An online ‘hacktivist’ group has received both positive and negative comments after taking control of The Sun’s website and hacking into journalists’ email accounts earlier today.
Known as Lulzsec on social media networking site Twitter, the anonymous team of specialist computer hackers have been praised by fellow Tweeters for their attack on Rupert Murdoch.
Many have joined the online revolution, with a wealth of Twitter members tweeting trend word AntiSec, supposedly Lulzsec’s campaign against Rupert Murdoch and those involved with the phone hacking scandal at The Sun and The News of the World.
A video has been produced and posted on YouTube entitled Anonymous-Operation AntiSec by a Twitter member named Kloud who claims: “It’s time to show the corrupt governments of the world that they do not have the right to censor what they do not own.” The video is receiving an increasing number of views, with many in support of its message.
However, a blogging website called Gizmodo who published news of Lulzsec’s actions has seen the other side to the hacktivist’s actions with online users claiming there are double standards in this approach to the News International scandal.
In response to Lulzsec’s takeover of The Sun’s website and redirecting it to another website domain, as well as acquiring access to email accounts and phone numbers of The Sun journalists, one member named CaptainJack said: “I’m no fan of NewsCorps tactics, but isn’t this a bit of the pot calling the kettle black?
“Let them have their fun - because unlike the people behind The Sun phone hacking debacle, if Lulz / Anon ever get caught, they will punished under the full extent of the law without the support of anyone.”
Lulzsec re-routed regular users of The Sun website this morning to the website www.new-times.co.uk/sun showcasing the bogus story on its front page. Entitled ‘Media moguls body discovered’ it described how the Australian media mogul had been found dead in his garden after ingesting a large quantity of palladium.
Gizmodo user JackSparrow added: “I am not saying that NewsCorp are saints, quite the contrary, but I am also saying Anti-Sec does not have any moral high ground in this arena, and shouldn’t be feigning outrage.”
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