A hacker is targeting Mac-oriented web sites which come across as too smug.

I wish this was a joke. I really do.

An individual simply identified as “malcor” is threatening to launch “untraceable and unstoppable” attacks against Mac web sties against Mac sites. The problem? Smugness. This person has already taken down one site and has threatened to take down any other site which the hacker feels displays “Excessive Apple fanboism”.

The first target? GlennWolsey.com. Glenn’s site now reads, “This website has been flagged for excessive Apple fanboism, and has been taken down for 24 hours.”

In his/her/its own words:

This apple is rotting at its core. It is infected with smugness, and more and more, the symptoms are starting to show, whether it’s the eye roll at the non-iPod music player, or the snide comments about my laptop’s lack of curves.

Everyone knows that when something starts to rot, the rot must be amputated to protect what is left. As an underground hacker for many years, I am in the perfect position to perform this operation. It is a pleasure to accept this opportunity on behalf of the Mac user’s community.

Seriously, what the hell?

UPDATE 27 Nov 2007: It was all a prank planned by MacHeist. Read their explanation here.