Thursday, June 23, 2011

Inside the Anonymous Army of 'Hacktivist' Attackers

I get this question a lot from many of you: "Who are these guys who do this stuff?". The Wall Street Journal provides a partial answer in this article.

Inside the Anonymous Army of 'Hacktivist' Attackers

"HOOGEZAND-SAPPEMEER, Netherlands—In this sleepy Dutch town last December, police burst into the bedroom of 19-year-old Martijn Gonlag as he hurriedly pulled on jeans over his boxer shorts. He was hauled away on suspicion of taking part in cyber attacks by the online group calling itself Anonymous.

Mr. Gonlag admits taking part in several attacks on websites, but he recently had a change of heart as some hackers adopted increasingly aggressive tactics."

Read more here.....

Note: If this link does not get you to the complete story, go to Google and search for "Inside the Anonymous Army of 'Hacktivist' Attackers". Click on the link provided in the Google results. By the way, watch the video found imbedded in the article.
 

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