Anonymous Threatens Internet With "Operation Blackout"

[MorganL4]

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

 

[DiamanteGeeza]

There is however a way ISPs could make such a short attack meaningless: increase the cache and TTL values on their own DNS, so that they don't have to go to the root servers.

Exactly, you beat me to it.

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.

 

[sir.rutthed]

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.

 

[kouriichi]

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?

 

[BaronIveagh]

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.

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.

 

[crystalsnow]

I think I speak for everyone when I say

 

[Atlus0016]

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.

 

[RejjeN]

Well... At least I won't have an excuse to not paint my TK models if they pull this off...

Captcha: am I happy?

You trying to tell me something there?

 

[pretzil]

Just saying, 'APRIL FOOLS!'

???

 

[CardinalPiggles]

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.

Come on now, Anonymous, that's just silly. Everyone knows that if you want to shut down the internet you'd have to fetch it down from Big Ben first. They're either going to need security clearance or a few dozen ladders.

FUUUUCKIIIIING NINJAAAAA

Damn you.

 

[Tiamat666]

Anonymous shuts down Internet.
World productivity soars.
Independent news sources are eliminated.
Online activism ceases to exist.
Governments and Corporations of the world thank Anonymous.

 

[Tony2077]

if this doesn't force someone to get rid of these assholes i don't know what will

 

[Atlus0016]

Just saying, 'APRIL FOOLS!'

???

..............I like it.

 

[Idlemessiah]

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.

 

[MorganL4]

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.

That all depends on the cost of a pint... I mean you could be pretty broke after 20 or 30 beers if it lasts a while...

 

[Erttheking]

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.

 

[Hammartroll]

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"

 

[WanderingFool]

Well, shit.

Good thing I have all that porn on backup... I MEAN, I HAVE NO PORN ON MY COMPUTER!!!

 

[Kuchinawa212]

The day before April fools day? I think this is a set up for a bad prank.

And besides, time will tell if it'll work. I know these guys mean business but I've also seen "We'll getcha we're anonymous" threats be just a bunch of hot air as it turns out it wasn't reallllly from them

 

[Sonic Doctor]

lol, hopefully they take the internet down right as BioWare takes the lead in the MM.