re: 1 The Lizard script-kiddies have been around for a while: http://krebsonsecurity.com/?s=darkode&x=0&y=0 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?s=darkode&x=0&y=0 They

re: 1 The Lizard script-kiddies have been around for a while: http://krebsonsecurity.com/?s=darkode&x=0&y=0 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?s=darkode&x=0&y=0 They have been working on building a group of script-kiddies who learn how to DDOS for a couple years at least. That's enough time to get enough bots to DDOS PSN and XBL. They announced a business to hire out their DDOS "services" just after the PSN/XBL attacks. They are a bunch of script-kiddies with knowledge of one skill, DDOSing, which has a very low learning curve. It goes with the territory that they'd be complete amateurs at OPSEC. They were hyping themselves as part of a money making scheme, of course they were looking for as much media attention as possible.