Anonymous has sure as shooting been quiet lately , but today ’s federalbust of Megauploadriled ’em up undecomposed : a retaliatorystrikeagainst DoJ.gov ( and plenty of other foes ) leaving them entirely deadened .
https://gizmodo.com/feds-kill-megaupload-updated-5877612
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com is account the section ’s web site as universally nuked , and an Anonymous - affiliated Twitter news report isboastingsuccess . This is almost sure as shooting the solution of a quickly - assembledDDoS attack — and well the widest in cathode-ray oscilloscope and vehemence we ’ve seen in some time . If you had any doubts Anonymous is still a cyberpunk wrecking musket ball , doubt no more .
The combination of the hacking nebula’sSOPAanimosity — they’ve been a vocal opponent of the bill since its origin — combined with today ’s sudden Megaupload news has made the group bubble over : hundreds upon 100 of Anon operative are in a plotting frenzy , chatting about which site will go down next . In Anon ’s eye , the political science and media interests are responsible for the undue destruction of Megaupload ( and the arrest of four of its manipulator ) , so it ’ll be exactly those entities that’re feeling the pain sensation right now . Pretty much every society that makes movie , TV , or euphony , along with the entirety of the federal government , is in Anonymous ’ crosshairs .
https://gizmodo.com/what-is-sopa-5877000
Update : Anonymous says they ’ve also knocked off the RIAA ’s site — looks down for us at the moment as well .
Update 2 : Universal Music Group has also fallen off an due east - cliff .
Update 3 : Goodbye for now , MPAA.org .
Update 4 : touched sites are bound in and out of life story , and are at the very least super slow to load . Anon agents are currently trying to coordinate their DDoS attacks in the same direction via IRC .
Update 5 : The US Copyright Officejoinsthe list .
Update 6 : This Anon add together up the mood in their “ functionary ” chat way at the second :
Danzu : STOP EVERYTHING , who are we DoSing right now ?
Update 7 : Russian news inspection and repair RT claims this is the largest coordinated attack in Anonymous ’ history — over 5,600 DDoS drumbeater blasting at once .
Update 8 : the Anonymous DDoS planning committee is chittering so cursorily , it ’s make my laptop lover twist .
Update 9 : Major record labelEMIis down for the count .
Update 10 : La résistance est external — French right of first publication authorityHADOPIbites the debris under Anon insistency .
Update 11 : TheFederal Bureau of Investigationhas fallen and ca n’t get up .
Update 12 : Anonymous hasreleased a statementabout today ’s attack .
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