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 Sony apparently isn't rolling over as hackers breach and pilfer its data. As a way to fight back, the company is using hacking methods of its own to combat illegal downloads of its property, according to Recode. The entertainment giant is harnessing Amazon Web Services (the backend that hosts Netflix, Instagram and many others) to launch a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on websites hosting the stolen assets, as Recode's sources tell it. Given how vocal the Guardians of Peace have been so far during their campaign against the outfit, we'll likely know just how accurate these reports are in short order.


 



 


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They should just pour coffee on their server racks to prevent their stuff from getting stolen.

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I hate fat looser pirates but this is dirty.

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They should just pour coffee on their server racks to prevent their stuff from getting stolen.

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Uh, Sony is commiting a DDoS attack? That's illegal.

If this is true then somebody needs to go to jail.

Probably fbi sponsored

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*Sigh* this isn't the first time and it won't be the last that the Government doesn't listen to its own rules...

Has it ever?

 

Yeah, its probably not the best thing to do... I'd rather contract a group of hackers to hack the files of the sites...

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Still doesn't make it legal :|

 

*Sigh* this isn't the first time and it won't be the last that the Government doesn't listen to its own rules...

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I'm honestly not even sure why they ever had so much unreleased material and sensitive data on a networked server in the first place. 

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is DDOS'ing illegal if you are being attacked???

 

isnt kind of like self-defense? goal isnt to kill someone, but try to make them stop doing whatever they are doing using force if needed. 

 

 

this might form a grey area...

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I'm honestly not even sure why they ever had so much unreleased material and sensitive data on a networked server in the first place. 

idk because it has to go somewhere smart one.

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Has it ever?

 

Yeah, its probably not the best thing to do... I'd rather contract a group of hackers to hack the files of the sites...

Or raid the place that the hacking occurred? The files are probably backed up and are in cold storage in different locations. A DDoS attack and hacking them back isn't going to do squat, sadly. If they did hack in just do a "rm -rf" on everything! haha.

 

 

is DDOS'ing illegal if you are being attacked???

 

isnt kind of like self-defense? goal isnt to kill someone, but try to make them stop doing whatever they are doing using force if needed. 

 

 

this might form a grey area...

It's illegal in nearly all first world countries and is punishable with jail time. Personally I do not think it matters if it's used defensively or offensively, it hurts everyone and the Internet as a whole.

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idk because it has to go somewhere smart one.

And It's impossible to store it on a none networked machine? Anything I have that I'd not want getting out isn't stored on networked devices.

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And It's impossible to store it on a none networked machine? Anything I have that I'd not want getting out isn't stored on networked devices.

I suppose they are supposed to use sneakernet?

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Still doesn't make it legal :|

 

*Sigh* this isn't the first time and it won't be the last that the Government doesn't listen to its own rules...

 

Not when Government is on their back. 

 

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Hur dur Sony is a japanese company. It doesn't have to follow US law. 

they have a branch in the US, so it applies I think. Though I don't think japan has laws to deal with this.

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Hur dur Sony is a japanese company. It doesn't have to follow US law.

Completely wrong. To operate in the US they have to agree to follow US laws. They could just no longer operate here, but that would be a very bad move. Its like what's happening with Google in the EU right now.

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Wow wow wow. It's only a unconfirmed rumour. People act like Sony has committed the crime already.

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Probably fbi sponsored

 

 

Still doesn't make it legal :|

 

*Sigh* this isn't the first time and it won't be the last that the Government doesn't listen to its own rules...

 

Jesus Christ you guy, you wanna be grabbed from the street, blindfolded and bundled into the back of a van next time your walking down the street?  :ph34r:

 

Honestly though I seriously doubt the authenticity of this, they can't be that stupid as to actually tell people they're doing it.

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