we've heard the last of them.
Callum Davies
Callum is a film school graduate who is now making a name for himself as a journalist and content writer. His vices include flat whites and 90s hip-hop. Follow him @CallumAtSMF
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Lizard Squad Get a Taste of Their Own Medicine
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