http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/09/jake-davis-topiary-lulzsec-answers
By Charles Arthur
theguardian.com
September 9, 2013
Jake Davis, who as "Topiary" in the hacking crew LulzSec was involved in
breakins to a number of websites culminating in a hack of the Sun's news
site - and subsequently sentenced to serve time in a young offenders'
institution - says his intention was only to prompt debate about how
marketing and mass use had overtaken internet security.
In a series of answers on the Ask.fm website, Davis has been responding to
questions from users about his involvement with the notorious group, whose
members received sentences varying from community service to a number of
years in prison. ("Sabu", the New York-based Hector Xavier Monsegur, who
acted as a ringleader for the group, has had his sentencing adjourned
twice since January, as he is still believed to be acting as a witness for
the FBI in a number of cases.)
Davis's responses are often laden with irony, sarcasm and wild invention,
as befits someone who ran the social side - particularly the Twitter
account - of LulzSec, which still has more than 330,000 followers but to
which he says he no longer has access. He is also banned from using
virtual machines, leaving the UK, or associating with former members of
LulzSec until they have served their sentences.
Origins and purpose of LulzSec
Asked about the group's origins, Davis says: "I thought the idea of
Anonymous at the time was the right idea and always saw LulzSec as a sort
of pretty little firework that could sprinkle into nothing so that we
could start focusing on the real issues, like the freedom of journalists,
drone strikes, censorship, spying, etc., but that's not how the third
party cookie crumbles. It's a strange one to answer in terms of the
"difference" between the two "groups", it's all just separate tabs in the
same window, if you can picture the concept. I just want accountability
for the real shadowy criminals such as those at the NSA right now.
Thankfully now we seem to be paying attention to people like Glenn
Greenwald at a mainstream level and there's no need to wave the top hat
and monocle [the symbol used for LulzSec's Twitter account and other
communications] around any more."
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