In the last few months, ‘headless’ hacker collective Anonymous has further increased its public profile and raised even more hackles by hacking larger targets.
Recently, infighting broke out when a rogue Anonymous member known as “Ryan” – took control of some of the servers that host the IRC channels used for DDoS attacks, prompting a core group of hackers – which is as close to a “leadership” that Anonymous has – to attempt to regain control.
Now, one prominent member of Anonymous has since announced he’s tired of the childish drama:
Barrett Brown, sometimes called a “spokesman” for Anonymous, publicly stated that he is no longer a part of the group and that he is forming a splinter group to continue work on exposing “criminality and corruption” within U.S. government and institutions. The feud between “Ryan” and the rest of Anonymous was a big reason for Brown’s departure.
“I’m tired of the drama,” Brown said. “You’ve got kids fighting for control of an IRC channel. I’m a researcher. I’m into revolutionary stuff. But there are other people for whom its about exerting power.”
Anonymous Spokesman Quits Former Splinter Group (Escapist Magazine)
