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I didn't read it until I saw this comment - the report is remarkably in-depth and demonstrates an intimate knowledge not only of the company but also of account

I didn't read it until I saw this comment - the report is remarkably in-depth and demonstrates an intimate knowledge not only of the company but also of accounting/audit principles. Anonymous (if it's correct to refer to them as a unified organisation) is certainly diversifying from DOS attacks…

starpilot 15y ago
This work is so far out of left field for anon, I'd be surprised if it was more than one person. The report is concise and coherent, a step above previous missives left by the group. I'm almost certain it's the work of a single young analyst at an established firm. Otherwise they've made a very structured entrance into financial analysis, impressive given their usually decentralized and distanced nature. I'll say that even my engineering team technical reports in university, among students who met face to face during the week, usually did not sound as cohesive as this report.
- alastairpat 15y ago
  Seriously contemplating subcontracting my next audit assignment to the authors… They must be either students or otherwise in the industry (I say they; could be an individual.)
- adrianwaj 15y ago
  On the last page of the report it mentions many people working on it, but unaware of the final product, but with the team being rewarded. It also mentions a codeword to decrypt source information that they'll release should the team be threatened. As the team met with the company, the company may well have identified them by now, or narrowed it down. Add: The team obviously (re)branded themselves Anonymous to take any heat off their own identities or firm, whilst also giving the report a publicity boost within the context of the newly setup http://anonanalytics.com/ http://anonanalytics.com/ - they also have some technical know-how to encrypt the data: that may have come from more conventional Anon members. Also, being part of Anonymous may scare the target firm's executives into not retaliating - that's smart.
  - wnight 15y ago
    > The team obviously (re)branded themselves Anonymous to take any heat off their own identities [...] That's all I did when I joined various anti-Scientology protests. It's not like anyone is an official member. > Also, being part of Anonymous may scare the target firm's executives into not retaliating - that's smart. It is. Attacking them will look like attacking Wikileaks and will only strengthen Anonymous's cred, legal and otherwise.
Natsu 15y ago
Did anyone else think it was weird that so many of the executives who left Chaoda seemed to end up working for Le Gaga?

starpilot 15y ago

This work is so far out of left field for anon, I'd be surprised if it was more than one person. The report is concise and coherent, a step above previous missives left by the group. I'm almost certain it's the work of a single young analyst at an established firm. Otherwise they've made a very structured entrance into financial analysis, impressive given their usually decentralized and distanced nature. I'll say that even my engineering team technical reports in university, among students who met face to face during the week, usually did not sound as cohesive as this report.

alastairpat 15y ago
Seriously contemplating subcontracting my next audit assignment to the authors… They must be either students or otherwise in the industry (I say they; could be an individual.)
adrianwaj 15y ago
On the last page of the report it mentions many people working on it, but unaware of the final product, but with the team being rewarded. It also mentions a codeword to decrypt source information that they'll release should the team be threatened. As the team met with the company, the company may well have identified them by now, or narrowed it down. Add: The team obviously (re)branded themselves Anonymous to take any heat off their own identities or firm, whilst also giving the report a publicity boost within the context of the newly setup http://anonanalytics.com/ http://anonanalytics.com/ - they also have some technical know-how to encrypt the data: that may have come from more conventional Anon members. Also, being part of Anonymous may scare the target firm's executives into not retaliating - that's smart.
- wnight 15y ago
  > The team obviously (re)branded themselves Anonymous to take any heat off their own identities [...] That's all I did when I joined various anti-Scientology protests. It's not like anyone is an official member. > Also, being part of Anonymous may scare the target firm's executives into not retaliating - that's smart. It is. Attacking them will look like attacking Wikileaks and will only strengthen Anonymous's cred, legal and otherwise.

Natsu 15y ago

Did anyone else think it was weird that so many of the executives who left Chaoda seemed to end up working for Le Gaga?