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marshray on Feb 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: How LulzSec kept itself safe during the summer of ...

Yes, it was a vendor interview piece with a linkbait-and-switch title. (Cloudfare didn't keep Lulzsec "safe", they kept their website up.)

But NewScientist's primary audience is not web hosting specialists. So for their audience I expect it was mildly educational.

functionform on Feb 28, 2012 [–]

If I remember correctly some guy posted lulzsec member identities online after simply following them in irc..

AndyJPartridge on Feb 28, 2012 | [–]

Indeed, but none of them led to the arrests.

It's very likely that they were false IDs created for diversion.

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