LulzSec posts new 'hotlines' for anonymous hacking requests

Hacker group LulzSec on Saturday (Manila time) posted new numbers for its “request line" where it accepts anonymous hack requests, after claiming that its initial numbers got suspended. The group’s new numbers, posted on its Twitter account, indicated it may be getting calls from the United States and United Kingdom. “Our numbers got suspended. Try our new numbers | UK +44 020 8133 9723 | USA (209) 690-7925 | lulz-killers don’t like the lizard talks," it said. LulzSec, which claimed credit for attacks on Sony and the Central Intelligence Agency, initially set up a request line, featuring what appeared to be a phone number in Ohio. Also, the group continued with its hacks "by request," claiming to take down tribalwars.net and hackforums.net. Both sites were online as of 1pm on Saturday, however. "These are kind of lame targets, but we're just doing them from requests. Someone, somewhere, is getting their lulz fulfilled today!" LulzSec said. Meanwhile, the group clarified that it is not at odds with hacktivist group Anonymous, which has also claimed credit for attacks on several government websites. “To confirm, we aren’t going after Anonymous. 4chan isn’t Anonymous to begin with, and /b/ is certainly not the whole of 4chan. True story," it said. Also, the group claimed its members “screw each other over for a jolt of satisfaction." In a manifesto posted on its website, LulzSec admitted having enemies, but said these are mainly gamers. It also insisted its release of unencrypted usernames and passwords is “funny." “This is the lulz lizard era, where we do things just because we find it entertaining. Watching someone’s Facebook picture turn into a penis and seeing their sister’s shocked response is priceless. Receiving angry emails from the man you just sent 10 dildos to because he can’t secure his Amazon password is priceless. You find it funny to watch havoc unfold, and we find it funny to cause it. We release personal data so that equally evil people can entertain us with what they do with it," it said. “This is the Internet, where we screw each other over for a jolt of satisfaction. There are peons and lulz lizards; trolls and victims," it added. — TJD, GMA News