Hackers embed flashing animations on epilepsy support forum

DaZzY · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 1357

Shortly after hearing a sad tale of a 7-year old cancer patient having his medication and PSP stolen whilst en route to treatment comes yet another story of the world's meanest preying on the helpless. This go 'round, a group of griefers (assuming to be members of Anonymous) managed to invade a support forum established by the nonprofit Epilepsy Foundation and use JavaScript code and messages littered with flashing animations to effectively assault dozens of visitors who suffer from the disorder. The Foundation managed to catch wind of the problem within 12 hours of the attack, and while the boards were closed down temporarily to purge it of offending messages, many readers experienced headaches and seizures before rescue arrived. Let's just say we sincerely hope the culprits get what's comin' to 'em.

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tedtwilliger · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:21 am

lol anon strikes again

DaZzY · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 1357

Iam sure there were alot of foam parties.

Gaigemasta · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 4474 **Location:**

lol i saw this on engadget!!!! lmfao!!

XMoshe · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:08 pm

I just don't get it how someone could do such a thing =/

Those people really have some loose in their brains

Avalanche · **Joined:** Jan 2006 **Posts:** 3606 **Location:**

Gaige wrote:

lol i saw this on engadget!!!! lmfao!!

How in god's name is that funny?

boast · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 477 **Location:**

the term would be "crackers" not hackers

(yes pet peeve)

Priam · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:26 pm

A friend of mine has the dissease.

this is not funny. Far from it. I've seen how nasty yhose attacks can be. People laughing at this deserve a flame pit. Yes, with real flames.

Fcktards.

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:33 pm

Farking LULZLICIOUS

Starrie · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 1170 **Location:**

[SW]XMoshe wrote:

I just don't get it how someone could do such a thing =/

Those people really have some loose in their brains

+1. Some people who like to "fool around" (srry, got no better discription

) with those kind of patiens are just mentally retarded.

AvAlAnChE1 wrote:

Gaige wrote:

lol i saw this on engadget!!!! lmfao!!

How in god's name is that funny?

Not

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

Fat_Smurf wrote:

Farking LULZLICIOUS

LOL?

anyways, i saw this on G4 and some guy on webcam was like "you cant be too serious with this stuff" and one of the hosts was like "Okay, epilepsy is not serious?"

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:20 pm

AvAlAnChE1 wrote:

Gaige wrote:

lol i saw this on engadget!!!! lmfao!!

How in god's name is that funny?

+1 anyone who laughs at this isn't scoring any cool points, its just douchebagery

Gaigemasta · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 4474 **Location:**

I laugh because no one got hurt ok, im not that cruel

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:59 pm

Gaige wrote:

I laugh because no one got hurt ok, im not that cruel

Quote:

many readers experienced headaches and seizures before rescue arrived.

Gaigemasta · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 4474 **Location:**

i mean severly hurt, cuz i get headaches on how stupid u ppl can be but u dont see me hurt, and usually some laugh

PileOfMush · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 456 **Location:**

Pointless Spam Is not tolorated - Van

Gaigemasta · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 4474 **Location:**

lmfao!!!!!! hope no gets any problems or headaches LMFAO!

Isis · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 4171 **Location:**

Well I just think people are sick to even think this is funny. Lucky no one was seriously hurt or even killed.

PileOfMush · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 456 **Location:**

Bastet wrote:

Lucky no one was seriously hurt or even killed.

hahaha

Wu · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2521 **Location:** Around.

Gaige wrote:

i mean severly hurt

People having seizures can bite off their own tongue and can have brain damage.

I've heard about people dying from seizures.

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:53 pm

I find it funny because it's retarded as hell lol.

and at the same time it's genius :O

seriously I was reading it at school and all my friends were rolling on the floor lulz

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:51 pm

Gaige wrote:

lmfao!!!!!! hope no gets any problems or headaches LMFAO!

i don't mean to seem like some b1tch whose just scolding anyone for laughing at this, but your seriously a f*cking retard....have you ever had a seizure or a headache caused by epilepsy. As someone pointed out seizures are no laughing matter, watching someone lose complete motor control of their body while they go into shock is very serious and not funny at all especially when they were probably going to the site to figure out how to f*cking deal with the problem they've got. You can be a douchebag and laugh all you want but don't try to rationalize it or defend it cause that just makes you seem like a bigger twat.

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

I think it's funny that epileptics are using a computer to browse an internet forum. They must all have high refresh rates on their monitors...

Burningwolf · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 2583 **Location:** :|

Hershey wrote:

so many cruel people in the world.

Avalanche · **Joined:** Jan 2006 **Posts:** 3606 **Location:**

Fat_Smurf wrote:

I find it funny because it's retarded as hell lol.

and at the same time it's genius :O

seriously I was reading it at school and all my friends were rolling on the floor lulz

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:13 pm

AvAlAnChE1 wrote:

Fat_Smurf wrote:

I find it funny because it's retarded as hell lol.

and at the same time it's genius :O

seriously I was reading it at school and all my friends were rolling on the floor lulz

uh wtf?

[SD]Kratos · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 4787 **Location:**

I'm epileptic, had 2 seizures in my life. Ain't funny at all.

Sharp324 · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4383 **Location:**

Gaige wrote:

I laugh because no one got hurt ok, im not that cruel

/backhand

Some people are just pathetic, have to be to do something like that.

Vandango · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 4143 **Location:**

Gaige do your self and a favor and shutup. Your gonna be flamed more and more and i dont wanna have to clear it up. Same goes for you smurf

Jstar1 · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 4757 **Location:**

Wu wrote:

Gaige wrote:

i mean severly hurt

People having seizures can bite off their own tongue and can have brain damage.

I've heard about people dying from seizures.

its even worse when your driving a car and start having a seizure

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