LulzSec playing dangerous games with Nintendo, Sony hacks
The unpredictable motivation of hacking group LulzSec, who have claimed responsiblity for the recent attacks on Sony and Nintendo, means no one is safe, security experts have said. LulzSec has even gone as far as releasing a statement in regards to the Sony attack.
"Our goal here is not to come across as master hackers, hence what we're about to reveal: SonyPictures.com was owned by a very simple SQL [structured query language] injection, one of the most primitive and common vulnerabilities, as we should all know by now," the group wrote.
Sophos Asia Pacific head of technology, Paul Ducklin, told Computerworld Australia that LulzSec's motivation for was because the group did not agree with the views of Sony, but their attempt to hack a server of an affiliate of Nintendo Co's US unit was less clear. "They claim to say they love Nintendo and they hack for them," Ducklin said.
"They've got a little bit up themselves with this hacking, so who can say who will be next? "Cybercriminals generally don't care. They will go after anyone who is vulnerable and the weaker you are, the more likely they are to do something bad to you." He added that although Nintendo reassured customers no data was stolen, when it comes to data breaches, determining the extent of the damage can be a difficult task.
