Two hacking groups, Anonymous and Team Poison, have joined forces to take on the banks, steal money and donate it to charities and protests. Reclaiming the “99 per cent’s money back”.
Apparently the plan is to swipe money from stolen credit card and bank details and donate it to charities and protest movements:
“Operation Robin Hood is going to return the money to those who have been cheated by our system and most importantly to those hurt by our banks. Operation Robin Hood will take credit cards and donate to the 99 per cent as well as various charities around the globe.”
PoisAnon is relying on the fact that the banks will reimburse stolen cash from victim’s credit cards, which is probably a safe bet, but would backfire horribly if that doesn’t actually happen. Both hacker teams have had success in the past hacking into banks and are confident they can do it again. The thought of internet Robin Hoods running around helping out the poor is a noble proposition, but I can’t see this not impacting your average Joe on the street. The money they intend to steal has to come from somewhere and almost everything ends up landing with the customer. [YouTube via The Inquirer via Gizmodo UK]
DarthDVD
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 6:42 AMI am the 99%
So don’t be taken it from me.
Cos I’ll be a needing it to pay bill’s
attila
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:57 AMIts not a noble proposition at all – its just theft dressed up in weak self justification.
If they are successful, the banks will recoup the losses through higher credit card interest rates and fees – exactly as they do with fraud and defaults now.
Matt
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:36 AMThat’s ridiculous, this is how the majority of the world thinks.
‘Don’t target the evil bankers because they’ll just make us bend over more’
BenDTU
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:18 AMBut they’re not targetting ‘evil bankers’. They’re targetting average joes and seem to think the banks will give it all back.
Because it’s impossible to reverse transactions in the world of Anonymous, y’know?
MDolley
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:45 AMI am part of the 99% and I am pretty happy with the way things are. I miss the good old days when being the 1% was a goal.
My bank doesn’t want my money stolen. Anon does.
I am on team bank.
RB
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:52 AM“I miss the good old days when being the 1% was a goal.”
+1
Seems the majority (or maybe just the vocal minority, hard to say with today’s horrible mainstream journalism. That’s a whole different story tho) of people these days feel like they’re entitled to whatever they want without actually going out and achieving something *shrugs*
C. Lagarde
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:55 AM@MDolley : That’s the ++spirit.
Peter Rogers
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 9:17 AMIt wouldn’t achieve much. For example, the major supermarket’s factor in the predicted percentage of items to be stollen into the final cost to the consumer. In the end it is always the consumer that pays. The rich always stay rich and poor always stay poor. This is how this beautiful democracy (capitalism) works. Pun intended.
bazuden
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 9:25 AMThese cyber-clowns obviously haven’t had to wait the 6 weeks to be re-imbursed for fraudulent transactions on their credit card. Arseholes.
InformedGamer
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 9:43 AMWhatever they use to justify their childish behavior does not matter. At the end of the day they’re still immature loners trying to get attention, whatever way you paint it. I’m probably in the 99% but I couldn’t give a shit. I don’t think the 1% owe me anything, and personally look down on anyone saying otherwise.
cayal
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:05 AMI wonder how many of the 99% support this idiotic idea? I daresay it would only be 1%.
These people live in an amazing fantasy world.
BenDTU
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:08 AMAnonymous is ignorant about how the world works? Say it isn’t so!
Davo
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:08 AMAs noble a cause as it is, im not gonna be any better off. I’m broke as f**k. And will still remain that way. Unless they’re willing to pay my bills…….
Polymath
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:32 AMThis 99% stuff is bullshit.
A quick calculation of the average world incomes tells me that if I’m making more than $37,000 pa then I am in the 1%.
Of course most of the OWS wankers are probably in the 99% having no jobs and “protesting” all day. They talk about greed, well wanting stuff they haven’t worked for or paid for is about as greedy as you can get.
Sorry for the colourful language but these guys really get my goat.
RB
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:49 AMI just love how the OWS clone clowns in Aust are spouting the same ’1% / 99%’ BS when the wealth distribution here is NOTHING like it is over in the US.
Clueless rent-a-crowds are clueless…
LikeItIs
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 9:07 AMRecalculate. It’s more like $247k pa to be in the AU 1%
Tengu
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 4:43 PMI support this movement against the banks. I think we need to hit them hard and fast. Move your money into credit unions and you will be safe. If I could help I would.
Nick
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 6:26 PMYou are either a troll or a retard. The first peraon that will feel the pinch from something like this is you. As the banks money is essentially partially your money and mine.
james_whatsit
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:04 PMawwwwwwww, their being all charitable, cant you hear the inspirational music track. it means that theyre being awesome, and helping the underdog
/sarcasm
MD
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:57 PMWhat about the amazing ‘PALANTIR’ software which is supposed to find suspicious transactions…. Can’t they just log the REAL IP address of these creeps and show the cops where they are so they can be arrested in the act???
After-all that software was designed to fight banking fraud, and now dual used by the CIA to fight terror… (they should be already monitoring all the types likely to do this Anonymous thing, unless it really is a NSA operation to bring more fear into peoples lives so they will give up what liberties they still have….
Adam
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:02 PMI think this is a great idea. I wouldnt mind if they hacked into my account and took some money to give to a NGO.
We need to give a lot more money to NGOs to help reduce poverty, but yet when was the last time you gave money to a NGO?
The only people who do not like what anon are doing are the people who dont care, or simply ignore horrible problems in this world like the famines East Africa.
Anon and others you have my full support :).
Aj
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 9:12 AMAdam, why don’t you just donate money to an NGO is you feel this way?
Nick
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 6:39 PMAdam. Why dont you either learn some basic economics and common sense or kill yourself. Either choice you make you will be doing the world a favour.
LikeItIs
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 9:03 AMThis is bullshit. How do they plan to give the money to the 1%? They’re just in it for themselves, in attempt to make more than the Occupy t-shirt sellers.