Anonymous strikes back: MPAA, RIAA, FBI, BMI and others down after DDoS
For the past few days the big story has been the protest of SOPA and PIPA, the two potentially disastrous and dangerous pieces of legislation that would give major corporations and organizations the right to censor the internet in the name of protection against piracy. Yesterday, websites like Wikipedia.org and Reddit.com shut their doors to the public, demonstrating what it would be like if either SOPA or PIPA were passed, despite admonishment from the MPAA. In a move that can only be described as retaliation, earlier this morning the US government was able to shut down MegaUpload.com a file sharing website that some have chosen to use to download and upload illegal material (despite the fact that the site itself has no control over the content people share). Now Anonymous, the nameless, faceless hacker organization that is typically identified with Guy Fawkes masks, has struck back.
Since this morning’s news, Anonymous has managed to shut down various powerful websites in the government such as Justice.gov along with others like MPAA.org, Universal Music Group, and the RIAA. The move is being called the biggest attack in the organization’s history. Anonymous is likely using what is known as a Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack (DDoS), which basically means that they have flooded the computer network that operates these various sites and completely shut down their capabilities.
The AnonOps Twitter account claimed responsibility for the attacks, which are being promoted with the #OpMegaUpload hashtag. Anonymous is using their own DDoS tool called Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC). When activated, LOIC rapidly reloads a target website, and if enough users point LOIC at a site at once, it can crash from the traffic. The application is freely being distributed through Twitter and various IRC channels. Judging from a Twitter search, the link is being shared at a rate of about 4 times a minute, mostly by Spanish-speaking users, for some reason. Russian news service RT claims this is the largest coordinated attack in Anonymous’ history—over 5,600 DDoS zealots blasting at once. The latest confirmed targeted shut down by Anonymous attack is La résistance est international—French copyright authority HADOPI.
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GO ANONYMOUS
And so it begins
Great news… unfortunelly it will remaisn for few days… I only hope the Anon guys/girls stay hide in safety after this great and welcome attack.. This the very 1st DDoS atack wich reflects world wide internet opinion for freedom.
Yeah it’s all great lets flood the website and claim we hack it.
absolutely love them !!!
I sometimes “hack” rlslog when spamming submit to wait for megaupload links!
DDoS = brb technical difficulties, the same old tricks i would to see these guys flood them with viruses and spyware. Tit for tat i say.
sounds like the beginning of WW3
Do not forget to protect your ip with a vpn if you are thinking about joining the fight, or you might be in a lot of trouble
Fire at will.
serves them right, if they want the right to shut down our websites, they deserve to have their websites inaccessible as well.
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Supporters of SOPA, you should’ve expected us.
We have entered a new age of cyber warfare lol. Viva La Anonymous.
Yes the attack will only last a day or so, but at least we have an army on our side, and remember Anonymous is anybody who chooses to be a part of Anonymous, so pick up the f**king guns people, before these greedy b**tards take it all away!!
You can download LOIC here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/loic/files/latest/download
or the hive version here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hivemindloic/files/Application/Hive%20Mind%20LOIC-1.00-Application.zip/download
if you got the balls…..
bobby valentino – anonymous
this would be the next step after sopa/pipa:shut down sites that ‘talk’ about how to hack, crack, host anything remotely having to do with reverse engineering.
You guys are in for some truly interesting, game-changing events in the coming year. Call it the end-result of the Mayan prophecies, call it the End of History (ie, the end of the accursed Judeo-Christian ‘morality’ caper), call it whatever you like, but we are standing precisely at the beginning of a New Age.
Me, I’m ate up with the Cancer and will be shuffling off the Mortal Coll in short order but I’m thankful groups like Anonymous are fighting the good fight. Like someone said above, “Anonymous is anybody who chooses to be a part of Anonymous”.
Protect yourselves though- the bastards on the other side have the ‘law’, the Military and the Secret Service organizations on their side (they who have abused their privilege nearly an infinity of times now). Their ruthlessness, pettiness and greed always precede them. In the end however, they’ll get their just rewards…
“mostly by Spanish-speaking users, for some reason.” Spanish speaking people are close to becoming a majority in many states. Hispanic Americans will be teh majority in America in just a gew short years.
are we wining? c’z i think we are. Go AnonOps get’em bro.
thank you anon!
Si se puede animo señores!
Thank you for standing up for us that have a voice, but never heard. The people are not silent, but are threatened when not being silent, and thus deterred. The corrupt politicians that support and are bound to these horrible corporations and not the people, must be exposed for who they really are.
*CHEERING!!*
Gooooo all Anonymous – give em hard every day!! never give up!!
thanks!
Thank you for standing up for us that have a voice, but never heard. The people are not silent, but are threatened for not being silent. The corrupt politicians that support and are bound to these horrible corporations and not the people, must be exposed for who they really are.
I have a girlfriend.
I’m too much of a coward to be a social hacker
but if i still have my brains when i hit 70, look out
jail will just be another type of retirement home by then
ggl AnonOps hoic
to know how to join safely
GO! AnonOps!
why u no post personal sentive information from the site u hacked? should show who’s bossed on the interwebs
WWW3 = world web wars
i love anonymous
absolutely love them !!!
Thank you anonymous…
http://109.236.83.66/
NEW MEGAUPLOAD SITE!
if these shutdowns continue and support for anonymous grows x10 this could really get intense….
WWW = world web wars
DDoS lol and what good does that do? in the end the whole world has to bend over and take it in the rear from U.S.A.
SOPA is here early!
No mr someone, we weill never surrender, if i have to “bend and take in the rear” i’ll surely have managed to get AIDS before that!
VIVA LA ANONYMOUS!
Just watch this – this is part of larger plan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd7zClv5obw
It is on torrent too
i guess ppl who belive that 2012 were stand corrected after all
Sure this attack isn’t forever, but should the bill be passed, this attack will continue, and the war will not end until the US Govt. gives up. Because it will be the rest of the world VS. the US Govt. *I’d say they’re outnumbered.*
If you are scared to join the official attack, you can still participate (without the fear of being considered as a criminal) by just surfing to those websites with your browser. For them, you are just mindlessly browsing the internet, but for the community, you are generating traffic.
Oh, and Ctrl+F5 reloads the whole web page again (at least on IE), including all the images etc. This creates a lot more traffic than just plain old F5.
All Hail
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We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget
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Anon/Illuminati are playing a game and you’re all falling for it.
@Someone
You gave up already? Weak mind.
@54Boy
You Joking right ??!!
AND THIS IS FAKE AND CONTAINS A TROJAN VIRUS
it did not get release by open source
SideShowBob
January 20th, 2012 | 02:47
You can download LOIC here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/loic/files/latest/download
or the hive version here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hivemindloic/files/Application/Hive%20Mind%20LOIC-1.00-Application.zip/download
if you got the balls…..
Both PIPA and SOPA have been shelved. You can read all about it on Politico.com
Now this does not mean we have won the war, only the first battle IN the war.
http://www.fbi.gov was down for a total of 47 minutes on Thursday night.
Wow.
That’s gonna show ‘em. ::eyeroll::
I’m sure every freedom fighter across the Midddle East with an AK-47 in his hands is extremely impressed at this show of power.
Then what? Will burning down some cheap CPUs on a much more cheaper webserver change anything? These small time hit&run tactics is what they really want to use as an excuse for more legislation. Hell they’ll even bring down some towers with airliners just to gain more control over the lives of little men. The internet as we know it will never be free from such threats. Someone should invent a better network system that can really be free from their influence and control. Attacking some lame websites that nobody cares to browse will only lead to being labeled as cyber-terrorists.
@Those who doubt the hack. http://www.news.com.au/technology/fbi-shuts-down-megauploadcom-charges-seven-with-online-piracy/story-e6frfro0-1226249114650
Seems FileSonic has almost closed up shop after MegaUpload trouble:
“All sharing functionality on FileSonic is now disabled. Our service can only be used to upload and retrieve files that you have uploaded personally.
If this file belongs to you, please login to download it directly from your file manager.”
go anonymous…..
loving this…
keeps getting better everyday…
wonder who’s next
lol…………….yeah, dudes Do it, to it. I luve the guy fawkes image standing..
@ 50
harsh comparison but I believe you’re dead on
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