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Hacker group Anonymous claims credit for taking down 10 websites yesterday, including the...

Friday, January 20, 2012, 4:01 AM ET
Hacker group Anonymous claims credit for taking down 10 websites yesterday, including the Justice Department, FBI and several entertainment sites, in apparent retaliation for the federal shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload.com. As of early this morning, the sites for BMI and Universal Music (VIVHY.PK) were still down. (past Anon. mischief)

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D_Virginia Comments (1680)

Megaupload.com was accused of costing the entertainment industry $500 million in revenues, and the FBI destroyed them.

Wall Street cost the global economy tens of TRILLIONS, but the authorities did what? Nothing.

Corporations have too much power!

20 Jan 2012, 08:32 AM Reply Like

labas112 Comments (202)

Costing 500 million??? Assuming everyone that would not download illegally would have bought their crap.

20 Jan 2012, 01:37 PM Reply Like

Tony Petroski Comments (6373)

It's time to give the techno-geeks a spanking. Put a few of the "anonymous" on the 10-most-wanted list.

This anonymous vandalism brings to mind a saying we have here: "What's the penalty for car theft in Minnesota? Answer: You don't get to keep the car."

20 Jan 2012, 09:05 AM Reply Like

D_Virginia Comments (1680)

There's another saying they have on Wall Street: "What's the penalty for fraud? Who cares, we'll never get prosecuted!"

20 Jan 2012, 01:07 PM Reply Like

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