TheCrimsonStar
Tech Monkey
Minutes after Megaupload was taken down, the hackers with Anonymous retaliated en masse. Here's the official statement from them:
Then a bunch of info (addresses, phone/fax numbers, etc) on Chris Dodd, his wife AND children (creepy....) along with numbers/addresses to the MPAA offices around the world. And finally, this:
I'll admit I actually lol'd at the "Lulz" bit. Kinda scary how easily these sites can be taken down. So far UMG and HADOPI are the only ones still down.
Twitter - @AnonymousWiki
January 19th, 2012
Popular file-sharing website megaupload.com gets shutdown by U.S Justice - FBI and charged its founder with violating piracy laws. Four Megaupload members were also arrested. The FBI released a press release on its website which you can view here:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/pr...with-widespread-online-copyright-infringement
We Anonymous are launching our largest attack ever on government and music industry sites. Lulz. The FBI didn't think they would get away with this did they? They should have expected us.
#OpMegaupload
The following sites were taken down in response to the FBI shutting down megaupload.com
TANGO DOWN
justice.gov
universalmusic.com
riaa.org
mpaa.org
copyright.gov
hadopi.fr
wmg.com
usdoj.gov
bmi.com
fbi.gov
Then a bunch of info (addresses, phone/fax numbers, etc) on Chris Dodd, his wife AND children (creepy....) along with numbers/addresses to the MPAA offices around the world. And finally, this:
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not Forgive.
We do not Forget.
Expect Us.
@AnonymousWiki
I'll admit I actually lol'd at the "Lulz" bit. Kinda scary how easily these sites can be taken down. So far UMG and HADOPI are the only ones still down.