FBI Raids Homes of Three Suspected to Have Ties with Anonymous
What's ironic about the hacking group known as Anonymous is that it's virtually impossible to remain truly anonymous on the Internet. We're not saying hackers can't hide themselves really well, but throw enough time and resources into the hunt, and chances are they'll be tracked down. The FBI has done just that and raided the homes of three suspected Anonymous hackers living in New York.
According to FoxNews.com, which claims an exclusive on the story, nearly a dozen FBI agents stormed through the Baldwin, New York home of Giordani Jordan with search warrant in hand. The agents confiscated at least one laptop from their 1-hour and 40-minute long raid.
Meawhile, agents also searched a home in Long Island, and another in Brooklyn, both also in New York. It's unclear if anything was confiscated from those homes, though according to FoxNews.com, Jordan's system is one that authorities believe was used in a coordinated distributed denial of service attack against several companies.
Remaining the defiant bunch, a user connected with Anonymous after learning of the raids tweeted, "It doesn't matter how many people the 'FBI' arrest.. whether they are core members or not.. #anonymous have started something unstoppable."
LulzSec's recent reemergence notwithstanding, we used to hear similar war cries, right up until the organization abruptly called it quits as authorities began to close in on their inner circle.
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Marcbman
July 20, 2011 at 6:26pm
They raided the house of a 13 year old kid who downloaded and played with LOIC. Seriously, if this is the best the FBI can do they need to stop trying.
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keyboardJuice
July 20, 2011 at 8:59am
They arrested people for DDOS'ing . Big deal, idiots like that are common comodity.
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kyled921
July 19, 2011 at 7:36pm
They also got a kid down in florida...
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/fbi-special-agents-arrest-ucf-student-1.2606303
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anc51699
July 19, 2011 at 4:22pm
Apparently this was a nationwide effort; they've arrested 16 so far. Here's the Fox News article about it: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/19/exclusive-fbi-search-warrants-nationwide-hunt-anonymous/
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Kinetic
July 19, 2011 at 10:46am
Is this still related to the lulzsec/antisec movement? I actually can't remember what anons original goal behind all this was.
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MikeE
July 19, 2011 at 10:42am
I don't condone what anonymous is. I do however have see what points they are targeting and totally do think that they are going for the right areas and are getting full attention for this. So i appauld their efforts. However, if it was without the use of stealing personal information and/or financial information i would feel that there was justification.
If you take a look at what this group is trying to accomplish you would see that they are doing a very good job at doing it. As for the distribution of personal info and things in which are hurting the employees wrecking their lives, job loss, and what not, this is part of what anonymous is. If you work for a company or organization, in turn you are saying that you support everything that they do and their views. Even if personally you do not, by working for them you are saying you do.
So it is tough to say "good job anonymous" or "good job FBI" for i agree with both.
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TerribleToaster
July 19, 2011 at 9:50am
'"It doesn't matter how many people the 'FBI' arrest.. whether they are core members or not.. #anonymous have started something unstoppable."'
-Anonymous
"lol only 3 , there are millions good luck lol take on another country u cant even see, f*cking pigs "
-Idiot
Talk about Delusions of Grandeur, both in the idea that Anonymous started anything and that what they "started" is unstoppable and the idea that there are millions of anonymous and that they resemble anything like a country.
It takes a special kind of talent to believe you are the champions of "the people" when "the people" by and large dislike you and your ideals to an immense degree.
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TommM
July 19, 2011 at 9:32am
Oh, that was brilliant darkstorm977. Obviously you approve of Anonymous being judge, jury and executioner to anyone they see fit in their small little minds. And you really believe there are "millions" of Anonymous? Keep thinking that.
3 will earn 30 more arrests, 30 will earn 300 more, 300 will earn 3000 more. Hunt these jerks down, lock them up and throw away the key.
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darkstorm977
July 19, 2011 at 9:14am
lol only 3 , there are millions good luck lol take on another country u cant even see, f*cking pigs
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Red Ensign
July 19, 2011 at 11:50am
Sorry but a few thousand irrelevant nobodies cowering behind their PC screens who resort to committing crimes just to get their existance noticed does not a country make.
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