Facebook Users - Beware of the 5th of November

papa_smurf · 08-11-11, 04:23 AM

The hacking group, Anonymous have a new target: Facebook, saying;

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We'll kill Facebook on bonfire night

So is this a empty threat, or will they attempt to bring down the biggest social media site? If they succeed, will society in the western world collapse due to Facebook users been unable to communicate with friends, "like" and other facebook stuff (not a user so have no idea what people do on facebook).

Betonov · 08-11-11, 04:35 AM

Remember remember the 5th of november... sorry, couldn't resist

Oh well, I won't miss it even if it is an everyday part of my life. Since in the last months it has become utter cra... excrement.

Feuer Frei! · 08-11-11, 04:41 AM

Hahaha! Go Anonymous.

AVGWarhawk · 08-11-11, 05:55 AM

Well I guess people will just have to pick up the phone to talk to their friends. Worked in the past and still works today. Imagine that!

Jimbuna · 08-11-11, 05:59 AM

Can't say I'd miss it but I know quite a few people who would.

Diopos · 08-11-11, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

... will just have to pick up the phone to talk to their friends...

They don't have their phone numbers anymore...

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mookiemookie · 08-11-11, 06:21 AM

I would wager that Facebook is still up and running on November 6th.

Growler · 08-11-11, 06:36 AM

None of the quasi-official Anon sources confirmed that the video posted was in fact from Anonymous, and at one point yesterday, I read an article that suggested that the video was no where near Anonymous' previously-released videos' standards, suggesting a simulacrum and not genuinely from Anon.

Who knows, though I doubt even Anon have the minerals to do much to Facebook.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-11-11, 06:51 AM

Fifth of November - it's bloody HunterICX again

Phone numbers of your friends are available on FB, provided the user has ticked (or unticked) the correct boxes, so if you want them get them now. Facebook is just as open to this malarky as any other company but hopefully this will give them a nudge to redouble their security efforts.

I know people who knock FB and can't see the point but it is great for me to keep in touch with family in Canadialand and throughout UK, and some criminal associates Down Under (sorry, friends that have emigrated to Oz). It also helps me to keep in touch with all my old air force buddies spread globally - saves me a fortune in telephone calls or stamps.

If it did all end, it wouldn't be the end of the world, just very annoying, if the hackers want to be useful they can just get rid of FB's irritating games and their invitations. Then they'd be rejoiced by the majority of users.

danlisa · 08-11-11, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

So is this a empty threat, or will they attempt to bring down the biggest social media site?

They'll easily succeed. Anon/Luzsec could bring facebook down using a simple DDoS attack from the LOIC, I suspect though that they have other 'tactics' available to them.

BTW, Anon/Luz usually only target sites/companies which they perceive have done wrong toward the general populace. What's their reasoning behind going after FB?

Herr-Berbunch · 08-11-11, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

BTW, Anon/Luz usually only target sites/companies which they perceive have done wrong toward the general populace. What's their reasoning behind going after FB?

How about every privacy amendment FB ever makes?

AVGWarhawk · 08-11-11, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Diopos

They don't have their phone numbers anymore...

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Then I'm guessing they are not the best of friends then.

joea · 08-11-11, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

How about every privacy amendment FB ever makes?

Am a FB user myself, but they need to smarten up with their non-privacy policy.

NeonSamurai · 08-11-11, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

BTW, Anon/Luz usually only target sites/companies which they perceive have done wrong toward the general populace. What's their reasoning behind going after FB?

How bout the whole insidious nature of Facebook, and how they have intentionally designed it to be as addictive as possible. I am actually surprized they haven't targeted FB yet.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-11-11, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

How bout the whole insidious nature of Facebook, and how they have intentionally designed it to be as addictive as possible.

It would be a poor show if they'd intentionally designed it to be ignored.

But I'm with you on the insidious side.

08-11-11, 04:41 AM	#3
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Hahaha! Go Anonymous. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

08-11-11, 05:55 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well I guess people will just have to pick up the phone to talk to their friends. Worked in the past and still works today. Imagine that! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-11-11, 05:59 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Can't say I'd miss it but I know quite a few people who would. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-11-11, 06:21 AM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I would wager that Facebook is still up and running on November 6th. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

08-11-11, 06:36 AM	#8
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	None of the quasi-official Anon sources confirmed that the video posted was in fact from Anonymous, and at one point yesterday, I read an article that suggested that the video was no where near Anonymous' previously-released videos' standards, suggesting a simulacrum and not genuinely from Anon. Who knows, though I doubt even Anon have the minerals to do much to Facebook. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

08-11-11, 04:35 AM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Remember remember the 5th of november... sorry, couldn't resist Oh well, I won't miss it even if it is an everyday part of my life. Since in the last months it has become utter cra... excrement.

08-11-11, 06:51 AM	#9
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Fifth of November - it's bloody HunterICX again Phone numbers of your friends are available on FB, provided the user has ticked (or unticked) the correct boxes, so if you want them get them now. Facebook is just as open to this malarky as any other company but hopefully this will give them a nudge to redouble their security efforts. I know people who knock FB and can't see the point but it is great for me to keep in touch with family in Canadialand and throughout UK, and some criminal associates Down Under (sorry, friends that have emigrated to Oz). It also helps me to keep in touch with all my old air force buddies spread globally - saves me a fortune in telephone calls or stamps. If it did all end, it wouldn't be the end of the world, just very annoying, if the hackers want to be useful they can just get rid of FB's irritating games and their invitations. Then they'd be rejoiced by the majority of users. __________________