Everyone bitching about HTP or AnonOps or any other hacking group that likes bragging should at least be thankful that they talk about their hacks. I would bet that the crime syndicates have better hacks and keep their mouths shut about them. Those vulnerabilities don't get patched, those customers never get notified. I am not defending HTP or the like, just saying, at least they boast.
No, that's not what I mean. What I mean are things like the Chinese government hacking Google and the New York Times, not HTP hacking some IRC provider for revenge.