‘Anonymous’ calls for attacks on Egyptian government websites

[Joanne98]

The online group of hactivists known as "Anonymous" expressed their support for protesters in Egypt Wednesday by calling for cyber attacks on websites run by the Egyptian government.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Egypt this week, facing down a massive police presence to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in protests inspired by Tunisia's popular uprising.

After reports said that social media websites Twitter and Facebook had been restricted in the country, the "Anonymous" Facebook page "Operation Egypt" issued a dire warning to the Egyptian government.

"To the Egyptian Govt : Anonymous challenges all those who are involved in censorship," the group wrote. "Anonymous wants you to offer free access to uncensored media in your entire country. When you ignore this message, not only will we attack your govt websites, we will also make sure that the international media see the horrid reality you impose on your people!"

A graphic on the Facebook page gave instructions for participating in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/anonymous-calls-attacks-egyptian-government-websites/

[jwirr]

1. I have supported many things they do but I think they are way ahead

of themselves here. Interfering in national issues is different from exposing secrets.

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[BobbyBoring]

2. Years ago

When computers first came out, I said they would be the death of society as we know it. I hate being right! It's hard to believe that people could actually disrupt governments. monetary systems, electrical grids, etc, but they can.

A guy I know hacked in to the a prison in Pakistan and placed an order for all kinds of pork products to be delivered there. You know how those filthy Muslims love pork. That was sort if benign but just shows what someone can do if they have the know how~