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Hacking collective Anonymous has apparently selected its next high-profile target, in the shape of any sites or social network accounts related to North Korea, seizing control of Flickr and Twitter pages in the process. The activists cracked the Uriminzokkiri accounts and uploaded images of their own, which still remain online at time of writing, in addition to claiming to have extracted 15,000 usernames and passwords from the site, the BBC reports. Anonymous goal appears to be loosening the restrictions on internet access North Koreans face from their government.
To draw attention to that cause, Anonymous has been spreading its mischief as broadly as it can. The Uriminzokkiri Twitter account remains apparently hacked, and the main site itself has been taken down, though its unclear whether thats due to a hack or a denial-of-service attack.
In an expletive-punctuated release the purported team responsible for the hacks describe the campaign as one targeting oppressing and violent regimes and calls for an end to the North Korean nuclear program and the resignation of Kim Jong-un. There are also demands for a free direct democracy in the country, alongside uncensored internet access.
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http://www.slashgear.com/anonymous-hacks-north-koreas-social-media-in-net-freedom-bid-04276464/
socialindependocrat
(1,372 posts)When your country limits your personal access to the internet you have to ask why.
Do they know they are being limited?
Whatever "truth" gets thru has to get people to ask what's going on.
Good deal!
OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)....I don't recall any previous act by Anonymous being so overtly political.
cali
(114,904 posts)And you are wrong about they're not having engaged in overtly political action.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29
It's intellectually weak to only believe (or not believe) what you want to believe or not believe in order to maintain your world view construct.
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)....called for an end to any country's nuclear program, or the resignation of their leaders? Additionally, when have they ever called for a free direct democracy in any country?
Anonymous has always advocated for a free and open Internet, but has never, to my knowledge, talked about any of the other stuff mentioned in the OP.
But, we know for a fact that we are currently engaged in a contest of wills with the NK regime. Comments about overthrowing regimes, ending nuclear programs, implementing democracy, and asking for the resignation of foreign leaders is the long-standing trademark of US psy-ops programs.
But, hey, good luck with that knee-jerk condition. Maybe you'll learn how to get over it.
Have a great day.