Subscribe RSS FeedThe hackers have targeted attacks on government computer networks and organizations the United States following the closure of copyright file-sharing site Megaupload.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), FBI, and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPPA) in between the bombarded with traffic (traffic) the Internet, the BBC writes in his latest report.
Web links have been distributed, when clicked, infected users computer. A statement as to link the hacker group Anonymous is responsible.
DOJ announced Thursday that they have taken action to force Megaupload and related domain names online now, and accused the founders of file sharing sites and scores of others have violated the law of piracy.
Four people have been arrested Megaupload employees in Auckland, New Zealand at the request of the US government .Police also seized cash, expensive cars, and short-barreled shotgun from the residence of Kim Schmitz, the German founder Kim Dotcom man, Megaupload owner of the company.
They appeared in court on Friday (20 / 1). One of their lawyers initially objected when the media asks to take their picture, but the defendants say that they do not mind because there’s nothing to hide.
Those sites that operate in Hong Kong has been accessed 150 million users and 50 million hits a day. Supported models of famous celebrity Kim Kardashian and singer Alicia Keys and Kanye West and some others, making the page as one high-profile file-sharing site.
News of the arrest of the people circulating Megaupload website a day after thousands took part in the blackout to protest proposed legislation anti-piracy, but the DOJ stated that two things are unrelated.
A statement from the Justice Department noted that the grand jury indictment against employees Megaupload issued on 5 January.
A few hours later, a statement attributed to the twitter account @ AnonymousWiki contains message recognition of the hacker group Anonymous that they had launched a major offensive against government sites and the U.S. music industry.He said that 10 sites have been offline since their action, in response to the closure of the site Megaupload, including the FBI website, Universal Music, RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), and Hadopi – the French government agency that protects creative works on the Internet.
On Friday (20 / 1), Universal web page displaying the message: “This site is under maintenance. Let’s hope it can come back soon.”
Hadopi pages offline too, reported there were “technical problems”. However, other sites on the list still appear Anonymous.
Blog Internet security firm Sophos said the attack was carried out by spreading links via Twitter and other parts on the Internet that distributes a denial-of-service (DDoS).
If you visit the website and is not intended to disabled javascript, you will immediately, without any user interaction, began to flood the targeted website traffic Anonymous with unwanted, help strengthen the DDoS attacks, said Sophos.
This shows that the attack illegal entry, which means users taking part in actions that violate the law.
A tweet from an account associated with Anonymous indicated that efforts are underway to revive Megaupload.Link attached intermittently directing users to a site that is similar to a website that was attacked. Addresses using the domain name. Bz which indicates it is registered in Belize.
A blogger reminds that the site is a scam designed to steal information from visitors.
In the analysts say there is a risk that the campaign could distort Anonymous larger campaign against the legislation of anti-piracy, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).
Anonymous campaign that could pose counter-productive if the legal adviser to pro-SOPA and PIPA describes the action as representative of those who oppose the legislation.
Elsewhere, the inventor of the web, Tim Berners-Lee increased its support for the campaign against the SOPA.
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