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Too Much Free Time

by Mike Masnick

Mon, May 12th 2008 5:07pm




Filed Under:
anonymous coward, chile, cracking, hacking


Chilean Hacker Uses Anonymous Coward As Nom De Hacker

from the amusing dept

When Slashdot first started up, it automatically put the name "Anonymous Coward" into its comment system for anyone who chose not to leave a name. When we started using Slashcode ourselves in the early days, we followed suit, and have kept it up ever since (which still gets amusing when people assume all of the Anonymous Coward comments are by the same person). However, it looks like a malicious hacker (or, cracker, if you must) in Chile has decided to take that name a bit further. After stealing data on 6 million Chileans (including the daughter of the president) and posting it all online, it came out that the hacker was using the name "Anonymous Coward" to brag about his exploits. Hopefully, the Chilean police don't now try to shut down Slashdot.

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 5:56pm

    You deserve it LOL

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 5:58pm

    LOL

    Stupid person above me, now posting here!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:03pm

    Identity Theft

    Hey you people ... quit pretending to be me!!!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:09pm

    youre not me, I'M me

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:10pm

    Liars!

    ...all of you!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:10pm

    No, I'm me!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:22pm

    Talk about idenity theft!!!!
    im me.... not you

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:27pm

    What did I miss?

     

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    Kiba, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:28pm

    Will the real anonymous coward please stand up?

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 6:31pm

    You posers!

    I actually thought I was getting up in the middle of the night and posting and then forgetting in the morning. Whew! It's a relief to know that all the postings weren't just me.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 7:15pm

    Re:

    *stands up*

     

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    eleete, May 12th, 2008 @ 7:58pm

    I see a Poster

    A Poster with a zillion of the same faces, and one that is not, and the question, Where's AC ?

    eleete

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 9:13pm

    *I* am Anonymous Coward...











    (not to be confused with that Spartacus or whateverhisnamewas...)

     

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    The Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 9:28pm

    ohi2u2

     

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    p1nkm15t, May 12th, 2008 @ 9:38pm

    Is Anonymous Coward

    the new spartacus?

    Took a while for history to repeat that one :)

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 10:17pm

    *I* am Anonymous Coward!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 12th, 2008 @ 10:31pm

    O RLY?

    I CAN HAZ NAME BAK PLZ?




    KTHXBYE!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 12:25am

    We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 12:49am

    I'm the coward!

    and so is my wife.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 1:13am

    I'm Anonymous Coward, yes I'm the real Anonymous Coward. All you other Anonymous Cowards are just imitating. So will the real Anonymous Coward please stand up? Please stand up!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 1:43am

    After cloning myself into a gazillion instances, now my clones are out to claim me for themselves.

    Reminds me of Arvin Sloane and Arvin Clone.

    This is my final say, I AM THE I AM

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 1:47am

    There can be only one!.

     

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    Batman, May 13th, 2008 @ 1:53am

    I am Batman.

     

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    Sean, May 13th, 2008 @ 3:07am

    I'm Anonymous Coward!

    d'oh!

     

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    The Mighty Buzzard, May 13th, 2008 @ 3:23am

    Hackers/Crackers don't make clones, they just go fork themselves.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 3:26am

    I'm not Anonymous Coward.

     

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    Ze Anonymouse Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 3:30am

    et tu?

     

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    Chronno S. Trigger, May 13th, 2008 @ 6:00am

    Re:

    Rules #3, 4, and 5 of the internet
    3) We are Anonymous.
    4) Anonymous is legion
    5) Anonymous never forgives

     

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    Sparticus, May 13th, 2008 @ 6:19am

    I'm Sparticus.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 7:44am

    AC = Biggest spammer ever

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 9:47am

    ERROR ID10T

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 13th, 2008 @ 7:13pm

    Not funny

    You're not as funny as you think you are. That having been said, "Madness? Madness! THIS IS THE INTERNET!"

     

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    Anonymous Coward, May 16th, 2008 @ 9:05am

    Woah, looks like I was here before I did!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 10th, 2008 @ 12:07am

    Anonymous Coward

    i am Anonymous Coward

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 10th, 2008 @ 12:07am

    Anonymous Coward

    i am Anonymous Coward

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 10th, 2008 @ 12:08am

    Anonymous Coward

    i am Anonymous Coward

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 10th, 2008 @ 12:10am

    i am Anonymous Coward

     

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    The Masked Anonymous Coward, Jun 11th, 2008 @ 11:18pm

    Not when Slashdot began...

    Actually the anonymous coward came in to existence only when Slashdot instituted the name registration system.

    In the time before time and 7300 digit user id #s and grits and Natalie Portman comments, Slashdot actually had a comment system that allowed users to fill in their name on each and every comment. Then came the comments that name stole Bruce Perens and the loss of innocence and meta meta meta moderation points...

     

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