WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- LulzSec announced Saturday it is disbanding after a 50-day hacking rampage whose targets included the CIA and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
"We are Lulz Security, and this is our final release, as today marks something meaningful to us. 50 days ago, we set sail with our humble ship on an uneasy and brutal ocean: the Internet. The hate machine, the love machine, the machine powered by many machines. We are all part of it, helping it grow, and helping it grow on us," the hacker group said in a statement posted at pastebin.com/1znEGmHa.
"For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could. All to selflessly entertain others -- vanity, fame, recognition, all of these things are shadowed by our desire for that which we all love. The raw, uninterrupted, chaotic thrill of entertainment and anarchy. It's what we all crave, even the seemingly lifeless politicians and emotionless, middle-aged self-titled failures. You are not failures. You have not blown away. You can get what you want and you are worth having it, believe in yourself. …
"Please don't stop. Together, united, we can stomp down our common oppressors and imbue ourselves with the power and freedom we deserve.
"So with those last thoughts, it's time to say bon voyage. Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind -- we hope -- inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love. If anything, we hope we had a microscopic impact on someone, somewhere. Anywhere.
"Thank you for sailing with us. The breeze is fresh and the sun is setting, so now we head for the horizon," the group said.
The hackers also breached the Web sites for the Public Broadcasting System and the U.S. Senate and claimed to have hacked Sony's PlayStation network.
David Gorodyansky, chief executive officer and co-founder of security software company AnchorFree, told CNN earlier this month the hackers are "probably some kids in the garage or something that are just having fun."
