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Anonymous suspects are arrested in Turkey
FANS OF THE FILM Midnight Express look away, as the Turkish police have arrested 32 hackers who are suspected to be members of the hacktivist group Anonymous.
The arrests follow earlier attacks on Turkish government web sites in protests against plans to introduce internet filters that were announced by the group last Thursday.
"Today, Thursday, the international Internet hactivist collective known as Anonymous launched a successful DDoS attack against the Turkish government, taking down several official government websites," said a post on the Anonops blog.
"Anonymous is protesting Internet censorship in Turkey. The Turkish government plans to implement a filter on Internet browsing on Aug. 22 under the pretense of protecting the youth from 'harmful elements on the web'. Critics argue that the filter will lead to wide-spread censorship." Anonymous used Low Orbit Ion Canons in its DDoD attack, and typically, it was successful.
"The current Anonymous cyber attacks against the Turkish government consist of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks using a coordinated network of Low Orbit Ion Canons (LOICs). Such attacks are an orchestrated attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended user," added the Anonymous poster.
According to the Turkish Anatolia news agency the 32 suspects from twelve cities were arrested this weekend and taken away for questioning.
By Saturday Anonymous' reach had extended to Spain, where in response to the arrest of three suspected members it shut down the National Police web site.
"Arresting somebody for taking part in a DDoS attack is exactly like arresting somebody for attending a peaceful demonstration in their hometown. Anonymous believes this right to peacefully protest is one of the fundamental pillars of any democracy...", it warned in a public statement aimed at the Spanish government.
"You have not detained three participants of Anonymous. We have no members and we are not a group of any kind. You have, however, detained three civilians expressing themselves... You are providing us with the fuel, but now you must expect the fire." µ
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You might be right, peaceful protest don't seam to get anything done. They might have to copy the Arab spring and get some guns It's sad when your own government would rather imprison people than listen them.
Hacking of computers and putting up the 'Anonymous" sign is like pissing off the cook on a ship. If the cook is happy, he performs to the crew's liking. It's the Captain's head we want.
Speaking of Midnight Express, it was a film that overhyped and far far away of reality. Also, The Anonymous suspects mentioned in the article are not really Anonymous members.. They are activists who are willing to protest the Internet cencorship that will be applied soon. Mostly lamers and teenagers..
...this is exactly what these idiots deserve. DDoSing gov websites accomplishes -NOTHING- in the grand scheme of things except allowing a few armchair activists to feel important.
Stop with the DDoS garbage and focus on a country that actually matters...then maybe people won't laugh at your failures so much...
BECAUSE I KEPT TRYING TO SURF TO THE SPANISH POLICE DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE, AND IT KEPT COMING UP WITH SITE ERROR OR SOMETHING, SO I WAS LIKE "UH? WHATS UP GOVERNER?"
NOW I READ THE STORY AND EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE. CURSE YOU ANONYMOUS! YOU ARE BLOCKING MY SURFING HABITS. THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS TELL US WHERE TO SEND OUR RANSOM PAYMENTS SO US CITIZENS CAN ACCESS THE SPANISH POLICE DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE WITHOUT PROBLEMS ONCE MORE.
cut off a head and three grow back ANON can never be stopped because it is the people who the corporations think they control and now they are getting their comeuppance.The governments of this world need to get back to serving the people who pay the taxes and until their citizens feel that they are working in their interests and not the interests of the banks and corporations....Freedom is within or grasp!!!!
Anonymous hackers are getting nabbed pretty regularly these days. I suspect they will see prison time for their hacking.