Anonymous and LulzSec, the two hacker groups responsible for some of the most high-profile cyber attacks of the past year, have issued a defiant statement in the wake of a recent FBI crackdown on the groups.

The statement is a direct response to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Steve Chabinsky, who made a statement after the FBI arrested 16 suspected members of Anonymous on Wednesday:

"We want to send a message that chaos on the Internet is unacceptable, [even if] hackers can be believed to have social causes, it's entirely unacceptable to break into websites and commit unlawful acts," Chabinsky said.

Anonymous and LulzSec, responsible for hacking gaming websites, breaching the U.S. Senate's security and taking down the Sony PlayStation Network, didn't take kindly to Chabinsky's words. The groups lashed out in a statement, saying that they find governments lying to citizens and corporations taking advantage of citizens unacceptable.

"These governments and corporations are our enemy," the joint statement proclaimed. "And we will continue to fight them, with all methods we have at our disposal, and that certainly includes breaking into their websites and exposing their lies."

The two groups continued, saying that the threat of arrest is meaningless because an idea cannot be arrested. "It is our mission to help these people and there is nothing — absolutely nothing — you can possibly to do make us stop."

We've included the hacker groups' statement below. Let us know what you think of it in the comments.

LulzSec and Anonymous Statement