[clug] Why the web has gone sour
Brett Worth
brett at worth.id.au
Mon Feb 15 00:11:59 MST 2010
On 02/15/2010 10:46 AM, Lana Brindley wrote:
> On 15 February 2010 09:45, Steve Walsh <steve at nerdvana.org.au> wrote:
>
>> it is a "hacker" group called "Legion" that was behind other attacks on
>> federal government websites last year. basically a bunch of what appear to
>> be people with nothing better to do that proclaim "we are legion. we are
>> everywhere, we. are. watching". If they really want to watch what I do at
>> night with the lights off, then I give them 10 minutes before they're
>> reaching for the brain bleach and a scrubbing brush.
>
>
> I thought it was Anonymous, but they used the tagline "We are legion"?
>
> "Legion" in this case, meaning a large group of armed warriors, not
> necessarily a proper noun. Perhaps that's just me interpreting it
> incorrectly though?
I would have taken it as a biblical reference from the gospel of Mark:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_Legion_in_the_bible
Maybe they're running a lot of demons (daemons) :-)
Brett
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