Visual Analysis: Anonymous Hacktivists
Anonymous has been involved in activism over the years, much of it including online activity of dubious legality. In recent time, Hacktivism has become a method of choice for making their voices heard. Disrupting security systems, defacing websites, and acquiring internal information can catch the attention of huge entities like Visa and PayPal just as well as traditional sit-ins and picket lines. In the wake of Ryan Schmeary's arrest earlier this week, here's a brief summary of recent legal actions taken against Anonymous-led activism across the world.
- Arrests in Australia: Sydney Morning Herald articles in January 2010 and November 2010
- Arrests in the Netherlands: CBS News article in December 2010
- Raids in the United States: FBI Press Release in January 2011
- Arrests in the UK: Reuters article in January 2011 and in June 2011
- Arrests in Spain: Reuters article in June 2011
- Arrests in Turkey: Reuters article in June 2011
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Matthew Brick
Now you can get hacked anytime!!
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gavin2797
you do realize that these have nothing to do about being hacked right? these are protests made by (anonymous) and supported by (anonymous) against corporate and political machines meant to limit our rights or have wronged us in some way. the problem is the government due to the fact that (if your a good hacker) its almost imposable to catch you. so they are going to arrest people at random. get search warrents. go AGAINST the constitution by violating your 1st and 4th amendments by searching randomly.
I know some shi- ok?
FudgeGruck
10 years? Maaaan.
paranoiaishealthy
Is it likely that good hacker would be found by the authorities?
brunodan
Btw olivia, grat job on the graph! The title made me lol.
brunodan
@emew
If things start to get more serious, shit it's going to come down. I mean, the governments are merely arresting people almost at random. If the attacks start to get stronger, and the hacktivist groups start to grow bigger, that's when they are going to release the hounds. All they need is an excuse to start hunting them down. And by excuse I mean a public excuse, and to get that they just need the approval of a big percentage of the population. The governments hold the control of almost all the kinds of press, and they know that a lot of people are going to believe anything if it's written on their newspapers. They are already using the press to turn the people against the hacktivists. If you read the news reports related to operation: payback, i can guarantee to you that you'll find the word "terrorists" in every one of them. I even read someone call them "the new super-villans of our era".
emew
I find it interesting no Americans have been caught in all of this when you KNOW at least one of lulzsec/anonymous has to be from the U.S.
I have been watching KYM and reading news/following twitters lately and am wondering where this is all going. I don't think the anonymous/lulzsec situation will be a small event in history. We're talking a cyber rebellion, small in numbers, can these people make a stand against these governments? I don't undermine them and only sit watching, waiting, wondering, how is all of this gonna turn out?
Fridge
Nice to have this around.
Sweatie Killer
Nicely put together.
Power, No Limits
Glad all the information came together… Kinda scary knowing that we could be hacked any time by any one.