To set the stage, when Defcon 19 started, only Topiary was thought to have gotten popped. Someone had a brilliant idea and made invitations for an official Lulzsec party. The invitations were laser engraved tinted acrylic, probably about 1/16" thick. They looked very legit, and included a phone number to call Saturday night where you would supposedly be told where the party was. Opsec and all that.
Suffice it to say, there was no party. The number was forwarded to various places at different times. The invitations were specifically targeted at press. In fact, that was the whole point. To troll all of the journalists into chasing their own tails on Saturday night, rather than hitting the actual parties going on. Everyone who knew about it was also spreading the rumor (to journalists) that Sabu was actually at Defcon and would be at the Lulzsec party.
Having a random journalist mention the rumors to me and bragging about their invite made my day, and it wouldn't have been possible without you guys.
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To set the stage, when Defcon 19 started, only Topiary was thought to have gotten popped. Someone had a brilliant idea and made invitations for an official Lulzsec party. The invitations were laser engraved tinted acrylic, probably about 1/16" thick. They looked very legit, and included a phone number to call Saturday night where you would supposedly be told where the party was. Opsec and all that.
Suffice it to say, there was no party. The number was forwarded to various places at different times. The invitations were specifically targeted at press. In fact, that was the whole point. To troll all of the journalists into chasing their own tails on Saturday night, rather than hitting the actual parties going on. Everyone who knew about it was also spreading the rumor (to journalists) that Sabu was actually at Defcon and would be at the Lulzsec party.
Having a random journalist mention the rumors to me and bragging about their invite made my day, and it wouldn't have been possible without you guys.
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