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Anonymous Announces #OpPetrol, Targets Oil Industry

Anonymous Announces #OpPetrol, Targets Oil Industry

By Zach Walton May 16, 2013

Anonymous has a bone to pick with the oil industry. Via various Anonymous related YouTube channels, the hacktivist group announced Operation Petrol this week. As the name implies, Anonymous will be targeting the oil industry. What’s interesting about this particular …

Anonymous Hacks State Department, Leaks Database Anonymous Hacks State Department, Leaks Database

#OpLastResort continues as a branch of Anonymous continues its war against the U.S. government in response to the death of Aaron Swartz. The last major offensive saw Anonymous hacking the Fed and releasing banker records on the net. In its …

Anonymous Launches #opSOTU Protest Anonymous Launches #opSOTU Protest
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President Obama will be meeting before a joint session of Congress tonight to deliver the annual State of the Union address. The address will be streamed live on the Internet to the millions of Americans who will be tuning in …

Turns Out Anonymous Did Hack The Federal Reserve Turns Out Anonymous Did Hack The Federal Reserve
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On Sunday evening, Anonymous leaked over 4,000 banker profiles it claimed to have stolen from the federal reserve. The information contained names, addresses, IP addresses, hashed passwords and other sensitive information. Now the federal reserve has confirmed the hack, but …

Anonymous Leaks Banker Exec Info It Stole From Feds Anonymous Leaks Banker Exec Info It Stole From Feds

Last week, Anonymous began #OpLastResort in response to the suicide of Aaron Swartz. The hacktivist collective demanded cyber crime reform and threatened to unlock an encrypted file that may contain potentially classified information if their demands were not met. Long …

Anonymous Hacks Sentencing Commission Web Site Anonymous Hacks Sentencing Commission Web Site
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Ever since the death of Aaron Swartz, hacktivist collective Anonymous has been on the warpath against those it blames for his death. MIT’s Web site was immediately taken offline and defaced in the wake of his death, but now Anonymous …

Anonymous Has A Bone To Pick With Kim Dotcom Anonymous Has A Bone To Pick With Kim Dotcom
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Members of Anonymous have been huge supporters of Kim Dotcom since the feds took down Megaupload in early 2012. The collective even engaged one of its largest operations to date in defense of the site. Now the same group is …

Noteworthy Videos
Anonymous Starts #OpAngel In Memory Of Aaron Swartz Anonymous Starts #OpAngel In Memory Of Aaron Swartz

Well known Internet activist Aaron Swartz died over the weekend after committing suicide. His funeral will take place today, and Westboro Baptist Church has made it clear that it plans to picket at it. Anonymous isn’t going to let that …

Anonymous Hacks MIT In Honor Of Aaron Swartz Anonymous Hacks MIT In Honor Of Aaron Swartz
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As you are all probably aware of by now, noted online activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide this weekend. An investigation is underway, but his family and others are saying he did it to avoid a lengthy trial and possible prison …

Anonymous Targets Football Players Accused Of Rape Anonymous Targets Football Players Accused Of Rape
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2012 proved to be the year that Anonymous turned away from solely targeting governments and corporations, and became somewhat of an online vigilante force. The hacker collective now targets those that they feel the law isn’t punishing, and takes matters …

Twitter Suspends Top Anonymous Account Twitter Suspends Top Anonymous Account
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UPDATE: They’re back. And yes, it was the leaking of Westboro members’ personal info that did it. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: @YourAnonNews, online hacktivist group Anonymous’ most popular Twitter account, has been suspended. It appears to have happened just before noon ET. …

Russell Brand Talks to Westboro Baptist Church Russell Brand Talks to Westboro Baptist Church
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The Westboro Baptist “Church” has been spewing garbage for years, using their constitutionally-protected free speech rights to sling ridiculous, hateful nonsense at everybody from the LGBT community to dead American soldiers. They really don’t discriminate in their hate and are …

Anonymous Targets Westboro Baptist Anonymous Targets Westboro Baptist
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On Friday, Sandy Hook Elementary witnessed one of the worst displays of violence in our nation’s history. Since then, an outpouring of support from the nation has gone to the battered community to help them get back on their feet. …

Team GhostShell Dumps 1.6 Million Records Team GhostShell Dumps 1.6 Million Records
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Christmas is the season of giving, and infamous hacker collective Team GhostShell apparently wanted to celebrate by leaking over a million public agency records. It’s all a part of #ProjectWhiteFox, a movement to promote freedom of information on the Internet. …

Anonymous' Latest Target Is Revenge Porn Site Anonymous' Latest Target Is Revenge Porn Site
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Does the name Hunter Moore mean anything to you? Chances are you never heard of the guy. He runs a site that allows people to upload information on ex-lovers, including their names, social media profiles, photos and other details in …

Anonymous Targets Israeli Web Sites In Latest Op Anonymous Targets Israeli Web Sites In Latest Op

If you’ve been following the news at all over the past few days, you probably know about Israel’s latest offensive against Hamas. On Wednesday, the country’s military assassinated Hamas’ military leader Ahmed Al-Jaabari. Hamas retaliated, and Israel is now considering …

Anonymous Celebrates Guy Fawkes Day With Leaks Anonymous Celebrates Guy Fawkes Day With Leaks

“Remember, remember the fifth of November.” It’s these words that mark the beginning of V for Vendetta, the 2006 film inspired by Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name. In it, an anarchist fights to bring down a fascist …