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Hacktivist group SwaggSec is claiming the scalps of China Telecom and Warner Brothers after apparently taking advantage of poor security to infiltrate their networks and steal a sizeable booty of sensitive data. The group, which broke onto the hacking scene in February after hitting electronics giant Foxconn, announced the …

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  1. Chimp

    Swaggsec...

    ... presumably have no members in China. If it turns out that they do, they may find out another meaning for the word'hacking'. Collocated with 'limbs', and 'off'.

    Not really clever, but laudably brave.

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  2. Hieronymus Howerd
    Facepalm

    I'm sure the Pentagon will be grateful for the help.

    I'm also sure a few script kiddies and what sounds like a simple SQL injection could "destroy [China Telecom's] communication infrastructure leaving millions without communication".

    Sigh.

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  3. Alan Brown Silver badge

    moving server IP

    Exactly what they do whenever they get 'em blacklisted for relaying spam.

    No change in core competence there.

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