Anonymous and Team Poison form alliance to steal from rich, give to poor
Throughout history, there have been a few good-hearted thieves who’ve stolen the hearts and minds of the public — in addition to the physical objects they’ve swiped. Top among them, of course, if Robin Hood. Now, a new gang of Merry Men is setting out to help the 99% through similar tactics.
The world’s two most widely-recognized hacking collectives, Anonymous and Team P0is0n, are joining forces. Their target: the same banks, coporations, and members of the 1% who inspired the #Occupy movement. They’re kicking off the campaign — which is being called #OpRobinHood — under the assumed name of p0isAnon (we see what they did there). Their goal is clear: steal from the rich and give to the poor.
But if you were expecting Office Space-style siphoning of fractions of a cent on a titanic scale to provide the funds they plan to redistribute, think again. They’re going with what has worked before: breaking into banks with substandard security and stealing credit card details. Those stolen credit cards are then being used to fund charities, and the group says it has already donated thousands of dollars in a YouTube video (included below) introducing #OpRobinHood.
Wait, what? Doesn’t stealing someone’s credit card hurt the person you’re stealing it from? What if you have a $2000 limit and a fraudulent charge puts you at or over your limit? That can cause serious headaches, make scheduled bill payments fail, and rack up service charges.
Fear not, 99%ers. #OpRobinHood is only targeting Platinum-level cards and corporate charge accounts. That means folks with lower credit limits should have nothing to fear, though it’s certainly possible some could be caught in the crossfire.
It’s also possible that the banks will react somehow. They’re obviously not going to be to keen on having to reimburse all these fraudulent charges — even if the money is being re-routed to charities.
(Source: geek.com)
