Anonymous begins DDoS fax campaign

by Sarah Griffiths on 14 December 2010, 16:12

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Attacks go retro

Hacktivist group and WikiLeaks supporter Anonymous has apparently been harnessing the power of retro office favourite, the fax machine, to give its DDoS attacks a fresh nostalgic twist.

Anonymous had hinted it was considering a change in tactics instead of continuing its DDoS attacks on companies that had refused to do business with the whistle blowing website.

Widely thought to be the first ‘fax DDoS' attack, the group's campaign involves sending copies of leaked diplomatic cables via fax to anti-WikiLeaks firms as part of its Operation payback campaign, PC Pro reported.

In fact the fax part of the campaign has now been coined Operation Leakflood with an emphasis on spreading the contents of the cables.

The group has previously suggested ‘tricking' people into reading cables but one post on the group's discussion board reportedly urged people to ‘be respectful' and said: "Nothing else. No porn, no gore. We must remind the corporations that the truth cannot be stopped."

The post also apparently lists the fax numbers for the HQs of Amazon, PayPal and MasterCard and warns hacktivists to use a proxy to remain anonymous, as the group name suggests.

Meanwhile in breaking news, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted bail to cheers from his supporters echoing inside and outside the courtroom.

According to The Guardian's live blog from Westminster Magistrate's Court, Assange's bail conditions include the surrender of his passport, an electronic tag and a curfew. He will reportedly next appear in court on 11 January.

 The Press Association reported that there was a considerable police presence managing a demonstration outside the court with some protestors reportedly wearing V for Vendetta masks and waving politically-charged placards such as ‘Exposing war crimes is not a crime'.

Apparently over £240,000 was offered in surety for bail, including a handful of ‘international public figures', including Jemima Khan, ex-journo turned campaigner John Pilger as well as several high profile activists.

Of course despite the role of WikiLeaks and lofty campaigns for freedom of speech et al, Assange is actually facing extradition for alleged sex offences.



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