Anonymous is mad!

[leanonme]

I got this from a freind who posted it in facebook. I think there are a lot of people here in DV land that will appreciate it and perhaps a couple who will not. I must say I have learned a lot more things about what is really going on in the US since becoming a member of this site and I am glad and at the same time worried for the knowlledge.I will copy and paste the link. Hope it works. I am not a computer guru so here goes. http://www.trendolizer.com/2013/01/anonymous---operation-american-freedom.html

[Tripphood]

Wow, call to arms.....Hmmmm I somehow think that this will not go over wel lthose of us who are true Constitutional Conservatives. I mean I believe the words that I heard spoken but I think "call to arms" against the government may be a bit immature at his time. This president has gone against he constitution enough times that there could be grounds for impeachment and I believe THAT should be the first strategy. But let me say this, something HAS to start happening NOW, lest we loose America as we know and love it. OUR FREDOM IS ON THE LINE.

[Nelg]

Can't believe a guy dressed like a kid for Halloween night. I was waiting for til the last to see if he said, "Trick-r-treat!"

It is easy to get a following in our society. Just get on YouTube with a negative comment about the government, spout rebellion and overthrow and you will get a following.

[leanonme]

Thanks Tripphood for your reply. Yea the call to arms part was the really scary part for me to. The problem is so big it is hard to get a grip on how we are going get our constitution and our freedom back.

[DropItLikeItsHot]

Some people will do anything for 5 minutes of fame

Gets better all the time, Kinda like "Guru" Updates, they all crash & burn then get reborn under another screen name

DropItLikeItsHot GO RV Still Waiting

[parmenio]

Wow, call to arms.....Hmmmm I somehow think that this will not go over wel lthose of us who are true Constitutional Conservatives. I mean I believe the words that I heard spoken but I think "call to arms" against the government may be a bit immature at his time. This president has gone against he constitution enough times that there could be grounds for impeachment and I believe THAT should be the first strategy. But let me say this, something HAS to start happening NOW, lest we loose America as we know and love it. OUR FREDOM IS ON THE LINE.

Personally, I do not like the use of your word "immature". Perhaps you meant PREMATURE. Nontheless this video, IMHO is right on!

Stay connected and pass this message on!

[tellmewhen]

How do I join up. You all best wake up every patriotic person you know. This guy is right on. Our freedom is being attacked by people that should not and do not have any roots to our forefathers. Thats the part I"m not getting is the socialists are using foriegners to up root us from where we should be heading. Are we really going to become a third wolrd nation to please the rest of the world? Obama might be the right choice for minorities, women, and ***'s but he could not be worse for the world. Look at all the really bad things happenning around the planet. When will we stop caring about being politically correct and start caring for the U.S. and our interests around the world. I have been waiting on the dinars to revalue. Thinking about traveling and reducing the number of places I can go because it's not safe for us to travel to as many places as when I got on this train. This stupid BA%$@turd we call a president. Is making the world disrespect us and are no longer afraid to hurt Americans, why should they, there is no threat of retaliation for doing so. KEEP AMERICA FREE FOR PATRIOTS!!!!!!!

[Slaydadea]

WOW!! I had to watch it twice to make sure I heard it right, and if I did, Anonymous just openly declared war against the US Government. Big Sis is not happy right now! Could this be a part of the "imminent 9/11 cyber attacks against our infrastructure", she's been talking about? It could get interesting up in here shortly. A blatant declaration of war can't be a good thing.

[jonjon]

I am a courageous American citizen. I do not hide my identity behind a mask or a burqa. I am not adverse to all this content but my allegiance will be to someone who stands out in the light for all to know who they follow. This is no different than all the terrorist the world has to contend with already.

[desimo]

Unfortunately I can understand why they would wear masks. If they could be identified I believe they probably would have been arrested by now. I truly never thought I would ever see the time in which Americans have to be careful what they say because to say the wrong things would result in either arrest or being put on a list. I never thought I would see America become USSR of the Cold War days. We still have our rights but they are getting more and more restricted. We are like frogs in a pot where the heat is being turned up slowly hoping that the frog does not realize that he is slowly being boiled. Increasingly religous freedoms, freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, freedom from search and seizure, freedom in ownership of private property; these and more are all being slowly stripped away. EPA and environmentalism are controlling the people more than their dreams and goals. People need to realize that we are being boiled.

[jobug38]

This is a call to arms back in July of 2012. Its a bit old but right on. Seems Anonymous is way ahead of the conspiracy theorists. Maybe we should find more videos a little more resent.

[SnowGlobe7]

open eyes

Uploaded on Dec 3, 2011

Dear brothers and sisters. Now is the time to open your eyes!

In a stunning move that has civil libertarians stuttering with disbelief, the U.S. Senate has just passed a bill that effectively ends the Bill of Rights in America.

The National Defense Authorization Act is being called the most traitorous act ever witnessed in the Senate, and the language of the bill is cleverly designed to make you think it doesn't apply to Americans, but toward the end of the bill, it essentially says it can apply to Americans "if we want it to.

Bill Summary & Status, 112th Congress (2011 -- 2012) | S.1867 | Latest Title: National Defense Authorization Act for.

This bill, passed late last night in a 93-7 vote, declares the entire USA to be a "battleground" upon which U.S. military forces can operate with impunity, overriding Posse Comitatus and granting the military the unchecked power to arrest, detain, interrogate and even assassinate U.S. citizens with impunity.

Even WIRED magazine was outraged at this bill, reporting:

Senate Wants the Military to Lock You Up Without Trial

...the detention mandate to use indefinite military detention in terrorism cases isn't limited to foreigners. It's confusing, because two different sections of the bill seem to contradict each other, but in the judgment of the University of Texas' Robert Chesney — a nonpartisan authority on military detention — "U.S. citizens are included in the grant of detention authority."

The passage of this law is nothing less than an outright declaration of WAR against the American People by the military-connected power elite. If this is signed into law, it will shred the remaining tenants of the Bill of Rights and unleash upon America a total military dictatorship, complete with secret arrests, secret prisons, unlawful interrogations, indefinite detainment without ever being charged with a crime, the torture of Americans and even the "legitimate assassination" of U.S. citizens right here on American soil!

If you have not yet woken up to the reality of the police state we've been warning you about, I hope you realize we are fast running out of time. Once this becomes law, you have no rights whatsoever in America. — no due process, no First Amendment speech rights, no right to remain silent, nothing.

The US senate does not want us to speak. I suspect even now orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?

Cruelty and injustice...intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance, coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told...if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War. Terror. Disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you and in your panic, you turned to the now President in command Barack Obama. He promised you order. He promised you peace. And all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent.

More than four hundred years ago, a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness. Justice, and freedom are more than words - they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek...then I ask you to stand beside one another, one year from November 5th, 2011, outside the gates of every court house of every city DEMANDING our rights!!

Together we stand against the injustice of our own Government.

We are anonymous.

We are Legion.

United as ONE.

Divided by zero.

We do not forgive Censorship.

We do not forget Oppression.

US SENATE...

Expect us!!

funny that was over a year ago...but it could certainly be today

Edited January 25, 2013 by SnowGlobe7

[dog53]

I am with you jon jon . If you hide your face then you are not on my side. I will stand against tyanny but I will look at it through my own eyes . Not from behind a mask. If I am taken then it will be for all to see I was taken . Not just someone hiding behind a mask.

[Maggie123]

Can't believe a guy dressed like a kid for Halloween night. I was waiting for til the last to see if he said, "Trick-r-treat!"

It is easy to get a following in our society. Just get on YouTube with a negative comment about the government, spout rebellion and overthrow and you will get a following.

Nelg, Wow I can hardly believe...

I know why you would not want to be associated with me... there are folks like me... who would like to live.

There Is Plenty Of Hate Here.

I Have Never Seen So Much Hate.

Why Is There A Conflict Nelg?

How do we join?

I Know You Have Been Working Very Hard At It! Thank You...

[DiveDeepSix]

I am with you jon jon . If you hide your face then you are not on my side. I will stand against tyanny but I will look at it through my own eyes . Not from behind a mask. If I am taken then it will be for all to see I was taken . Not just someone hiding behind a mask.

Come on Dog, Jonjon, y'all know I'm with ya till the end, but think about this? Why did Zoro where a mask? The Lone Ranger? Batman? Superman pose as Clark Kent? I know these are all make believe people, but the reason behind the mask, is not so much to protect them as it is the people they love. I'm a fan of Anonymous, not to mention they scare the hell out of me with what they are capable of, by far smarter then our own intelligence agencies, (which they hack into at will). These peeps are definitely ones I'd want on my side, we can provide the bullets and brawn, but you still need someone with the brains to send all the fun computer controlled toys that would be used against us in that sort of scenario into piles of useless electronics! :lol: They have done a lot of good in several cases, recently that Ohio rape case with those little punks got brought out in to the limelight after it was swept under the rug by officials in the town trying desperately to cover it up, now guess what? It's time to pay the fiddler because the whole world is watching. I'm all for doing what's right but if it meant wearing a mask to protect my family from harm, then so be it. One of my favorite movies was "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson, this was the same reason he tried to stay anonymous, ghosts, and when his identity was discovered, look what the government did to everyone he knew. Yes this is another fictional tale, but one that would quickly become reality under those circumstances. They know you guys, like myself would stand up and take a bullet for our country and to protect our families, but they also know if they wanted to hurt us, it's not us they would come for first! I'm sure y'all see where I'm coming from. IMHO anyways.

We all know if the government knew who they were they would mysteriously disappear after they squeezed their families out of existence to set an example. The bottom line is the government is scared to death of them, so for them to survive, at least for now, they need to remain ............ Anonymous!!

I am a courageous American citizen. I do not hide my identity behind a mask or a burqa. I am not adverse to all this content but my allegiance will be to someone who stands out in the light for all to know who they follow. This is no different than all the terrorist the world has to contend with already.

[kliklok00]

I'm afraid to click on a post that has anything to do with Anonymous! They seem to be quite savvy at getting into people's personal life via the internet and there are some of us who don't mind keeping a secret or two from the public's eye.

[dog53]

I'm afraid to click on a post that has anything to do with Anonymous! They seem to be quite savvy at getting into people's personal life via the internet and there are some of us who don't mind keeping a secret or two from the public's eye.

Roger that.

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

***///

DIVEDEEPSIX ---

We love your big, beautiful brain!

Roger that.

***///

Aw, DOG ---

SO adorable!

We wanna squeeze da puddin' outta you!

You are one funny pupster!

[Nelg]

Liberty is the precious commodity of having choices within the bounds of law, which produces freedom. The rule of law in a Republic is changed by reason and debate underscored by the will of the people to make viable changes in a system bent on destroying unity and liberty among the people.

When nations resort to rebellion and war to overthrow a government then we have descended to a true Third World government. Leadership that is forcefully removed and replaced by a leadership bent on staying in governmental power will of necessity be replaced by the next group bent on having them removed. Thus the pattern starts that has destroyed the very foundational principles of liberty.

Daniel Webster understood the passion of good intentioned leaders when he wrote the following:

“Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.”

There may be many points on which I would agree with “Anonymous.” The Republic of Liberty is under attack by forces that would destroy the Constitution, enslave the people, and rob the treasury. Such action seems to be “acceptable” to the voters since fewer and fewer of them turn out for an election of the lowest to the highest office. Party squabbles and infighting to create a “group think” agenda has done much to weaken the resolve of the common citizen and we simply stay and home and declare that “it doesn’t make any difference if we vote or not.”

The verbal battles, persistent barrage of negative and condemning accusations, and distortions of basic truth erode what trust we had in our party or group to which we listen. The sad truth is that “we the people” are now part of the “group-think” collective and have signed away our individuality for a “common cause” when we adhere to a party. Often people compromise their values in the belief that they will be heard later by the leader they put into office. It never happens and they have compromised away their individuality. And the very thing that will help repair the Republic is individualism and idealism.

The attack on the Constitution and the Republic is only enhanced when division of a countries leadership takes place. Talk of rebellion and establishing a group to overthrow the USA leadership may be romantic and enhance our esteem and power, but it is fundamentally destruction to freedom.

Do I disagree with the powers in Washington? Often! Would I try to persuade them to what I think is correct and right? Certainly! Would I take up arms to force my agenda? Absolutely not! Would I fight to protect the Constitute against all powers foreign and domestic? YES; if this is the last line of defense. But I am not going to get all whipped up and propagandized by someone in a mask or someone fully disclosed with name, rank, and serial number! Little tyrants are just as destruction to liberty as big tyrants.

My liberty and my country mean a great deal to me. It is the grandest country in the world, but it is not all there is to my life. It isn’t even first, and I doubt if it is first in your life. Do we need to awake the nation to the threats to liberty? Certainly! But don’t do it by a Third World tactic of rebellion and bring in another despotic “rulership” of your own making.

Nelg

Glen Gray (No Masks!)

Chattanooga, Tn

[Nelg]

Nelg, Wow I can hardly believe...

I know why you would not want to be associated with me... there are folks like me... who would like to live.

There Is Plenty Of Hate Here.

I Have Never Seen So Much Hate.

Why Is There A Conflict Nelg?

How do we join?

I Know You Have Been Working Very Hard At It! Thank You...

There is a lot of misdirected thoughts behind a lot of this thread. I got hit with a bunch of negs because I disagreed with the way the presenter hid behind a mask. I understand that making the video would expose "whoever it was" to be investigated. Maybe he should be. Maybe not. As far as I know "Anonymous" is just some kid having fun.

Conflicts among people will always exist. How we handle conflict determines if we are mature adults are immature adults. Conflicts usually arise out of a desire to have power over someone else. Or, we want something and cannot get it without putting others down. We envy the position someone hold, the money they have, the popularity they receive and we cannot obtain those things so we fight and quarrel.

Hearts that are full of self will always be hurt and must respond with cruelty and bitterness.

Hearts that are full of God and love for others respond with patience and kindness, but sometimes with the truth that stings but has healing qualities.

[Rayzur]

I'm kind of surprised... though not sure why, that this seems to be the first encounter for some folks with Anonymous. For those not familiar with the group ... from whence they came and what they are about... I would offer this brief history... (okay for those getting to know me.... you understand that brief is a very relative word on my planet). Sorry guys brevity seems to be the bane of my existence...

Anonymous is the most famous ‘hacktivist’ group in the world. The informal nature of the group makes its mechanics difficult to define. Subsequently, without a formal organizational hierarchy, it’s difficult to explain Anonymous to the general public and the media.

‘Hacktivist’ is a portmanteau of ‘hacker’ and ‘activist’. When people have technical skills, have access to the Internet, and understand how network infrastructure and servers work, it can be tempting to put that knowledge into having some effect on the world. The ‘activist’ part of ‘hacktivist’ means that they don’t do their hacking and cracking without a cause. The various people behind Anonymous worldwide are united in a belief that corporations and organizations they consider to be corrupt should be attacked. If you’re an administrator for a network that has little reason to be a target for social activists, your network and servers are unlikely to become a target for Anonymous. If for some reason you believe your network might become a target, I recommend testing it for handling DDoS attacks, as that’s the most common method Anonymous uses to bring down web servers.

Not all of Anonymous’ activities involve attacking networks or websites. Anonymous has also been active in initiating public protests. But the web and IRC channels are the lifeblood of the group. If it weren’t for the Internet, Anonymous would’ve never existed.

2003: 4chan

4chan (4chan.org), an image-based bulletin board website, was publicly launched on October 1^st. The site was inspired by 2channel (2ch.net), a massive Internet forum, with seemingly random content, which is especially popular in Japan. 2channel debuted in 1999. It has over 600 boards which cover wide ranging subject matters, such as cooking, social news, and computers. Visitors to 2channel usually post anonymously, but the vast majority of content on the site is in Japanese.

The creator and administrator of 4chan goes by the handle ‘moot’ from the Raspberry Heaven community.

In the spirit of 2channel, 4chan allows people to post anonymously as well. Unlike 2channel, the vast majority of 4chan is in English. Well, it’s mainly English and slang based on various Internet memes, really. Any poster who doesn’t post text in the name field automatically gets credited as ‘Anonymous’. Most of the various forums on 4chan are based on Japanese pop culture, but their most popular forum is /b/.

/b/ has a fascinating culture onto itself. A lot of the user created graphical memes you may see circulating around the Internet, like LOLcats, ‘All your base are belong to us’, and Pedobear, originated in the /b/ forum. As it is an image board, most of the postings are user generated graphics. Usually, they’re intended to amuse, offend, or do both at the same time. The majority of the postings are ‘Anonymous’.

2008: Project Chanology

On January 14^th, a video from the Church of Scientology was leaked onto YouTube. It was a propaganda video featuring Tom Cruise laughing hysterically. I assume the video was mocked in the 4chan /b/ forum and related IRC channels. As the clip is arguably unflattering to Scientology, the cult tried to get YouTube to remove the video due to ‘copyright infringement’. In response, on January 21^st, a video was posted on YouTube credited to Anonymous titled ‘Message to Scientology’. Thus began Project Chanology.

A press release was written explaining the intentions behind Anonymous’ Project Chanology. The release covers why Scientology is a dangerous organization, and how the cult’s attempt to have the Tom Cruise video removed from YouTube was a violation of freedom of speech. Scientology has a reputation for financially exploiting its members, engaging in threatening blackmail against people who try to leave the cult, and various other abuses. ‘Call to Action’ was posted to YouTube on January 28^th, also credited to Anonymous, calling for protests outside of Church of Scientology centres around the world on February 10^th. At some point in January, a DDoS attack was also launched on the cult’s website.

During the various Anonymous protests against Scientology that year, many protestors wore Guy Fawkes masks, in the spirit of the popular film V for Vendetta, and also to protect their identities from the cult, which is known for attacking dissenters Scientology calls ‘Suppressive Persons’. This is totally true and I've had actual experience with this and some celeb types trying to avoid their push and insistence.

International protests outside of Scientology centres were orchestrated on February 10^th, March 15^th, and April 12^th, attracting thousands of people.

On March 28^th, Javascript code was maliciously injected into the Epilepsy Foundation of America’s web forums, to generate animations that can trigger epileptic seizures. People from 7chan.org (another website inspired by 2channel and 4chan) and subequently Anonymous were blamed for the attack. But the administrators of 7chan believe the attack was done by the Church of Scientology, making it look like it was done by Anonymous to harm their reputation. I believe Scientology did frame Anonymous. The cult has a reputation for condoning and initiating malicious actions against dissenters under their ‘fair game’ policy.

2009: Project Skynet and Operation Didgeridie

In June, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected in Iran, which triggered protests across the country. In response, Anonymous Iran was formed, an online project between Anonymous and The Pirate Bay, a popular but persecuted torrent search engine site. Anonymous Iran offered Iranians a forum to the world which was kept safe amidst the Iranian government’s crackdowns on online news about the riots. Project Skynet was launched by Anonymous the same month, to fight Internet censorship worldwide.

Operation Didgeridie started in September. The Australian government had plans to censor the Internet at the ISP level. On the 9^th, an Anonymous initiated DDoS attack on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s website brought it down for about an hour.

2010: Operation Titstorm, Operation Payback and WikiLeaks

In February, the Australian government was in the process of passing legislation that would make pornography featuring female ejaculation and small breasted women illegal. A porn star with small breasts must be underage, apparently. In response, on the 10^th, Anonymous engaged in Operation Titstorm, using DDoS attacks to bring down various Australian government websites.

Operation Payback commenced in September. The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) hired Indian software firm AIPLEX to launch DDoS attacks on The Pirate Bay and other websites related to file sharing. In retaliation, Anonymous posted the following:

“Operation:Payback is a *****

DATE \September 19, 2010\

This is to inform you that we, Anonymous, are organizing an Operation called “Payback is a *****”. Anonymous will be attacking the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America), and their hired gun AIPLEX for attacks against the popular torrent and file sharing site, the Piratebay (www.thepiratebay.org). We will prevent users to access said enemy sites and we will keep them down for as long as we can. But why, you ask? Anonymous is tired of corporate interests controlling the internet and silencing the people’s rights to spread information, but more importantly, the right to SHARE with one another.The RIAA and the MPAA feign to aid the artists and their cause; yet they do no such thing. In their eyes is not hope, only dollar signs. Anonymous will not stand this any longer.We wish you the best of luck.

To whom it may concern,

Sincerely,

Anonymous,

We are legion.”

Anonymous executed DDoS attacks of their own, targeting websites linked to all three organizations, the MPAA, the RIAA and AIPLEX.

Operation Payback continued in December, but this time the targets were Mastercard, Visa Paypal, the Bank of America and Amazon. WikiLeaks is a website for whistleblowers to post insider information about corrupt government activities around the world. Those corporations were targeted for blocking charitable donations for the WikiLeaks website. By the 8^th, websites for Mastercard and Visa were brought down, once again by DDoS attacks.

On the weekend of December 11^th and 12^th, crackers broke into Gawker Media’s network. The online media company, known for popular blogs like Gawker.com, Jezebel.com and Gizmodo.com, uses Campfire, a corporate network chat application. The administrative logins used on the Gawker network were cracked, perhaps by brute force, dictionary or rainbow attacks. From Campfire chat, the crackers were able to obtain more administrative login credentials, and eventually the usernames and passwords for thousands of Gawker network users were obtained.

One of Gawker’s official Twitter accounts was also broken into. The cracker tweeted under the Gizmodo account:

“Gawker.com Gizmodo.com Lifehacker.com hacked, 1.5 million usernames/emails/passwords taken”.

Anonymous were blamed for the attacks, they were seen as revenge for Gawker blogs posting negative stories about 4chan. But on the 12^th, an e-mail was sent to tech blog The Next Web saying:

“It has come to our attention that you are reporting about gawker.com being hacked by Anonymous and Operation Payback in the war against the wikileaks drama that is currently taking place. While we feel for Wikileaks plight, and encourage everyone to donate and mirror the site, we are not related to Operation Payback or engaged in their activities. We have compromised all their email accounts and databases, and a significant portion of the passwords have been unhashed into plaintext.”

The same day, Mediaite.com received an e-mail from Gnosis, a hacker group unrelated to Anonymous.

“We went after Gawker because of their outright arrogance. It took us a few hours to find a way to dump all their source code and a bit longer to find a way into their database.

We found an interesting quote in their Campfire logs:

Hamilton N.: Nick Denton Says Bring It On 4Chan, Right to My Home Address (After The Jump)

Ryan T.: We Are Not Scared of 4chan Here at 210 Elizabeth St NY NY 10012

I mean if you say things like that, and attack sites like 4chan (Which we are not affiliated to) you must at least have the means to back yourself up. We considered what action we would take, and decided that the Gawkmedia “empire” needs to be brought down a peg or two. Our groups mission? We don’t have one.

We will be releasing the full source code dump along with the database at 9PM GMT today. You are the only outlet we have told the release time.”

So, Anonymous were wrongly blamed for the attack.

In mid-December, The Standard reported that the wife of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe, Grace Mugabe profited from illegal diamond mining. The information was revealed via a cable leak to WikiLeaks. Mrs. Mugabe sued The Standard for $15 million. By December 31^st, Anonymous brought down Zimbabwean websites via DDoS attacks, as a response to Zimbabwean government corruption and Mrs. Mugabe’s litigation.

2011: Arab Spring, HBGary Federal, GeoHot, and Occupy Wall Street

Starting on January 2^nd, websites for the Tunisian Stock Exchange and the Tunisian Ministry of Industry were brought down by more Anonymous DDoS attacks. It was a reaction to Tunisian government censorship. The Tunisian government had tried to restrict the Internet access of its citizens. By the 6^th, Tunisia arrested many bloggers and cyberactivists who had been critical of its government.

By January 26^th, the Egyptian government became the next target. Efforts started with the intention of removing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power. Once the government blocked their citizens from accessing Twitter, Anonymous brought down Egyptian government websites with DDoS attacks by 3:00pm EST.

On February 5^th, Aaron Barr of security firm HBGary Federal claimed to have infiltrated Anonymous and said he would release information in a press conference.

HBGary’s website was powered by a CMS (content management system) that had several security loopholes. Because of those loopholes, Anonymous were able to access the site’s databases via SQL injection. Usernames, e-mail addresses and password hashes were retrieved. The MD5 hash algorithms were cracked with rainbow tables, so eventually the entire database became accessible.

Eventually, the company that developed HBGary’s CMS system was fired.

By April 2^nd, Sony became the next Anonymous target. Sony’s PlayStation Network banned user GeoHot for jailbreaking and modifying his PS3 console. GeoHot attracted Sony’s attention by posting information about how to mod PS3s to the Internet.

Throughout April, the PlayStation Network and various Sony websites were brought down via organized DDoS attacks. This was Anonymous’ way of coming to GeoHot’s defense. It took a number of weeks until the PlayStation Network was operating normally.

Mid-July, people from Adbusters, the anti-consumerism magazine, started discussing what could be done in response to corporate corruption on Wall Street. The Occupy Wall Street movement was planned from there, for mass protests on Wall Street starting on September 17^th.

On August 23^rd, Anonymous expressed support of the Occupy Wall Street movement with a video post on YouTube.

From September 17^th and onward, many thousands of people have been involved in the protest, which continues to be ongoing. Anonymous and Anonymous supporters have been covering the movement on Anonymous related blogs. Throughout September and into October, many cities around the world joined the Occupy movement, e.g., Chicago, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Madrid, Milan and Stockholm.

‘Hacktivism’ is now a major phenomenon, and Anonymous is far from the only ‘hacktivist’ group. Networks, servers and databases which may become targets must audit for security. Harden networks from DDoS attacks, use virtualization and proxy servers when possible, and assure that passwords and hashes are difficult to crack. Special care must be applied to servers which contain encryption keys.

Anonymous has most recently spoken out against President Obama's intention to enact wider and more encompassing gun control in the US as a matter of federal business. and effectively ignoring state's rights and the United States as a Republic. Their 15 minute critique of the Obama administration's use of violent gun crime and leveraging that to achieve the goal of gun control calls out against this tyranny and essentially essentially gives notice that future efforts will fight fire with fire and respond in kind from this moment forward.

And so it goes....

Hopefully this is enough to give you a sense of why some wear a mask... this is definitely playing in the big pool with no joking around consequences for some... This is serious, there are consequences....

We are anonymous.

We are Legion.

We do not forgive

We do not forget

Expect us

[Sentinel7]

Can't believe a guy dressed like a kid for Halloween night. I was waiting for til the last to see if he said, "Trick-r-treat!"

It is easy to get a following in our society. Just get on YouTube with a negative comment about the government, spout rebellion and overthrow and you will get a following.

Any excuse to sit back and do nothing is the excuse you grab hold of isn't Nleg

No Surrender No Retreat and No Compromise

Some people will do anything for 5 minutes of fame

Gets better all the time, Kinda like "Guru" Updates, they all crash & burn then get reborn under another screen name

DropItLikeItsHot GO RV Still Waiting

Sit back and do nothing ( Goes perfect with your screen name )

Is this how you handle all problems in your life DropitlikeitsHot

[Sentinel7]

I am a courageous American citizen. I do not hide my identity behind a mask or a burqa. I am not adverse to all this content but my allegiance will be to someone who stands out in the light for all to know who they follow. This is no different than all the terrorist the world has to contend with already.

Jon Jon you and I have had some difference of opinions in the past but I do not doubt your patriotism

or your passion for freedom.

Our allegiance should not be given to any one person or organization

How ever our allegiance should be given to God,Corp and Country

No Surrender No Retreat and No Compromise

[leanonme]

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[Nelg]

Tyrants will silence anyone who disagree with their point of view or the stance in which their opponents take.