The hacker group Anonymous has reportedly launched a series of attacks that shut down major websites in retaliation against the U.S. Department of Justice’s actions against the site Megaupload. The attacks have been ongoing since Thursday, and various Web users who clicked on certain links may have been tricked into becoming accomplices. The group reportedly began issuing distributed denial of service attacks Thursday almost immediately after U.S. federal authorities announced they’d arrested several Megaupload executives on charges of racketeering, money laundering and copyright infringement.
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Anonymous Lashes Out in Wake of Megaupload Shutdown
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani January 23, 2012 10:59 AMThe hacker group Anonymous has reportedly launched a series of attacks that shut down major websites in retaliation against the U.S. Department of Justice’s actions against the site Megaupload. The attacks have been ongoing since Thursday, and various Web users who clicked on certain links may have been tricked into becoming accomplices. The group reportedly began issuing distributed denial of service attacks Thursday almost immediately after U.S. federal authorities announced they’d arrested several Megaupload executives on charges of racketeering, money laundering and copyright infringement.