The "hackers group" HUC (Honkers Union of China), which enjoyed brief publicity in 2001 over a "hacking war" with US hackers, has finally been dissolved by its founder "Lion". In an open letter, Lion admitted that the group had existed in name only for a long time. Articles claimed that the group ranked as number 5 in the world. Who decides these rankings? Based on what data?
Fear-mongers once touted attacks by groups such as HUC as the harbingers of "Cyberwar", even though the groups were amateurs, not members of any armed forces. Now not only have the professional military failed to follow the lead of the amateurs, the amateurs have gone home too.