Chilean Hacker Uses Anonymous Coward As Nom De Hacker

from the amusing dept

Mon, May 12th 2008 5:07pm — Mike Masnick

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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Filed Under: anonymous coward, chile, cracking, hacking

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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 5:56pm

You deserve it LOL
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 5:58pm

LOL
Stupid person above me, now posting here!
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 6:03pm

Identity Theft
Hey you people ... quit pretending to be me!!!
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 6:09pm

youre not me, I'M me
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 6:10pm

Liars!
...all of you!
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 6:10pm

No, I'm me!
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 6:22pm

Talk about idenity theft!!!!
im me.... not you
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 6:27pm

What did I miss?
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Kiba, 12 May 2008 @ 6:28pm

Will the real anonymous coward please stand up?
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 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, 12 May 2008 @ 7:15pm

Re:
*stands up*
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eleete, 12 May 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, 12 May 2008 @ 9:13pm

*I* am Anonymous Coward...

(not to be confused with that Spartacus or whateverhisnamewas...)
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The Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 9:28pm

ohi2u2
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p1nkm15t, 12 May 2008 @ 9:38pm

Is Anonymous Coward
the new spartacus?

Took a while for history to repeat that one :)
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 10:17pm

*I* am Anonymous Coward!
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Anonymous Coward, 12 May 2008 @ 10:31pm

O RLY?
I CAN HAZ NAME BAK PLZ?

KTHXBYE!
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 2008 @ 12:25am

We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 2008 @ 12:49am

I'm the coward!

and so is my wife.
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 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, 13 May 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, 13 May 2008 @ 1:47am

There can be only one!.
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Batman, 13 May 2008 @ 1:53am

I am Batman.
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Sean, 13 May 2008 @ 3:07am

I'm Anonymous Coward!

d'oh!
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The Mighty Buzzard, 13 May 2008 @ 3:23am

Hackers/Crackers don't make clones, they just go fork themselves.
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 2008 @ 3:26am

I'm not Anonymous Coward.
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Ze Anonymouse Coward, 13 May 2008 @ 3:30am

et tu?
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Chronno S. Trigger, 13 May 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, 13 May 2008 @ 6:19am

I'm Sparticus.
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 2008 @ 7:44am

AC = Biggest spammer ever
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 2008 @ 9:47am

ERROR ID10T
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Anonymous Coward, 13 May 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, 16 May 2008 @ 9:05am

Woah, looks like I was here before I did!
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Anonymous Coward, 10 Jun 2008 @ 12:07am

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

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

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

i am Anonymous Coward
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The Masked Anonymous Coward, 11 Jun 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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