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 Definition An online group that executes Denial of Service attacks against people they see as attacking the Net. [d] [e]
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Arrests

Several stories [1] report that some Anonymous members have been arrested. Sandy Harris 05:59, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

retaliation, breaking into a government security contractor: [2] Sandy Harris 07:25, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Meanwhile, four in Holland have been released. Sandy Harris 04:22, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

One arrested in UK [3]. Sandy Harris 05:09, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Paypal gives FBI some IP addresses. [4] Sandy Harris 07:20, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

More on FBI vs Anonymous. [5] A (possibly bogus) leaked document says they threaten national security. Sandy Harris 01:58, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Interpol arrests 25 suspects. [6]. Sandy Harris 00:31, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Two in UK get jail time.[7] Sandy Harris

A social network?

Google+ removed some of them, so they may be building their own. [8] Sandy Harris 07:52, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

So after Anonymous attacked the Syrian Defense Ministry [9], someone (apparently Syrians) attacked their new social network [10]. Sandy Harris 07:58, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Another article

Democracy Now on "hactivism's global reach". Sandy Harris 04:05, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Operation Robin Hood?

What to do about banks with bad security that leaks customer information? Of course! Steal credit card info and use it to donate to charities and protest groups. [11] If they actually do it, the reactions should be amusing. My guess would be it is a clever hoax. Sandy Harris 06:46, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

FBI statement

An FBI Assistant Director speaking on hacktivism in general and Anonymous in particular.[12] Sandy Harris 01:54, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

More on Anonymous & WikiLeaks

Wikileaks and Anonymous Join Forces to Reveal How Dumb Our Intelligence Is. Sandy Harris 00:24, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Anon code of conduct?

Blog post claims code is enforced: 'Anonymous' turns in hacker who targeted children's charity Sandy Harris 13:01, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Anon & Occupy?

When the Toronto mayor announced plans to evict occupy movement protesters from a downtown park, anon threatened to take down the city gov'ernment's Internet services. [13] The city did evict them and did lose some services for a while. [14] Sandy Harris 13:35, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Someone "associated with anonymous" has released police footage of the eviction of Ocuppy protesters from Wall Street. [15] Sandy Harris 23:37, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

"Commander X" has a blog?

Apparently one of the non-leaders of Anon: [16] Sandy Harris 06:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Another. Barrett Brown, indicted [17]. Sandy Harris 10:59, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Another attack attributed to A

Godaddy, a domain registrar & web host. Sandy Harris 02:46, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

But Godaddy says it was not an attack, just "network issues". [18] Sandy Harris

Petition

Using the US gov't "we the people" interface Anonymous Files Petition to Make DDoS Legal form of Protest Sandy Harris 11:25, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Pedophiles

Attacking child porn sites. [19] Sandy Harris 01:48, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

"Are Geeks the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties?" [20] Sandy Harris 03:35, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Corporate targets?

ACLU reporting on Anon revelations about a US private prison firm as a bad investment. They refer to earlier revelations about Chinese state-owned companies, & give links. Sandy Harris 18:14, 10 July 2013 (UTC)