Why LulzSec had no choice but to disband. The abrupt decision of LulzSec to disband – or, at least, to appear to disband – may have caught some people by surprise: was it like a band breaking up at the peak of its powers?
Its final pronouncements were gnomic as usual, linking to a Pastebin page in which it announced it was ending after 50 days (which implies that it began on the weekend of 7-8 May with the hack of Fox.com for the X Factor US contestants' database) and a torrent which turned out to be virus-infected. For those who read it, the 457MB download included internal data from AOL and AT&T and what are claimed to be FBI documents. The reality is that LulzSec was running out of time – and targets. LulzSec: 50 Days of Lulz statement:... 50 Days of Lulz. PASTEBIN | #1 paste tool since 2002 create new paste trending pastes Pastebin is 300% more awesome when you are logged in.
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