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Suspected LulzSec hacker "has mental health issues"

Seen under 'Update 2': During a television report this afternoon, Sky News has claimed suspected hacker Ryan Cleary "has mental health issues." Make of that what you will.

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scotchmouth4721d ago

Yeah you would have to be mental to provoke all of these agencies with that kind of flippant behavior.

mjolliffe4721d ago

You can bet your life it'll be used as the excuse.

Lavitz20124721d ago

Since he's already caught he might as well cooperate with them and name a few other members.

scotchmouth4721d ago

Well it would be interesting to see if he has a prior history. Regardless I can't see any sympathy being cast his way. They will be making an example out of him.

Theoretically if he gets off light then there are no real consequences for these actions. It would only serve to exacerbate it further.

sdtarm4721d ago (Edited 4721d ago )

I think its safe to assume that all lulzec and anon members have mental issues

gaffyh4721d ago

Sky news = Fox news. Seriously, they are a joke in the UK, I wouldn't trust anything they say.

GiggMan4721d ago

So far that's working for Gary McKinnon...

Active Reload4721d ago

"has mental health issues"

I say about over 50% of the n4g population does too, lol.

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ShoryukenII4721d ago

He's not the right one. But Ballsac is still screwed. This Ryan turd is their IRC operator. Their leader is a creepy looking old guy.
Have a look here.
http://lulzsecexposed.blogs...
SUPPORT THE WEB NINJAS!

RedDead4721d ago

Lulzsec say he isn't a member, but of course they would say that. I wonder

AliTheBrit4204721d ago

Except its not LulzSec, they still tweeting and doing teh lulz haha

Baka-akaB4721d ago

except they'd obviously say he's nobody either way

Ducky4721d ago (Edited 4721d ago )

Isn't Ryan Cleary the guy who started going against Anon?
He used to be with Anon, then went rogue and attacked Anonymous.
(Here's a link to one of the articles that mentions his attack http://bit.ly/jV8z0Y )
In order to get revenge, Anon found out and released Ryan's info... which is probably how he got caught by the police.

If anything, it's amazing it took this long to catch him when his details were leaked over a month ago.
http://anonops.blogspot.com...

It's odd how people here seem so happy that he got caught, when all he was doing was giving the hackers a taste of their own medicine.

Rynx4721d ago

This LulzSec game isn't even out yet and they're already talking about DLC? I swear this "mental health issues" character better not be on the disc or I'm not buying.

...Wait this isn't about a video game?

But this is news4gamers....

Get this garbage out of here! I swear you guys drool over LulzSec more than Gears 3, Battlefield 3 and Uncharted 3 combined on this site.

NateCole4721d ago

Now the crazies are making it into the web. At least thieves have clear motives and reasons behind their stealing like stealing for personal gain. Crazies on the otherhand attack because they are crazy.

Reminds me of joker in Dark Knight which is pretty scary. It makes sense though. Lulzec seems to be anarchist.

Take a gifted hacker + e-penis issues + mental issues and we have serious problems online. At least terrorist have cause no matter how stupid they are. These guys just attack without any pattern/reason and just for the laugh just like the joker.

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xX-StolenSoul-Xx4721d ago

Of course he's mental for thinking he's safe to do what pleases him behind a computer

digitalivan4721d ago

I don't know this guy, but it feels stupid insulting his mental condition if nobody even knows if he is guilty.

jeeves864721d ago

A mental condition could be anything. He could suffer from extreme narcissism.

IDK, I don't think they'd arrest just anybody without any probable cause that they're sure this is someone of interest.

GunofthePatriots4721d ago

A 'get out of jail free' card in the court of law!

metsgaming4721d ago

its not like he would be in jail that long any ways the laws are a joke the other people that were caught could face at most 3 years, thats pathetic.

Lavitz20124721d ago

Am i the only one who thinks the court is f*cked up??
http://youtu.be/VgXjNkwVyeE

Eamon4721d ago

Even if he gets sentenced, it'll most likely be a suspended sentence. He'll have a criminal record but since he's technically no danger to society, they won't waste money on putting him in a cell.

Dark_king4721d ago

I know in the US he would lose the right to use any computer device for awhile.Not sure about their,but its a good punishment for hackers.

kharma454721d ago

I doubt it, hasn't worked for Gary McKinnon and it seems it won't work for him

http://www.independent.co.u...

EliteDave934721d ago (Edited 4721d ago )

Im sure he has.

mac_sparrow4721d ago

How convenient, looks like someone is familiar with the Mckinnon case.

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The Indie Games Scene Is Carrying The Gaming Industry At This Point

Indie games are single-handedly carrying the gaming industry right now and it's about time they get their deserved recognition.

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shinoff21837h ago

Idk about numbers but it certainly seems so. I'm cool with indies so no biggie.

anast4h ago

I'm cool too, but perception is just that.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai22h ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander197213h ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander197213h ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 6h ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz11h ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay11h ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

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The Digital Dragons 2024 conference event was a huge success story

"Three days filled with specialist lectures delivered by almost 200 speakers, three thematic summits, and over 2600 guests from almost every corner of the world - the capital of Małopolska became the capital of the games industry for a few days.

Organized by the Krakow Technology Park, the Digital Dragons Conference once again showed that Poland is attracting more and more attention from the world's biggest industry tycoons for a reason." - Digital Dragons.

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