Anonymous Retaliates Against MegaUpload Takedown, Knocks MPAA, RIAA Sites Offline

Anonymous Retaliates Against MegaUpload Takedown, Knocks MPAA, RIAA Sites
Offline
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By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld    Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM
Storyline: Feds Shut Down MegaUpload
File-Sharing Site MegaUpload.com Indicted for Internet Piracy; Shut Down by
U.S. Officials

In a hastily assembled retaliation against the federal shutdown of
MegaUpload.com, hacktivist group Anonymous has allegedly taken down a number
of websites--including those of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Motion
Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA).

According to DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com, several websites are out of
commission as of this writing, likely thanks to DDoS attacks: the U.S.
Department of Justice (doj.gov, justice.gov), the U.S. Copyright Office,
Universal Music Group, the RIAA, and the MPAA.

At about 2 p.m. on Thursday, @AnonDaily, a Twitter account assumed to be
associated with Anonymous, tweeted: "TANGO DOWN! JUSTICE.gov - U.S.
Government Website DOWN!" The account has continued to post updates, noting
that RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music Group, and U.S. Copyright Office websites
were all down, and that Anonymous istrying to knock out several other
websites, including the FBI and White House websites.

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