LulzSec Hackers Retire? Group Claims It's Finished After 50 Days Of 'Mayhem'

The unpredictable hacker group known as Lulz Security may be throwing in the towel after 50 days of almost constant cyberattacks.

On Saturday, LulzSec posted what it claimed to be "our final release." (They also tweeted a link to what may be their very last data dump.)

From the post:

For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could. All to selflessly entertain others - vanity, fame, recognition, all of these things are shadowed by our desire for that which we all love. The raw, uninterrupted, chaotic thrill of entertainment and anarchy. It's what we all crave, even the seemingly lifeless politicians and emotionless, middle-aged self-titled failures. You are not failures. You have not blown away. You can get what you want and you are worth having it, believe in yourself.

The group has claimed responsibility for hacking websites of government-run organizations like the CIA, FBI partner InfraGard and the Arizona police, as well as entertainment companies like Sony--all while brandishing the slogan "Laughing at your security since 2011."

The group has repeatedly claimed that their primary goal for hacking has been simply "for the lulz." However, LulzSec's apparent retirement statement noted the group's commitment to "Operation Anti-Security," a collaboration with politically bent hacktivist collective Anonymous.

"Again, behind the mask, behind the insanity and mayhem, we truly believe in the AntiSec movement," LulzSec's Saturday statement read. "We believe in it so strongly that we brought it back, much to the dismay of those looking for more anarchic lulz. We hope, wish, even beg, that the movement manifests itself into a revolution that can continue on without us. The support we've gathered for it in such a short space of time is truly overwhelming, and not to mention humbling. Please don't stop. Together, united, we can stomp down our common oppressors and imbue ourselves with the power and freedom we deserve."

Is this really the end of Lulzec?

Read the group's entire post at Pastebin, and leave your thoughts in the comments (below).

Comments

[Runey]

02:57 AM on 06/28/2011

the lil script kiddies are finally realizing they could end up being someone's little b1tch in prison.
Damn right they're finished. I don't think they wanna do jail for the 'lulz'.

[dr-steve-pesyk]

08:07 PM on 06/27/2011

Ironically the hackers have done more actual work
than the average government employee -
to perhaps deserve a pension -
whereas the government group probably does not
similarly deserve one.

[Danielle Lugo]

06:28 PM on 06/27/2011

Ah, they may be "retiring" to go low key, but they are NOT out of the game.

[crayola 08b]

01:04 PM on 06/27/2011

i can haz lulz?

[blakewelding]

11:56 AM on 06/27/2011

They are all going to prison...rest assured.

[Niet]

12:01 PM on 06/27/2011

And you're going to die alone after a long boring life... rest assured.

[kentah]

03:04 PM on 06/27/2011

What's the crime?

[Runey]

02:57 AM on 06/28/2011

are you kidding?!

[hungrypilot]

08:53 AM on 06/27/2011

Zzzzzz

[netzwerg]

08:38 AM on 06/27/2011

Media in Austria is reporting that Anonymous pulled 40TB (Terabytes) of data from the American FEMA organization on the SENTINEL program and will release it soon to the public.

http://derstandard.at/1308679729483/AntiSec-Anonymous-Hack-liefert-Handbuch-gegen-Cyberterror

[Chicookie]

07:50 AM on 06/27/2011

They shall be missed! DO EVERYTHING FOR THE LULZ!!!

[ramblingjohnny]

06:41 AM on 06/27/2011

Like student manifestation, activist hacking usually occur just after the end of term. But now some of these kids have Summer jobs to keep them busy. Plus it never a bad idea stop while you're ahead.

[Seedomang]

12:44 AM on 06/27/2011

I think they made their point well!

[Allison Camino]

12:01 AM on 06/27/2011

their parents grounded them and took away the internet.

[mlondeaux]

08:20 PM on 06/28/2011

LOL - Now they can go back to getting their kicks from video games and the X-Box. Although it might not seem quite as much fun.

[littlebrowngirl]

11:28 PM on 06/26/2011

This adventure, it seems, was a job interview.

[Kasado]

11:05 PM on 06/26/2011

I lulz the smell of anarchy in the morning. I smells like victory.

[SmackyDoodle]

10:50 PM on 06/26/2011

They're retiring because they're being outed. Nothing shocking here.

[A terrible sadness]

03:31 AM on 06/27/2011

Exactly.

http://lulzsecexposed.blogspot.com/

[Eris23]

07:06 AM on 06/27/2011

LOL! Thanks for posting something that makes HB Gary look professional again. :)

[oldnslow]

02:16 PM on 06/27/2011

Typical hacker glory seekers. This is like reading back issues of 2600. Lame.

[John Singleton Mosby]

10:30 PM on 06/26/2011

A pathetic attempt to gloss over a series of mostly-purposeless destructive acts as some kind of uplifting message. Trolls remorse. Lulzsec is not Anonymous, it is just a bunch of losers that no one likes. They messed with stuff just because they could, not to expose corruption, strike at oppressors, or anything noble.