Anonops #15: Last or not to Last

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ioerror twitterde op dinsdag 04-03-2014 om 13:34:50 It looks like #anonymous #italy is taking on #hackingteam: https://twitter.com/OperationItaly/status/440818556901408768 Hilarious times ahead, I'm sure. reageer retweet

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Attorneys for Barrett Brown want case on linking to hacked material dismissed

The US activist-journalist faces 100 years in prison for posting hyperlink to site containing hacked material in chat room

Lawyers acting for Barrett Brown, the activist-journalist facing more than 100 years in prison for having posted a hyperlink to hacked material, have called for his case to be dismissed on grounds that it violates his First Amendment rights to free speech and would chill the internet.

Brown, 32, is being held in Texas ahead of two scheduled trials on 28 April and 19 May. He is charged with a total of 17 counts in three separate indictments relating to his work uncovering online surveillance.

The main allegation against him – spanning 12 counts - is that he posted a hyperlink on an internet chat room to a website containing material hacked from the private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting, Inc, (Stratfor). The hack included email addresses of 860,000 Stratfor subscribers as well as 60,000 credit card details.

In a legal memorandum lodged with a federal court in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, Brown’s lawyers argued that the charges against him should be dropped ahead of trial because they were too vague and were in breach of his constitutional right to free speech. By hyperlinking to the hacked material, Brown did not “transfer” the stolen information as he arguably would have done had he embedded the link on his web page, but merely created a path to files that had already been published elsewhere that were in the public domain.

“Republishing a hyperlink does not itself move, convey, select, place or otherwise transfer, a file or document from one location to another... The government only alleges that Mr Brown ‘transferred’ a hyperlink containing directions to where the Stratfor file was already placed by another person when the Stratfor files were uploaded to public web servers,” the motion argues.

Brown’s case is being closely watched by First Amendment lawyers, publishers and activists who fear that a conviction could set a precedent that would criminalise the very act of linking on the internet. His legal team, led by Ahmed Ghappour of the University of Texas law school in Austin, point to a wide range of public activities that could be impacted.

The lawyers list “everyday members of the public desiring to conduct research on the internet, cyber security researchers who wish to analyze and prevent cyber-attacks and journalists who wish to perform routine press activities such as newsgathering and verification of sources. As such, persons of ordinary firmness would certainly experience chilling of their First Amendment rights.”

Brown is a well known figure in hacking and internet freedom circles, having had his writings published in outlets such as Vanity Fair and the Guardian. Until his arrest in September 2012, he ran a collaborative web publication, Project PM, that engaged in issues relating to official leaks and the work of the hacking collective Anonymous.

On 25 December 2011, he posted on his Project PM internet chat room the hyperlink to the Stratfor material for which he was charged nearly a year later. As the legal memo points out, the same hyperlink had already been posted on a separate chat room. By that point the FBI had also been fully aware of the disclosure of confidential information for several days.

Kevin Goldberg, a First Amendment expert who is legal counsel for the American Society of News Editors, said the Brown case raised serious issues about the potential criminalisation of the act of linking. “If we can be held criminally liable for hyperlinking to a website, the implications are profound. Are we to be expected to understand everything about a site before we link to it – that seems overly burdensome.”

He added: “What if I link to a sports outlet that I find interesting, but I don’t realise there’s an element of the page that is defamatory. Am I to be held responsible? That would be very chilling for the internet.”

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Edpilkington twitterde op woensdag 05-03-2014 om 18:30:35 BREAKING in Barrett Brown case - US gov files motion to dismiss own criminal charges vs BB for posting a web hyperlink to hacked material reageer retweet

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Anonymous launches cyber attacks in defense of Ukraine

Hackers have taken down several Russian media website in the past week and alleged attacks on defense infrastructure in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

On March 7, the website of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, one of the largest Russian dailies, the paper of record of the Russian government, and the parent company of RBTH, was taken offline by cyber terrorists. In Google, the publication’s title was changed to “pwned by CyberMaidan.”

Rossiyskaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Vladislav Fronin said that the site was obviously the victim of a cyber attack.

“There is no doubt that it was hacked. It was done by professionals who first messed around on the site, and then took down the server. They left their mark – Maydanovskaya sotnya (Maidan100),” Fronin said.

In Russia, the Information Security Center (TsIB) of the FSB and the Bureau of Special Technical Measures (BSTM) of the Ministry of Interior Affairs are responsible for handling cyber threats.

The TsIB fends off foreign intelligence services, extremists, and criminal organizations in cyberspace, and the BSTM mainly investigates computer crimes.

The Kiber sotnya organization, which is suspected in the hacking, posted a denial on its Facebook page stating that while they “stand up to Russian propaganda,” they do not “deserve the credit for hacking the Rossiyskaya Gazeta site.”

Russian anti-virus company Kaspersky Labs, a global leader in cybersecurity, announced that it was investigating the attack at the request of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

This is the not the first instance of hack attacks on media associated with the Russian government. On Sunday, March 2 the website of TV channel RT was also attacked by cyber terrorists, who posted inflammatory headlines on the homepage.

“They hacked the administrator’s access. Control over the site has been restored,” a spokesperson for the channel said.

On March 6, the hacker group Anonymous posted documents online that allegedly disclosed the dealings of Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport and announced a cyberwar against Russia’s military industry.

According to a message from Anonymous posted on Cyberguerilla.org, the hackers are determined to disrupt the infrastructure of the Russian defense industry as much as possible.

Anonymous writes that they have also managed to infect computers from Oboronprom, Sukhoi design bureau, Gazflot, UC Rusal, Veles-Capital, and others with viruses.

Rosoboronexport refused to comment on the hacking.

Vitaly Kamlyuk, a leading antivirus expert at Kaspersky Labs said that the increasing reliance of companies on technology also increased their vulnerability

“It is clear that our dependence on technology, as well as the enormous computing power of today’s computers, have made us potentially vulnerable to attacks on very diverse targets. We have already seen Anonymous act in other countries. And, despite all the measures that have been taken, cyber attacks will most likely continue in the future,” Kamlyuk said.

IlyaSachkov, CEO of Group-IB, which specializes in cybercrimes, thinks that the hack attacks have already crossed the line into actual cyber warfare.

“The war is already underway, and its main goal is to attack public opinion,” Sachkov said. “Informational resources like social networks, blogs and microblogs are used to create turmoil and confusion.”

But not all experts agree. “It is hardly appropriate to call it a cyberwar, in this case it is more likely hacktivism. This is a form of cyber attack used as a political or social protest. It is much easier to attack a government website or the media than to organize a real protest or demonstration. Hacktivists begin to be particularly active during tense political events. That is what we are seeing now, in light of what is happening in Ukraine,” said Kamlyuk.

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BiellaColeman twitterde op zondag 16-03-2014 om 15:42:08 Ceiling cat, once part of the infinite mythical jest of the collective Internet imagination has been found in Toronto http://t.co/8R3CZVXbNa reageer retweet

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My cat got lost in the ceiling. I hit the roof

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Media Release: Narconon Argentina closed today reported by Anonymous

Earlier today, March 17, 2014, Anonymous Argentina reported that the Scientology drug rehab, Narconon Buenos Aires, Argentina, "has been closed for tax evasion."

Anonymous has been protesting and exposing this destructive cult known as the Church of Scientology since 2009 in Argentina.

The Narconon International link to Narconon in Buenos Aires was down today with only the following visible when clicking on the Website - Argentina Drug Rehab:

[www.narconon.org.ar: Monday 17th of March 2014 11:06:38 PM]

In a lengthy, recorded Skype interview this evening, Anonymous stated that a credible source who recently left Scientology, confirmed the closure was for 'tax evasion'. A phone call to the Scientology ORG in Argentina confirmed Narconon was closed, but no details were given at this time.

Meetings with government authorities are being scheduled to discuss the 'tax evasion' and other matters relating to the closure and possibility of Narconon reopening.

Narconon Buenos Aires was once sponsored by the City Government, Mauricio Macri, "The truth about drugs" in Argentina, with Anonymous responding with: "Again using our money to finance sects, and the illegal practice of medicine that, in addition to violating laws of Mental health-analyzed by legislators and medical specialists."

An article published May 12, 2013, states: "The church, convicted in France for fraud, in Buenos Aires gives "drug" content courses with no scientific basis. They are free because the government pays Macri. It also has a therapeutic community with questionable methods."

"Proudly Syria, an employee of the Church of Scientology, confirms what a huge sign at the entrance to the local church headquarters: "Yes, yes. We are taking courses sponsored by the city government."

However, following the publication of the above article, the government of the city of Buenos Aires stopped financing the courses.

In this photo from left to right is: Gustavo Libardi, Head of Scientology and OSA Argentina, Gloria Martinez from one of their anti-drug front groups "Honrando La Vida" and María Eugenia Vidal, mayor deputy of the City of Buenos Aires last year, when Scientology was lobbying against legalizing drugs in Congress

Anonymous Argentina has a comprehensive website with numerous articles and links to countless Narconon and other stories relating to the abuses inside Scientology and their so-called 'Front-Groups'.

Today, the 'Anonymous Argentina' Facebook page announced the closing of the Buenos Aires Narconon.

Anonymous (a collective group of activists), ex-Scientologists, and the general public have been protesting Scientology since 2008.

On February 10, 2008, thousands of Anonymous joined simultaneous protests at Church of Scientology facilities around the world. Many protesters wore the stylized Guy Fawkes masks popularized by the graphic novel and movie V for Vendetta, in which an anarchist revolutionary battles a totalitarian government; the masks soon became a popular symbol for Anonymous.

Protests, complaints to government and health authorities, investigations, and public outcry have been successful in shuttering numerous Scientology drug rehabs, Narconon, around the globe. Narconon of Georgia, Narconon UK, Narconon Canada, Narconon Alberta, Narconon Trois-Rivieres, and others, have been shut down.

March 11, 2014, saw Yarra Ranges Councillors in Australia, unanimously voted to reject the controversial Scientology's drug rehab, Narconon application that would allow them to shift from East Warburton to Green Gables in La La Ave, Warburton.

As more victims and family members speak out, the real truth about Narconon's fraudulent success rate and horrific abuses are being exposed, with numerous lawsuits for wrongful deaths, fraud, and misrepresentation.

On March 22, 2013, McALESTER Staff Writer, Jeanne LeFlore reported: "Narconon Arrowhead counselors allegedly traded drugs for sex and fraudulently charged a patient's credit card some $14,500, according to allegations in five lawsuits filed Thursday against the facility."

Today's news of Narconon Buenos Aires in Argentina being closed for tax evasion, only adds to Scientology and David Miscavige's nightmare of dwindling revenue and watching their Narconons fall in disgrace like black dominos.

More news to follow once more confirmed details arrive.

Narconon Reviews is a resource website page for a journalist, lawyer, government official, advocate, or individual who is seeking more information about Narconon.

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Anonymous-OS 0.1 : Anonymous Hackers released their own Operating System

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Anonymous Hackers released their own Operating System with name "Anonymous-OS", is Live is an ubuntu-based distribution and created under Ubuntu 11.10 and uses Mate desktop. You can create the LiveUSB with Unetbootin.

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Update: Another Live OS for anonymity available called "Tails". Which is a live CD or live USB that aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.It helps you to use the Internet anonymously almost anywhere you go and on any computer:all connections to the Internet are forced to go through the Tor network or to leave no trace on the computer you're using unless you ask it explicitly, or use state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt your files, email and instant messaging. You can Download Tail from Here

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Jake Davis on life beyond LulzSec and hacktivism – Tech Weekly podcast

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Former hacker Jake Davis, known as Topiary, reveals his journey as a teenager towards the darker and illegal realms of the web – and how he is rebuilding his life after prison

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YourAnonNews twitterde op donderdag 20-03-2014 om 15:48:20 Internet in Syria almost entirely down at 12:26 UTC. Only Aleppo link to Turkey remains connected. http://t.co/lYCjAx0xMR (via -... reageer retweet

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ECA_Legion twitterde op donderdag 20-03-2014 om 15:51:58 Syria Internet #offline In retaliation to attacks by the Syrian Electronic Army on the West!#SDoS Nuked reageer retweet

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Video: A message from Anonymous Turkey.

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We demand that the Government of Turkey put an immediate end to censorship.

Greetings World.

This most recent bill you have drafted aims to prevent the development of the people of Turkey. If you have your way, the upcoming generation will be left behind in terms of technology, and will not be able to keep up with the rest of the globe.
This will cause the nation to lag behind most of the developed world.

Actually, it is largely evident that you are nothing more than “pawns.” You intend for this nation to be oppressed and deprived of its most basic freedoms. This country, like all others, needs access to technology in order to prosper and prepare for the future.

We will not let you achieve what we perceive as detrimental objectives.
We are working on delivering the aid which the public requires to get informed.
We are warning you! Censorship is a crime!

Put these drafts back on the shelf! Otherwise you shall meet the full wrath of Anonymous!
Expect us, government of Turkey. Never forget that a free internet equals a free mind.

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How to Chain VPNs for Complete Anonymity

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Big name individual hackers and hacker groups everywhere in the news are getting caught and thrown in jail. Everytime I see something like this happen, I won't lie, I get a little sad. Then I wonder, how are these guys getting caught? If a group like LulzSec, with all the fame and "1337-ness" can get caught, I think my hacker comrades are doing something wrong.

When members of LulzSec started getting captured, it was because proxy and VPN services complied to federal request and handed over the private information of its users. I think this is wrong for a number of reasons—foremost, people should be able to have their own privacy respected. Today's Null Byte will be demonstrating one of the methods around this: Chaining VPNs.

A VPN allows you to connect to a remote network, and over all ports, encrypt and forward your traffic. This also changes your IP address. Chaining VPNs is a tricky task, though there is a simple and uncommon method I know of. Using multiple VPNs together has the huge perk of being completely anonymous.

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dhammicmarxist twitterde op zondag 23-03-2014 om 23:15:52 It appears some Anons took down the Brazilian site for #Monsanto (http://t.co/lxx4QZq9aX). \(^-^)/ #Anonymous reageer retweet

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6 Anti-NSA Technological Innovations That May Just Change the World

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Rather than grovel and beg for the U.S. government to respect our privacy, these innovators have taken matters into their own hands, and their work may change the playing field completely.

People used to assume that the United States government was held in check by the constitution, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and which demands due process in criminal investigations, but such illusions have evaporated in recent years. It turns out that the NSA considers itself above the law in every respect and feels entitled to spy on anyone anywhere in the world without warrants, and without any real oversight. Understandably these revelations shocked the average citizen who had been conditioned to take the government’s word at face value, and the backlash has been considerable. The recent “Today We Fight Back” campaign to protest the NSA’s surveillance practices shows that public sentiment is in the right place. Whether these kinds of petitions and protests will have any real impact on how the U.S. government operates is questionable (to say the least), however some very smart people have decided not to wait around and find out. Instead they’re focusing on making the NSA’s job impossible. In the process they may fundamentally alter the way the internet operates.

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Put all these technologies together and what we see emerging is a new paradigm of communications where decentralized networks replace massive servers, and where social media giants like Facebook and Google may very well go the way of the dinosaur myspace. If you can’t beat them at their game, make their game irrelevant.

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Turkije blokkeert (na Twitter) ook YouTube

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Aanleiding is volgens Hürriyet een uitgelekte opname van een bespreking op hoog niveau over de burgeroorlog in buurland Syrië.

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YourAnonNews twitterde op donderdag 27-03-2014 om 17:07:38 TOR download site also blocked in #Turkey. Release the mirrors! tormirror.almnet.de/ tor.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de reageer retweet

Anonymous Public DNS door @AnonymousVideo

Anonymous #Op Turkey Twitter Storm 2014

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Anonymous Launches OpAlbuquerque Over Senseless Police Shooting, Scared APD Removes Own Sites

On Mar 24, 2014 The Albuquerque Police Department in the state of New Mexico is coming under fire following the release of video footage taken from the helmet-mounted camera of an officer who shot and killed a man earlier this month for camping. James Boyd, a 38-year-old homeless man thought to be schizophrenic, was shot by the Albuquerque PD on Sunday, March 16.

APD release HelmetCam footage of shooting homeless man dead for illegaly camping

A statement and video was released by Anonymous threatening the Albuquerque police with a Cyber Attack against the websites of the Albuquerque Police Department, and asking the Citizens of Albuquerque to occupy the sites of Albuquerque Police department.

Hundreds of peoples have already protested against the Albuquerque Police for killing the homeless man, which incidentally is the second shooting in the last ten days. Earlier this week Albuquerque Police shot dead a man named Alfred Redwine, saying that Redwine opened fire on the police officers. This is however severely contested by Redwine’s family members who counter claim that he was only holding a cell phone in his hand, not a gun.

Original Statement Released by Anonymous on pastebin reads,

. Greetings city of Albuquerque, we are Anonymous. Recently, a video has been released to the public which shows Albuquerque Police Officers murdering a man in cold blood for ‘illegally camping’. This man, which was schizophrenic, obviously had no intention of hurting these police officers, on the contrary, this man looks as if he is simply attempting to protect himself from visually fierce militarized thugs. Whether this man had a history of crime is irrelevant. We drastically need to address the growing police state that has occupied our country. When will we say no more? How many more citizens will be murdered? Naturally, the APD will attempt to label Anonymous as a terrorist organization for our demands of justice, but the question has to be asked. Who do we terrorize? Is it not a growing police state that terrorizes it’s own citizens? APD you now have the full attention of Anonymous. To the citizens of Albuquerque, it’s time to organize. On March 30th we are asking the citizens of Albuquerque to occupy the APD HQ and occupy the sites of the Albuquerque Police Department. Let them know that your city is not a place for war games against the homeless and the less fortunate. Anonymous grab your cannons and aim them at Albuquerque police websites.

Anonymous has requested their supporters and all the protesters to launch a DDOS attacks against the Albuquerque Police Department’s webpage on the website of the City of Albuquerque (cabq.gov/police) and the Albuquerque Police Department’s site (apdonline.com) on 30th March 2014.

While the operation is yet to be initiated , Surprisingly, the Social media pages including Facebook and Twitter page and some of the websites of Albuquerque Police Department were already.

Today released on KQRE local media the Chief of the APD says they’ve already taken down some of their web sites. Try clicking on their recruiting page and it’s gone. APD has also taken down its Facebook and Twitter pages.

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‘Anonymous International’ Leaks Kremlin's Instructions to Russian TV

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A Russian Internet group called “Anonymous International” has leaked what it claims is a “tyomnik”—a list of prepackaged news stories prepared by the Kremlin for Russia’s central television news stations. The group does not name its source for the document, but the whistleblower says Vladimir Putin’s administration is the author.

The tyomnik (see below for a translation of the first two sections) instructs TV journalists to justify Russia’s recent annexation of Crimea, to laud President Putin’s efforts to develop the region, and even to advertise Crimea’s tourist season, on which the local economy desperately relies. (Russian journalist Ilya Barabanov joked that the talking points for Crimean vacations—“nearby, safe, among our own people”—are oddly similar to the slogan for the Sochi Olympics: “hot, cool, yours.”) The document also coaches television news stations to propagate an apocalyptic description of events in the Ukrainian heartland, where criminals and fascists supposedly run wild.

Russian television has long been infamous for parroting the Kremlin on political issues. It is still rare, however, that the public glimpses this propaganda system’s internal workings. If Anonymous International’s leak is genuine, Russians are getting to peek behind the curtain today.

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Albuquerque police-shootings protest turns into 'mayhem'

• Tear gas used against protesters in New Mexico
• Anonymous warns of cyberattack on city websites

A protest over deadly police shootings turned from peaceful into "mayhem", Albuquerque's mayor said late on Sunday, as officers in riot gear clashed with demonstrators.

People are angry over Albuquerque police's involvement in 37 shootings, 23 of them fatal, since 2010. Critics say that is far too many for a department serving a city of about 555,000.

The US Justice Department has been investigating the department for more than a year, looking into complaints of civil rights violations and allegations of excessive use of force.

Alexander Siderits, 23, said he was participating in the protest because he was "fed up" with how police treat citizens. "It has reached a boiling point, and people just can't take it anymore," he said.

An Associated Press reporter saw gas canisters being thrown and Albuquerque police and Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies charging at the crowds, which had mostly dispersed by late Sunday.

Mayor Richard Berry said one police officer was injured, and at one point protesters trapped police in a vehicle and tried to break the windows, the Albuquerque Journal reported.

Berry didn't know of any arrests, and multiple messages left for the police department were not immediately returned. Video by KRQE-TV showed people being led away in restraints, but it was unclear if those people were arrested.

The gathering came days after a YouTube video emerged threatening retaliation for a recent deadly police shooting.

The video, which bore the logo of the computer hacking collective Anonymous, warned of a cyberattack on city websites and called for the protest march. Albuquerque police said their site had been breached on Sunday afternoon, and police spokesman Simon Drobik confirmed the disruption was due to a cyberattack.

In the shooting on 16 March that led to the YouTube posting, a homeless man was killed on the east side of Albuquerque. The shooting was captured on video and followed a long standoff. The FBI has opened an investigation into the shooting.

Last week, Albuquerque police fatally shot a man at a public housing complex. Authorities said he shot at officers before they returned fire.

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Albuquerque – Law Enforcement Shot Another Unarmed Man and Confiscated Videos *Graphic Warning*

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Today, a US Marshal shot an unarmed man in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police allege that he had not been meeting his parole requirements since February and was wanted on new charges including 3 counts of child abuse and an account of aggravated battery. The victim is Gilbert Angelo Serrano who is currently in stable condition. The victim’s sister and her mother are currently at the UNM Hospital. Police were refusing to let Serrano’s family visit him in the hospital. Right after the shooting, US marshals started confiscating phones that had pictures and video of the shooting. Several witnesses told KRQE that Serrano was not armed. People also came to protest at the scene after news of the shooting spread online.

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Anonymous started #OpAlbuquerque and #APDProtest in response to the police shootings. The Albuquerque police department took down their own website and social media accounts in response. There is a protest planned for April 2 and another protest planned for April 4.

#OpAlbuquerque - List of Demands

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Anonymous Unmasked

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Since its inception in 2003 as an online anarchist collective, Anonymous has been grabbing headlines with their cyber attacks on government, corporate and various other targets. But who are they? High Times speaks to the greatest hacktivists of our generation.

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Anonymous Publishes 0-Day Exploit For D0xing Police Departments

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Members of Anonymous made a recent posting on Pastebin with the tags #OpPigRoast and #OpAlbuquerque in response to the recent actions of the Albuquerque police department, Snowden revelations, and crackdown on the Occupy protest movement. What is described as a 0-Day exploit for D0xing entire police departments, is a simple legal means for the public to identify Police officers, with the intention to develop a nationwide database for the tracking of misconduct.

. Today we bring you a juicy 0-Day exploit affecting U.S. police forces nationwide. It allows for the simple identification and d0xing of entire police departments. While we have been aware of this exploit since 2002, we have traded it only in private, out of fear of its abuse.

The recent actions of the Albuquerque police department, the revelations of Edward Snowden, and the crackdown on the Occupy movement were all events that brought us to release this exploit publicly.

It is powerful because it will force a sense of accountability that is lacking. It is powerful because it is legal. It is powerful because it sheds light on those who abuse their power.

We can begin to monitor them. We can call them out. We can make them feel as vulnerable as they try to make us feel.

We can turn the tide.

Join us. Activist organizations, act upon this exploit before the government patches it. Community organizations, open government advocates, and freedom lovers stand against any attempt to limit our open and democratic access to government data in the name of false security. Datalovers, seed it far and wide.

Collaborate and share the data received, even with your enemies. Check and see if documents are already online, and if not, put them online yourself.

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Anonymous richt vizier op Israël, maar cyberaanval richt weinig schade aan

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'Wij zullen niet stoppen voordat de politiestaat een vrije staat wordt en Palestina vrij is.' Met die woorden kondigde hackerscollectief Anonymous medio vorige week een grote cyberaanval aan op honderden websites van Israëlische ministeries en organisaties, onder de naam #OpIsrael. Vooralsnog lijkt er weinig schade te zijn aangericht.

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Het is Anonymous waarschijnlijk vooral te doen om het trekken van aandacht. Op Twitter, YouTube en posters werd de aanval van 7 april groot aangekondigd.

Anonymous Operation Israel - April, 7 2014

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Nederland voert per direct downloadverbod in na uitspraak Europees Hof

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Anonymous by Anonymous

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Freedom fighters or cyber-terrorists?

Internationally famous for cyber-attacks against the Church of Scientology, government agencies of the US, Israel, Tunisia, Uganda, and others; child pornography sites; copyright protection agencies; the Westboro Baptist Church; and corporations such as PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, and Sony, who are the hacktivist collective known as ‘Anonymous’? What do they think? What motivates them?

In November 2012, The Imaginary Book Co. invited Anonymous to share their thoughts. We wanted to try and capture something of the essence of an imaginary non-organisation, to preserve it as a time-capsule for the future. We believe we’re witnessing the birth of something important, although perhaps it’s too early to even say what it is yet: a new form of democracy? Time will tell...

We assured Anonymous we would not edit, collate, correct, censor, comment upon, or judge what we received. That’s for others to do. We would simply print. We didn’t know what we’d get, if anything. This is what we got.

Anarchic, chaotic, sensible, deep, shallow, thoughtful, radical, revolutionary, and funny, this book is the first time Anonymous have written in their own words; plenty has been written about them, most of it inaccurate. And who’s to say this book itself isn’t more disinformation? Does it express the hopes and desires and motivations of the entire collective? Undoubtedly not; just a small sample of the thousands of reasons why anyone would associate themselves. Nevertheless, it’s a snapshot of Anonymous, right here and now, at this moment in time. If you want to know where Anonymous is headed, this is the book for you. When your government starts burning books, this is the one they’ll come for first…

Published to coincide with Anonymous’ worldwide “Million Mask March” on November 5th 2013, this 212 page paperback book, measuring 190mm x 250mm (7.72 x 10.08 inches) is packed with images, slogans and texts that explain, not only what Anonymous think, but how to get involved yourself.

All royalties from this book are being donated to FreeAnons, which provides legal and moral support for activists facing prosecution for involvement, alleged or otherwise, in Anonymous actions.