Anonymous Takes Down DOJ, RIAA, MPA and Universal Music 649
First time accepted submitter EW87 writes "Shortly after a federal raid today brought down the file sharing service Megaupload, hackers aligned with the online collective Anonymous have shut down sites for the Department of Justice, Universal Music Group and the RIAA. 'It was in retaliation for Megaupload, as was the concurrent attack on Justice.org,' Anonymous operative Barrett Brown tells RT on Thursday afternoon."
wow (Score:2, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wow. They did dare! (Score:5, Funny)
I guess the war has now begun. Taking down the department of justice is a clear start of all hostility. I am not sure I agree with them. But they have stuff in their pants!
And when they're in prison, they're going to have stuff in the other side.
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah that's my thought. To be honest, if anonymous thought that jamming turkey basters in their dicks would stop scientology they would probably do it. Then rave about how it worked, while posting pictures.
A new meme would be started, and Goatse.cx would have a new challenger.
Begun! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
Do not stand for this flagrant abuse of our farcical democracy!
If it's farcical, then surely abuse of it isn't a big deal? Kind of like making fun of a clown.
Re:Wow. They did dare! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Idiocy (Score:4, Funny)
It's like protesting the TSA by putting bombs in your luggage.
Considering the track record of the TSA they probably wouldn't even notice the bombs...
Re:Well done them... (Score:4, Funny)
gl backtracing us cyber police, we're behind seven proxies.
Re:Can't help but think (Score:5, Funny)
DOSing is not a violent act; it's just a major inconvenience for the users of the site that forces them to go elsewhere for a while. This is more akin to Rosa Parks taking a shit in the back of the bus.
Re:wow (Score:4, Funny)
"It" the thing that has begun.
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
--ow owwowowow.
Re:operative? (Score:4, Funny)
Anonymous? You must be mistaken - he is a member of Pseudonymous. They just like to call themselves Anonymous because, well, you can't call yourselves Pseudonymous if that's your group's actual name. It wouldn't make any sense.
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
The RIAA still makes money hand over fist.
Hey man, they lose money all the time, have you seen their accounting records?
Re:What's begun? (Score:5, Funny)
Dude you forgot to click 'reply anon'.
Now everybody knows you watch that crap. It's your fault they make more of it.
Re:wow (Score:2, Funny)
well my how the tables have turned, Now DoJ is the girl who kicked the hornet's nest.