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Lord Nikon · 30-03-2012, 11:28

Not really, ALL Anonymous' operations are coordinated over an IRC network, details of all current, planned and past operations are there and the only mention of 'Operation Global Shutdown' is that it's nothing to do with them. Think about it for a moment, if they took down the internet they would also be closing their own channels of communication, would kinda be counterproductive don't you think? Also consider that every one of their past operations has been relatively surgical - One site, one agency at a time. To globally disrupt the internet would upset any supporters they have, it would turn everyone against them.

True it would be an epic hack to achieve, but at the same time they aren't the sort of group that would do that just for the sake of the notoriety, they have enough of that as it is. Not since the old german Chaos Computer Club has a hacking group been so well known as Anonymous is.

30-03-2012, 11:28	#23
Lord Nikon Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NW UK Posts: 3,546	Re: ‘Anonymous’ hackers plan to shut down the Internet this Saturday Not really, ALL Anonymous' operations are coordinated over an IRC network, details of all current, planned and past operations are there and the only mention of 'Operation Global Shutdown' is that it's nothing to do with them. Think about it for a moment, if they took down the internet they would also be closing their own channels of communication, would kinda be counterproductive don't you think? Also consider that every one of their past operations has been relatively surgical - One site, one agency at a time. To globally disrupt the internet would upset any supporters they have, it would turn everyone against them. True it would be an epic hack to achieve, but at the same time they aren't the sort of group that would do that just for the sake of the notoriety, they have enough of that as it is. Not since the old german Chaos Computer Club has a hacking group been so well known as Anonymous is.