Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music and US Copyright Office
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[URL="http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike"]Source[/URL]
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Anonymous has sure been quiet lately, but today's federal [URL="http://gizmodo.com/5877612/feds-kill-megaupload"]bust of Megaupload[/URL] riled 'em up good: a retaliatory strike against DoJ.gov has left it completely dead.
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com is reporting the department's site as universally nuked, and an Anonymous-affiliated Twitter account is [URL="https://twitter.com/anondaily/status/160120306265100289"]boasting[/URL] success. This is almost certainly the result of a quickly-assembled [URL="http://gizmodo.com/5709630/what-is-loic"]DDoS attack[/URL]—and easily the widest in scope we've seen in some time. If you had any doubts Anonymous is still a hacker wrecking ball, doubt no more.
[B]Update:[/B] Anonymous says they've also knocked off the RIAA's site—looks down for us at the moment as well.
[B]Update 2:[/B] Universal Music Group has also fallen off an e-cliff.
[B]Update 3:[/B] Goodbye for now, MPAA.org.
[B]Update 4:[/B] Affected sites are bouncing in and out of life, and are at the very least [I]super[/I] slow to load. Anon agents are currently trying to coordinate their DDoS attacks in the same direction via IRC.
[B]Update 5:[/B] The US Copyright Office [URL="http://copyright.gov/"]joins[/URL] the list.
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[url=http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/19/technology/megaupload_shutdown/]Source 2[/url]
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In one of the U.S. government's largest anti-piracy crackdowns ever, federal agents on Thursday arrested the leaders of and shut down Megaupload.com, a popular hub for illegal file sharing.
Hours later, Megaupload's fans turned the table on the feds. "Hacktivist" collective Anonymous said it set its sights on the U.S. Department of Justice and apparently knocked the agency's website offline.
"We are having website having website problems, but we're not sure what it's from," a DOJ spokeswoman told CNNMoney.
The DOJ website glitches came soon after various Twitter accounts associated with Anonymous took aim at the agency.
"One thing is certain: EXPECT US! #Megaupload" read one tweet from AnonOps.
One hour later, the same account tweeted a victory message: "Tango down! [url]http://universalmusic.com[/url] & [url]http://www.justice.gov//[/url] #Megaupload"
Universal Music's website also went down Thursday afternoon. The music company had been locked in a legal battle with Megaupload over a YouTube video that featured many of Universal Music's signed artists promoting Megaupload's site.
The websites of the Recording Industry Association of America and Motion Picture Association of America also went down Thursday afternoon. On Twitter, AnonOps took credit for the crashes.
The Anonymous attack came soon after the DOJ announced the indictment of seven individuals connected to Megaupload for allegedly operating an "international organized criminal enterprise responsible for massive worldwide online piracy of copyrighted works."
Authorities said the operation had generated more than $175 million in illegal profits through advertising revenue and the sale of premium memberships.
According to the indictment, Megaupload, which launched in 2005, was once the 13th most visited website on the Internet, serving as a hub for distribution of copyrighted television shows, images, computer software and video games.
The site's popular MegaVideo subsidiary was widely known in tech circles for its copious selection of pirated content, including recent movies and episodes of hit TV shows.
Four of those indicted were arrested Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand, at the request of the U.S. Three others remain at large.
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EDIT: justice.gov is down as well.
good
Already? I love it.
That's pretty cool, actually. Wasn't expecting a quick response.
They are REALLY fucking pissed, rofl.
i love anonymous but every article regarding them...
[quote]If you had any doubts Anonymous is still a [b]hacker[/b] wrecking ball, doubt no more.[/quote]
[quote]DDOS[/quote]
oh for the love of...
That was fast.
-snip I'm late-
justice have been served. at least virtually...
Reposting this from the other thread:
[QUOTE=TheJoey;34297412]like angry bees, Anon retaliated with DDOS.
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loling at the updates[/QUOTE]What is the point of just taking down those organisation's public sites? There's fuck all important for the running of those organisations on those sites.
[editline]20th January 2012[/editline]
Getting into their private servers instead, that'd be worth something.
Ouch.
Doesn't mean anything though. This is just fuel for the SOPA supporters.
This is nothing. They've blown up a building and all we can do is smash store windows. What we need is to get the big companies that oppose SOPA and PIPA to bring their legal teams to this fight. What Anon is doing is a noble bit of vandalism, but if we can get the big boys fighting for Megaupload it's a broadside from a battleship.
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;34297494]Reposting this from the other thread:
What is the point of just taking down those organisation's public sites? There's fuck all important for the running of those organisations on those sites.[/quote]
the point is to spread awareness, I'm assuming. It's a really idiotic way to do so but whatever.
I'd say this is well deserved, let's hope they realize what they are doing wrong.
Good job anon! you DDOS'd a website and brought it down for 20 minutes, that'll show them not to mess with the internet!!!!
I was and am pretty mad. I used megaupload to upload all my mod files so people could download them and test and whatnot now they're all gone. Fuck you copyright industry
[QUOTE=Sanius;34297526]the point is to spread awareness, I'm assuming. It's a really idiotic way to do so but whatever.[/QUOTE]
Like spreading awareness of gun violence by tazing people
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;34297554]Like spreading awareness of gun violence by tazing people[/QUOTE]
no nothing like that at all
So we do a peaceful blackout protest and the government take down Megaupload. Wonder if they'll do anything in retaliation for this.
[QUOTE=Jasun;34297564]So we do a peaceful blackout protest and the government take down Megaupload. Wonder if they'll do anything in retaliation for this.[/QUOTE]
I was afraid that would be brought up :c
[QUOTE=Jasun;34297564]So we do a peaceful blackout protest and the government take down Megaupload. Wonder if they'll do anything in retaliation for this.[/QUOTE]
There's no clear link between SOPA and this. Both just involve the same topic.
l2interpret news
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;34297494]Reposting this from the other thread:
What is the point of just taking down those organisation's public sites? There's fuck all important for the running of those organisations on those sites.
[editline]20th January 2012[/editline]
Getting into their private servers instead, that'd be worth something.[/QUOTE]
1. fast and forceful action says the most. ex: FBI's response to blackouts across the internet in anti-SOPA protest, (wrongfully) busting megaupload, was an attempt at this. anon just did it better by DDOSing the fuck out of sites in a very quick and efficient retaliation.
2. taking down the websites is like knocking down a fast food place's big neon sign and blocking access to their drive-through window. many people rely on that website despite there being other ways of interacting with the company/organization, and thus the company/organization loses revenue. they also use up a lot of bandwidth and would have to pay out the ass to cover it if their domain service doesn't reimburse.
3. it's a message, clear and simple.
HAHA LET'S DDOS THEIR PUBLIC WEBSITES THAT NOBODY USES WE"LL SHOW THEM LOOOOOOL
They're mad because they can't access any of their porn downloads.
Don't.
Mess.
With.
Porn.
Ever...EVER
[QUOTE=Number-41;34297599]There's no clear link between SOPA and this. Both just involve the same topic.[/QUOTE]
It's a bit too coincidental for me to say they're completely unrelated.
The SITES of these are down, not the organizatons themselves.
This does jack shit.
[QUOTE=TheJoey;34297603]1. fast and forceful action says the most. ex: FBI's response to blackouts across the internet in anti-SOPA protest, (wrongfully) busting megaupload, was an attempt at this. anon just did it better by DDOSing the fuck out of sites in a very quick and efficient retaliation.
2. taking down the websites is like knocking down a fast food place's big neon sign and blocking access to their drive-through window. many people rely on that website despite there being other ways of interacting with the company/organization, and thus the company/organization loses revenue. they also use up a lot of bandwidth and would have to pay out the ass to cover it if their domain service doesn't reimburse.
3. it's a message, clear and simple.[/QUOTE]
I agree, although taking a shit in the deep fryers might hurt the fastfood company more, it wouldn't hurt the company in public as much as taking down the big sign out front.
Don't think this will do much, but it's a nice way to vent the anger
[QUOTE=Jasun;34297564]So we do a peaceful blackout protest and the government take down Megaupload. Wonder if they'll do anything in retaliation for this.[/QUOTE]
yup a huge fbi investigation involving 8 or 9 countries only takes a day
[QUOTE=Jasun;34297564]So we do a peaceful blackout protest and the government take down Megaupload. Wonder if they'll do anything in retaliation for this.[/QUOTE]
They probably will, just to show that nobody can do anything to permanently harm them.
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