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Anonymous Supporters Tricked into Installing Zeus Trojan

02

Mar

2012

In 2011, dozens of Anonymous members who participated in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in support of Anonymous hacktivism causes were arrested. In these DDoS attacks, supporters using the Low Orbit Ion Cannon denial-of-service (DoS) tool would voluntarily include their computer in a botnet for attacks in support of Anonymous. In the wake Anonymous member arrests […]

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Click on an Anonymous link, and you could be DDoS’ing the US government

20

Jan

2012

Here’s a quick summary of events: * On Wednesday, thousands of websites participated in an “internet blackout”, protesting against proposed US anti-piracy legislation. * Yesterday, file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down, and its founders arrested. The charge? Online piracy alleged to have cost the entertainment industry more than half a billion dollars. * Overnight, websites […]

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KISS’s Gene Simmons website DDoS attack: Suspected Anonymous hacker charged

14

Dec

2011

When the website of rock star Gene Simmons fell victim to a denial-of-service attack for five days in October 2010, the legendary KISS front man vowed revenge. Yesterday, a 24-year-old man suspected of being linked to the Anonymous hacktivist group was arrested by the FBI in relation to the attack. Kevin George Poe, of Manchester, […]

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