Anonymous Takes the Reins from LulzSec in Internet Rampage

Have we really seen the last of LulzSec? Perhaps not.

This past weekend LulzSec – a publicity-seeking hacker group that has left a trail of sabotaged websites over the last two months – announced that it is dissolving itself. The group announced its retirement after “50 days of lulz,” an Internet rampage, noting that the reason for its dissolution is out of boredom and not mounting legal pressure.

During its 50-day existence, LulzSec hacked PBS, Fox News, Sony, Black & Berg Cybersecurity Consulting, Pron.com, Bethesda Game Studios, and various other gaming entities.

Yet upon the end of the journey, a LulzSec member stated publicly, “We're not quitting because we're afraid of law enforcement. The press are getting bored of us, and we're getting bored of us.”

“Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind – we hope – inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love. If anything, we hope we had a microscopic impact on someone, somewhere. Anywhere,” the group wrote.

However, word on the street now is that LulzSec has rekindled a flame with its old friend Anonymous and the two are continuing the quest to expose corrupt governments by protesting any and all institutions’ or governments’ attempts to censor or moderate the Internet, according to reports.

Anonymous, who is currently working on exposing content from the US, tweeted Sunday, "Currently uploading about everything about Zimbabwe Government on Internet there is to know. Who actually likes Robert Mugabe?"

The team not only revealed contents from the Arizona police force but also uncovered sensitive content from the servers of a number of governments, including content from the government servers of Anguilla, passwords from Brazilian government servers, and the user base of Zimbabwe. Another batch comes from Australia, but the contents remain vague.

A tweet from AnonymousIRC on Sunday read, "Yes, my fellows. We may be not quite as funny, but we can assure you: We sail in the same spirit. LulzSec = Anonymous. Who did NOT now?"