Anonymous Exacts Revenge for Megaupload Takedown

[Artemicion]

Actually this is a massive DDOS attack because they're spreading it by sending unsuspecting links everywhere, and anyone who opens it is DDOSing whomever it's aimed at. This is probably one of the biggest attacks they've ever done because of that fact.

 

[Primus1985]

*basement of Anon headquaters* "Ah let just fire up Megavideo... that's strange, Megaupload... Damn wait a minute...OHHH So their gonna shut down websites that thousands, maybe millions use on a daily basis? Well we can play that game too!"

In other words, its about to be "On like Donkey Kong"

 

[Kopikatsu]

*basement of Anon headquaters* "Ah let just fire up Megaporn... that's strange, -refresh-... Damn wait a minute...OHHH So their gonna shut down websites that thousands, maybe millions use on a daily basis? Well we can play that game too!"

In other words, its about to be "On like Donkey Kong"

Fixed that for you.

 

[Auesis]

They're right about megaupload's situation being unjustified. To eliminate a parasite, you do not kill the host. The parasite will simply find a new one.

I see the good intent Anon have, but DDoSing will do absolutely nothing. If anything, it's a minor inconvenience. In the unlikely event that it sparks fear or warns the parties involved, I shall stand corrected.

 

[Jdb]

As I understand it, the attacked websites don't provide services. So this is like spraying graffiti on a business sign as opposed to going in and breaking the copying machine. Please call me when they do actual damage.

 

[ThunderCavalier]

While it's nice of Anonymous to stick up for those that have been kicked (even though they have shown to contain a lot of pirated stuff on there), I highly doubt that their actions are winning us any anti-SOPA support.

I mean, it's one thing to peacefully protest, and then there's another thing to illegally take down the opposition's websites. Sure, it's probably just desserts (to some people), but if we're trying to look mature and intellectual in this argument, Anonymous just set us back by a lot.

 

[TheLastSamurai14]

I keep thinking of that XKCD comic. "Anonymous tore down a poster put up... by the Department of Justice!"

Wow. I just mentioned that comic to a friend of mine on Skype who I talked about this issue with. I knew I couldn't be the only one thinking that.

 

[Aurora Firestorm]

I got some tea and a blanket and a bag of popcorn and I'm going to watch this crap happen. I was waiting for Anonymous to show up to this party.

 

[Corporal Yakob]

Won't this just help convince the tyranical Man that the act needs to be passed?

 

[Drakulea]

I keep thinking of that XKCD comic. "Anonymous tore down a poster put up... by the Department of Justice!"

Wow. I just mentioned that comic to a friend of mine on Skype who I talked about this issue with. I knew I couldn't be the only one thinking that.

Yep, that XKCD comic was spot-on.

 

[Jak23]

I feel like we just sprung our secret weapon. This is exactly why they want to pass these bill and shut down the internet, they're afraid of us! Let's give them a reason to be.

 

[Baneat]

Do people think that these sites Anon is freezing have any impact on the way these companies do their daily jobs?

No, it's like leaving a flaming bag of shit on their doorstep, ringing the bell and sprinting away screaming "ANONS REVOLT!"

 

[Arnoxthe1]

I keep thinking of that XKCD comic. "Anonymous tore down a poster put up... by the Department of Justice!"

This.

 

[Hithlain]

They took down a police website?

.........yay?


Honestly, I was in support of them a couple of years ago but if we are going to legitimize our "platform", the nerd platform as some congresspeople put it (or the platform of people fighting for "new media"), we have to do a little house cleaning on the cyber-terrorists in our group. It's hard to be taken seriously when the default response is "HACK ALL THE THINGS"

 

[DrOswald]

These are just attacks out of desperation nothing will happen because of them. These arent websites we visit everyday and them being taken down for a short amount of time will not in fact do any real damage.

Take down amazon.com then you know...people will freak out and be scared. Because if you take a site like this that makes $ out of being online and available then people will pay attention.

Taking the departement of justice down does what? Piss them off and makes them shut down another site. Who wins in that exchange ?

But these attacks were in response to a very specific action by a specific group. They shut down the Department of Justice website because it was the Department of Justice that they have a problem with. Attacking amazon would be just plain stupid because you would be attacking a group that had nothing to do with the actions you are protesting.

Martin Luther King Jr marched on Washington because he wanted political change. The occupy Wall Street movement is on Wall Street because people want economic change. Anonymous attacked the Department of Justice because they want law enforcement to change in a specific way. This is a protest. They are acting like protesters.

 

[Laser Priest]

Yes, anonymous. Show that the government doesn't need to police the internet by attacking the government's websites.

Good job, guys.