The story of the Anonymous hacker offensive against Sony has been a hot topic this past week. The attacks are to protest Sony’s continued legal battles against PS3 hackers. The attacks lead to intermittent downtime on the PlayStation Network (PSN).
Backlash from the gaming community was understandably negative, as no one wants to be denied access to their online gaming time. Speaking in an interview with PlayStation Lifestyle, an Anonymous ring-leader going by the handle of ‘Takai’ reasserted that Anonymous did not intend to affect Sony customers.
“The consumers in this are as one might call, collateral damage. We are very cognisant of the fact that we are not making friends [or] allies among the average consumer with our attack. This is unfortunate as a concern should always be, will the very people we seek to support not see what it is we are trying to achieve. In this case, many don’t. There has been a lot of hate spread throughout the internet and over forums that we are being reckless and simply punishing consumers more than Sony,” said Takai.
“To the consumers I would say: before you judge us, take the time to understand us.”
There were also concerns raised that the attacks on PlayStation Store could leave credit card details vulnerable. “I think I can safely say this on behalf of everyone: we have no malicious intent towards Sony’s consumers,” states Takai.
When queried as to whether a malicious hacker could take advantage of the confusion, Takai responded: “Attacks on systems are done as part of a coordinated effort. Although the operation is open to all, as is DDoSing. More detailed operational components are more controlled.”
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