Why would anyone on our side give names out like that?
Hindustan Times—
“Why would anyone on our side give names out like that?”
Subversive, fifth-column types or just an idiot.
Couple of things in play there.
Hackers are a competitive lot. This is not a government effort...even though IMO, it should be...at least these guys should get compensated for good work.
Publishing of names serves as a recruitment tool for other hackers to "join in the fun".
Think about it: Al Qaeda command and control taken out. Kinda hard to coordinate activities without commo, eh?
i doubt that these people are really concerned for their safety. This conclusion is drawn from the comments on the link posted in this thread. Apparently some of them are looking forward to having these islamawackos take exception, and appear to be eager to make them become martyrs for allah should they try and do anything about it.