Anonymous Threatens Internet With "Operation Blackout"
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It is technically possible, and theoretically not that hard, but I'm very much hoping there's more than enough counter-measures against these sort of stuff. Also, why protest SOPA, something we've pretty much beat, and not ACTA, which is much worse and still relevant? I like the idea of such a massive protest, but there has to be better reasons for it...
Also, remember what all those sites shut down voluntarily? That's a whole lot better. I get the feeling Anon wanted to encourage people to do that again, except nobody really cares about Anon's agenda.
Also, remember what all those sites shut down voluntarily? That's a whole lot better. I get the feeling Anon wanted to encourage people to do that again, except nobody really cares about Anon's agenda.
Well I have to admit I am curious if they could actually do it. I would be pretty much unable to do any of my classwork that day and it wouldn't really help them in fighting their self-earned internet terrorist stigma by committing an act like that to get their way...
But despite all that I am curious.
But despite all that I am curious.
If it does happen everyone just type into your browser: http://74.125.128.139/
that will get you to google.com
the question is when you click a link in google does it do a dns search or does it just take you directly to the ip address associated with the link? Because if google turns around and makes a dns query to get its link to work then using the search engine won't work
that will get you to google.com
the question is when you click a link in google does it do a dns search or does it just take you directly to the ip address associated with the link? Because if google turns around and makes a dns query to get its link to work then using the search engine won't work
Exactly, you beat me to it.evilneko said:
Also, one would hope that the root DNS servers have seriously good firewalls as well as failover servers - they'd have to cover for the eventuality of the building a root DNS server is in catching fire, so there must be some heavyweight failover system located elsewhere for each server.
By announcing this so far ahead of when they're claiming to do it, surely all it does is give the admins of the root DNS servers lots of time to double-check and beef up security? Unless all Anon are planning is to attempt some massive DDOS attack on all 13 servers at the same time? I can't see that being even remotely possible.
My prediction: nothing will happen, other than news networks having a field day, spouting made-up 'facts', hauling in laughable 'experts', and probably predicting the end of technology as we know it and a return to the dark ages.
But... Saturday is when the new episode of My Little Pony premiers!
OT: What exactly are they trying to accomplish here? How is it going to accomplish anything in the astronomically unlikely event that it actually works? I think this is just a bid for attention since Anon hasn't been up to any shenanigans lately and are feeling ignored. Keep ignoring them and they'll go away.
OT: What exactly are they trying to accomplish here? How is it going to accomplish anything in the astronomically unlikely event that it actually works? I think this is just a bid for attention since Anon hasn't been up to any shenanigans lately and are feeling ignored. Keep ignoring them and they'll go away.
Does this mean i get to run around the streets, painted grey, yelling at the top of my lungs, "IM THE F*CKIN SAMMICH FAIRY", on Saturday?
If all hell breaks loose i mean. What? Dont look at me like that! Would you rather i riot with the rest of the losers?
If all hell breaks loose i mean. What? Dont look at me like that! Would you rather i riot with the rest of the losers?
GeorgW said:
As has been said, this was originally put forward by the NSA, not Anonymous. The 'Anonymous' announcement magically appeared after the NSA warned the US Congress that Anonymous might do something like this. So there's sort of a Chicken-Egg-Spook thing here where it's not clear if it's Anonymous, someone copycatting Anonymous, or the NSA making their threat assessment look realistic.
You post detailed instructions to how your are going to attack a global means of economic / informational / entertainment trading on a public site where anyone, including those that have the ability and technical know how to stop it, can read it.
Really?
Go back to attacking one group at a time ............. at least them we have only one reason to hate you.
Really?
Go back to attacking one group at a time ............. at least them we have only one reason to hate you.
Seeing as I'm a little bit stupid in regards to computer machines and electric stuff, this might sound like a dumb thing to say, but, if you are smart enough you would still be able use the internet, correct? We better get researching before it's too late in that case.
Damn you.
FUUUUCKIIIIING NINJAAAAAteqrevisited said:
Damn you.
You know what happens when the internet goes down? I go to the pub. If they keep it up for a few days, I'll be spending a few days in the pub. So no great loss at all really.
Oh yeah, I forgot about this bullshit. Look if they couldn't even keep their word to take down fox news and Facebook I doubt that they'll take down the entire internet.
well good luck to them, anything to show that the people holds power over the government is a good thing, I just hope the media dosn't twist it to portray them as "terrorists".
"thank god they passed NDAA, otherwise we wouldn't have caught the terrorists taking away your precious internet"
"thank god they passed NDAA, otherwise we wouldn't have caught the terrorists taking away your precious internet"