Members of Enforcers conceded that some of their members were responsible for the attacks. Wired News delivered to your inbox or hand-held device. Enforcers stressed that only a minority of their members are mischievous hackers. They added that they often tip off the FBI to pedophile Net porn dealers, and have offered to help the US government eliminate child porn online. First established in 1996, Enforcers is a tightly knit group with about 30 members ranging in age from 16 to 38, from countries including the US, Canada, Australia, and possibly Israel.
Some members are system administrators, others are students.
One manages a design team, while another describes herself, in part, as a mother. In a Wired News interview on Tuesday night, Analyzer claimed to have root, or system administrator-level access, to more than 400 unclassified military Web servers. Analyzer did not mention using them to launch attacks against online pedophiles, which other members of the group claimed he does. Analyzer is still at large, though unconfirmed reports place him in Israel, where he is reportedly preparing to enter compulsory military service. He told Wired News he supported the Israeli Internet Underground, which other sources characterized as a malicious gang of crackers.