New Headline:

Lulzsec turns out to be Government operatives, crackdown on Anonymous members net 55 people in sweeping arrests.



Kidding...

how can somone ally them self with an idea? you are not anonymous I am not anonymous, everyone is anonymous.... Anonymous is an idea people share, its not a fixed group of people. if a small group claim to be anonymous, they are just a group that shares the idea of a lot of people...

Was browsing twitter before when I saw this:

Lulzsec and anonymous declare open war against all governments and fat cats

I don't believe this for one second. Hacker groups don't do this. Anon. does not need Lulzsec.

I'm sorry but I just don't buy this. How convenient that a group of cyber thugs wants to team up with a bunch of anonymous people who appear to have a decent cause.

This is starting to play out like a bad comic book. lulzsec is a bunch of gov. goons trying to soil anonymous' name, while simultaneously paving the way for internet censorship.

"Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including email spools and documentation. Prime targets are banks and other high-ranking establishments."

Well, as the authorities keep insisting to us, if we have nothing to hide then we have nothing to fear.

As for the union of lulz / anon - not too sure about this, but time will tell eh?

I bet they made it official with an internet high-five

We encourage any vessel, large or small, to open fire on any government or agency that crosses their path. We fully endorse the flaunting of the word "AntiSec" on any government website defacement or physical graffiti art. ... To increase efforts, we are now teaming up with the Anonymous collective and all affiliated battleships.

Well good for them....
but I don't think its real, and if it is real, it won't last
This could very well be the official turning point of "where things went wrong"
When was Anonymous corrupted, when they agreed to work with Lulzsec....
just a theory

Salutations Lulz Lizards,

As we're aware, the government and whitehat security terrorists across the world continue to dominate and control our Internet ocean. Sitting pretty on cargo bays full of corrupt booty, they think it's acceptable to condition and enslave all vessels in sight. Our Lulz Lizard battle fleet is now declaring immediate and unremitting war on the freedom-snatching moderators of 2011.

Welcome to Operation Anti-Security (#AntiSec) - we encourage any vessel, large or small, to open fire on any government or agency that crosses their path. We fully endorse the flaunting of the word "AntiSec" on any government website defacement or physical graffiti art. We encourage you to spread the word of AntiSec far and wide, for it will be remembered. To increase efforts, we are now teaming up with the Anonymous collective and all affiliated battleships.

Whether you're sailing with us or against us, whether you hold past grudges or a burning desire to sink our lone ship, we invite you to join the rebellion. Together we can defend ourselves so that our privacy is not overrun by profiteering gluttons. Your hat can be white, gray or black, your skin and race are not important. If you're aware of the corruption, expose it now, in the name of Anti-Security.

Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including email spools and documentation. Prime targets are banks and other high-ranking establishments. If they try to censor our progress, we will obliterate the censor with cannonfire anointed with lizard blood.

It's now or never. Come aboard, we're expecting you...

History begins today.

Lulz Security

These groups aren't government controlled. DDoS attacking and low-level hacking is all that they do. There has not been one single ''operation'' that they have conducted which has had any significance, nor any repercussions beyond a few minor, easily forgettable ripples.

They are just spotty kids and a bunch of other social outcasts with ''issues'' who like to indulge in these activities to gain a sense of belonging and purpose.

The constant repetitive slang and ''memes'' are tell-tale signs of disenfranchised and disillusioned people who desperately want to be part of a group; this is an attempt to mimic real-life social constructs and create this ''language'' to belong and feel like they are something other than zitty teenagers with awkward social skills.

Surely no one believes that our respective government's agencies are this unsuccessful and ineffective ?!

what if Lulzsec is just trying to prove the point that
ANYONE CAN CLAIM TO BE ANONYMOUS
anyone come across an official response from anonymous on this issue, be sure to post it here