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‘Anonymous' are clearly proving the critics wrong, having been branded by other groups as a bunch of script kiddies. They have managed to hack and take down the Swedish Prosecution Authorities website – the organisation set on going after WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange.
The attack by Anonymous caused the site to collapse for a short while, but it was eventually raised from the dead. Three hackers already linked to Anonymouse have been arrested this week, two of them are Dutch teenagers.
Anonymous have stated that they will avenge the WikiLeaks organisation in any way they can, even saying they would find the ‘best, least exposed US diplomatic cables leaks' and spread them around the net.
‘Bass', one of the Anonymous members has said that he would continue to help support the attacks and that the group are working on new techniques and software to cause more disruption.
KitGuru: Do you support these attacks or is it a waste of time? share your views.
At first I really disliked that Assange chap, but having seen a few videos of him, I don’t think he’s all that bad. I approve of whistle-blowing when it’s done in a careful way to expose true corruption. However, blanket-publishing 250k classified documents (don’t try to tell me they went through them all) is irresponsible, and does not fall under the original ethos of his mission.
As for the attacks, I do not approve. In fact, I think they are completely misguided. Publishing 250k classified documents is not an expression of free speech, it’s basically theft, and an indirect attack on the security of the United States. The way I see it, it’s basically a case of “Look how famous I can become by pissing off the USA.” Joining the fight to attack “enemies of Wikileaks” is not fighting for free speech- it’s fighting to inflate Assange’s ego.
Also, in case you’re wondering, I’m not a Yank, I’m Irish.