The file sharing site Megaupload was raided by the FBI yesterday and was effectively shut down due to the fact that they facilitated illegal file sharing. Now this angered a lot of Internet users, but the hacker group Anonymous went one step further. They launched an attack on the websites of the Department of Justice, the FBI and Universal Music Group, among others using a distributed denial of service attack.
A video was then posted to YouTube which you can watch below:
You’ll also note that the group mentions SOPA and Protect IP. Clearly they aren’t happy. I’m guessing that we’re going to hear more from them.
Megaupload Shutdown…. Anonymous Hits Back
The file sharing site Megaupload was raided by the FBI yesterday and was effectively shut down due to the fact that they facilitated illegal file sharing. Now this angered a lot of Internet users, but the hacker group Anonymous went one step further. They launched an attack on the websites of the Department of Justice, the FBI and Universal Music Group, among others using a distributed denial of service attack.
A video was then posted to YouTube which you can watch below:
You’ll also note that the group mentions SOPA and Protect IP. Clearly they aren’t happy. I’m guessing that we’re going to hear more from them.
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