Anonymous hacks Spanish police site
Anonymous strikes back
Spanish police site taken down
The website of the federal Spanish police force was hacked and knocked off-line by Anonymous in retaliation for the arrest of three of it’s members last week.
Anonymous managed to keep www.policia.es offline for about an hour on June 12. Spanish authorities would not confirm that Anonymous was behind the attack, saying only that the site was offline.
Anonymous speaks
However, a statement was posted on a website linked to Anonymous, claimed responsibility for the hack, which it called #OpPolicia.
The group said it had used a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) which bombards a target website with so much data that it becomes overwhelmed.
From AnonOps a message to the federal Spanish police
Greetings Spanish Government:
We know you have heard of us; We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that you deemed it necessary to arrest three of our fellow anons, … which you claim to be the leaders of Anonymous and for their participation in DDoS attacks against various websites…
First and foremost, DDoSing is an act of peaceful protest on the Internet. The activity is no different than sitting peacefully in front of a shop denying entry. Just as is the case with traditional forms of protest…
Regardless of how many times you are told, you refuse to understand. There are no leaders of Anonymous. Anonymous is not based on personal distinction…
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…
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.
Awaiting your action,
Anonymous,
We are Legion.
We do not forgive your attacks on freedom.
We do not forget your ignorance.
Expect Revolution.
Expect us.
1) Why is this under “family”
2) Hey, anon! Our civil rights leaders were willing to get beat up, arrested, jailed, and assassinated. You guys can’t even say who you are.
I am guessing here Eddie when I say: Fear of getting arrested, jailed, beaten up and assassinated keeps them anonymous. It would me.