There have been questions about whether LulzSec and Anonymous are connected in any way, but the two groups on Sunday formally joined forces for an effort they are dubbing "Operation Anti-Security."
"We encourage any vessel, large or small, to open fire on any government or agency that crosses their path. We fully endorse the flaunting of the word 'AntiSec' on any government website defacement or physical graffiti art," LulzSec said in a statement. "To increase efforts, we are now teaming up with the Anonymous collective and all affiliated battleships."
Anonymous confirmed the move, saying via Twitter that LulzSec and Anonymous are "bros of teh Internetz."
LulzSec—which has targeted gaming sites, government Web sites, and average Web users alike—took a small break this weekend, but returned Sunday to again target the FBI and affiliated Web sites that LulzSec said are using lackluster security methods.
"Recently we broke into http://t.co/u0sZqHZ (Infragard Connecticut) via simple SQLi and compromised 1000+ FBI-affiliated members," LulzSec tweeted.
Earlier this month, LulzSec went after the Atlanta chapter of Infragard.
"Recently we got bored of owning FBI, so we're just throwing it out there. You guys suck, stop reusing your damn passwords, peons! #ADVICE," LulzSec tweeted later. "To further embarrass the FBI, we're not going to leak said users. We're simply going to allow the press to call them and ask about it."
In announcing Operation Anti-Security, LulzSec essentially encouraged followers to shed light on what it considers to be the shoddy security used by government sites. "Together we can defend ourselves so that our privacy is not overrun by profiteering gluttons," LulzSec said. "If you're aware of the corruption, expose it now, in the name of Anti-Security."
"Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including email spools and documentation," the group continued. "Prime targets are banks and other high-ranking establishments. If they try to censor our progress, we will obliterate the censor with cannonfire anointed with lizard blood."
Though members of Anonymous have recently been arrested in Spain and Turkey, officials have made no announcements about arrests related to LulzSec. A blog called LulzSec Exposed claims to have information about the identity of LulzSec members, pointing to tweets on the @LulzSec feed made from people who identified themselves as Topiary and Sabu; those tweets have since been erased.
On Sunday, the blog said that "due to the sensitivity of information, we are directly sending the information to FBI now but still will publish some info on the blog."
LulzSec has not yet addressed the blog on its Twitter feed.