Anonymous deliver ultimatum over Megaupload, 72 hours until global blackout of services including XBL, PSN, Twitter, Facebook and the UN Congress

by **Killswitchmad** Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 0:19

Anonymous, the global-collective hacking group has threatened to hit servers, including Xbox LIVE over the FBI take-down of MegaUpload.

Having already taken down websites that include those of the US Department of Justice and Universal Music Group, demands are now being made that if MegaUpload is not restored within 72 hours – The UN, Xbox Live, US Bank, Capital One, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube will be struck down.

Megaupload is an online Hong Kong–based company that was established in 2005 offering a one-click hosting service that was riddled with online piracy, a fault of its users and not the service provider. The site was shut down without due process by the U.S. Justice Department on January 19th, 2012 during an investigation into alleged copyright infringement. It’s worth noting that this has nothing to do with SOPA or PIPA which is a comletely separate issue.

MegaUpload says they’re going to fight back, as quoted by their lawyer Ira Rothken:

"The company is looking at its legal options for getting back its servers and its domain and getting its servers back up online. Megaupload will vigorously defend itself. It is really offensive to say that just because people can upload bad things, therefore Megaupload is automatically responsible"

Anonymous have kick started a campaign dubbed #OpMegaUpload to get the service restored with retaliation attacks set to take place over the new few days. If you sign into Xbox LIVE and it’s not available – you know why !!

We are unaware of how Microsoft are dealing with the threat.

As stated #Opmegaupload has already begun a number of sites are already down including Vivendi.com and universalstudios.com

by **Andy** Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 3:36

why aim attacks at businesses? if the us govt is who is pissing them off then why not just target them?
problem here is that these terrorists have succeeded with their threats before, if folks keep rolling over for them who knows where they will stop.

by **X DRAGONBACK X** Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 8:49

As stated #Opmegaupload has already begun a number of sites are already down including Vivendi.com and universalstudios.com
there both working lol

by **MAVERiCK FWG** Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 21:37

When will people in suits realise they cant police the web,its free media always will be.I say good on anonymous!

by **Andy** Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:32

while i agree with freedom on the web mavis, taking it out on gamers is out of order.

by **Killswitchmad** Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 13:55

In a rather hilarious twist popular targets for Anonymous have become record labels and the artists they support, Look what they did to Biebers site http://www.justinbieberweb.com/

by **MAVERiCK FWG** Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 22:29

Twitter is down ........

by **Killswitchmad** Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 22:33

And it begins.....

by **MAVERiCK FWG** Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 22:35

by **FWG Rigor Mortice** Mon 23 Jan 2012 - 12:58

seems ok again now

by **Killswitchmad** Mon 23 Jan 2012 - 16:13

That's the issue with DDoS attacks Steve they only last a short while Razz

by **FWG MARKY FWG** Mon 23 Jan 2012 - 16:56

do you think they'll take down the matrix?

by **FWG Rigor Mortice** Tue 24 Jan 2012 - 17:59

Killswitchmad wrote:That's the issue with DDoS attacks Steve they only last a short while

Lol. F@@king pointless then

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