+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 9, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted May 9, 2011 Dear Users of the AnonOps Network,We regret to inform you today that our network has been compromised by a former IRC-operator and fellow helper named "Ryan". He decided that he didn't like the leaderless command structure that AnonOps Network Admins use. So he organised a coup d'etat, with his "friends" at skidsr.us . Using the networks service bot "Zalgo" he scavenged the IP's and passwords of all the network servers (including the hub) and then systematically aimed denial of service attacks at them (which is why the network has been unstable for the past week). Unfortunately he has control of the domain names AnonOps.ru (and possibly AnonOps.net, we don't know at this stage) so we are unable to continue using them. We however still have control over AnonOps.in, and will continue to publish news there. We would STRONGLY ADVISE all users to STAY AWAY from AnonOps.net and AnonOps.ru, and they should be considered COMPROMISED. Using or connecting to any service on those addresses may put your computer, and by extension your person, at risk. We will continue to update you on this story, as well as on how we proceed with the future of Anonops. We are profoundly sorry for this drama, and we can't give you a an estimate on when service will resume normally. Alas, the IRC-network will probably remain down until we can sort this out. We will try to keep you up to date you via our official channel (anonops.in). Signed, The "Old" AnonOps netstaff. "****storm", "Nerdo","owen","blergh", and "Power2All" P.S: Further notices on AnonOps.net/ru will probably be posted to dispell this one, and any unavailablity of AnonOps.in will only prove this message is true. THIS IS NOT A JOKE, THIS ISN'T A LIE, THIS IS THE TRUTH AND WE ARE SORRY FOR THAT. P.P.S: The person behind this attack is also involved in the "new" Encyclopedia Dramatica (encyclopediadramatica.ch) . If you have previously signed up as a user with a legitimate email-address/password, you should take caution and consider that your account and password *might* be compromised. tl;dr: AnonOps.ru/net got hijacked by a rogue admin, and no longer has anything to do with AnonOps, this domain should NOT be used if you wish to connect to the legitimate AnonOps network. Please use anonops.in instead. Sorry! Source: http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/05/anonymous-irc-networks-ircanonopsnet.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+-+Daily+Cyber+News+Updates%29&utm_content=Twitter :laugh: :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluxii Media Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 anonops.in just gives me a 404 error. Lol. These poor script kiddies fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodwork Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 All is forgiven for PSN being down now. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Dash8 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 An ignorant childish mob usually devolves into fighting among themselves, so no surprises there. This is so sad, when really Anonymous should be focusing all their efforts into fighting for our freedoms... namely by hacking major companies and encouraging piracy. Those are the really important targets and goals in the fight for freedom. Once Sony and Microsoft and Apple are defeated, and we can pirate all sorts of digital content freely, the world will be a much more peaceful and happy place to live in :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'm not surprised that attempting to create leaders in a leaderless group resulted in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerowen Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 All your base are belong to Ryan, because now anonops.in is down too, lol. http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/q?domain=anonops.in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 These guys are like a bunch of clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted May 9, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 9, 2011 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
]SK[ Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Ahahaha. The rise and fall of Anonymous is in its final stages it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 9, 2011 Author Subscriber² Share Posted May 9, 2011 Ahahaha. The rise and fall of Anonymous is in its final stages it seems. And the rise of Lulzsec? Most likely a branch off of Anon anyway... *sigh*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrentthief Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Can't they just hack adobe and release the sourcecode for adobe flash player that way we can have a fast open source version of flash for windows and linux and it wouldn't be riddled with security holes, instead they steal credit card numbers :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenBeard Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 [...] instead they steal credit card numbers :( https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/995856-anon-sony-i-am-disapoint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unix2 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Can't wait to see all these clown terrorists into jail where they below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohitster Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Can't they just hack adobe and release the sourcecode for adobe flash player that way we can have a fast open source version of flash for windows and linux and it wouldn't be riddled with security holes, instead they steal credit card numbers :( This! But I don't think they steal credit card numbers - as per my knowledge - via the the Internet knowledge sharing sites - via the anonymous sources! lol :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 9, 2011 Author Subscriber² Share Posted May 9, 2011 3:40 AM GMTA small update: Some friends of AnonOps didn't like what had happened, so they... well go and look at http://www.anonops.net Currently Ryan is "hitting" anything that moves (and even some things that are quite stationary), so their isn't any chance of IRC returning for a good few hours. irc.anonops.net + irc.anonops.ru seem to be pointing at IRC servers that don't mask IPs, so we suggest you don't connect to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 10, 2011 Author Subscriber² Share Posted May 10, 2011 In keeping with Anonymous' impressive track record of publicly shaming its opponents, the mysterious Ryan may have already been identified.The British technology website Thinq captured a screenshot of a revenge attack carried out by Anonymous members that lists Ryan Cleary, a British teen thought to be between 17 and 19 years old, as the AnonOps hacker. The screenshot also includes Cleary's physical, email and IP addresses and home and mobile phone numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster69 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 That cat is hosed. Next they will place all the blame and evidence on him for the Sony thing and he will go down in flames and the real hackers will laugh all the way to their next hack. How does it even make sense to take on a group of people by yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still1 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I bet its Sony trying to keep all hackers away from Anon website... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted May 10, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 10, 2011 its almost like they are the dutch government lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 PSN gets hacked and Anonymous denies it. Suddenly, Anonymous is hacked from within. I'm thinking that like everyone else has thought, that some people within the group were acting alone and I'm guessing this "Ryan" is probably behind the PSN attack. Trying to take down your own collective would only serve to expose yourself. This sort of "cut off the nose to spite the face" behavior is very similar to doing something like taking down to PSN to make Sony look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster69 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 PSN gets hacked and Anonymous denies it. Suddenly, Anonymous is hacked from within. I'm thinking that like everyone else has thought, that some people within the group were acting alone and I'm guessing this "Ryan" is probably behind the PSN attack. Trying to take down your own collective would only serve to expose yourself. This sort of "cut off the nose to spite the face" behavior is very similar to doing something like taking down to PSN to make Sony look bad. This and he may have attempted to destroy any evidence. Speculation of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 PSN gets hacked and Anonymous denies it. Suddenly, Anonymous is hacked from within. I'm thinking that like everyone else has thought, that some people within the group were acting alone and I'm guessing this "Ryan" is probably behind the PSN attack. Trying to take down your own collective would only serve to expose yourself. This sort of "cut off the nose to spite the face" behavior is very similar to doing something like taking down to PSN to make Sony look bad. Actually, Ryan apparently didn't like the direction and actions Anon was taking ( could have been hacking Sony and hurting the innocents through their hacks ) so he left and is now fighting against Anon. Ryan could very well be the actual good guy in this. Hard to tell, but either way, Anon is a joke and they deserve all the bad karma they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster69 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Actually, Ryan apparently didn't like the direction and actions Anon was taking ( could have been hacking Sony and hurting the innocents through their hacks ) so he left and is now fighting against Anon. Ryan could very well be the actual good guy in this. Hard to tell, but either way, Anon is a joke and they deserve all the bad karma they get. Unfortunately if this starts to play out bad for them they may choose to attack Sony once again or someone else. Just to prove they can. Either way the user will suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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