Anonymous Plans to Hit Fox News on November 5

The hactivist group Anonymous plans to take down the Fox News Web site on November 5, according to a new video released recently by the group.

The group said it targeted the network for what it called biased news coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests occurring in cities across the country.

The network's "continued right-wing, conservative propaganda against the occupations" is the group's catalyst for its intention of "destroying the Fox News Web site," a digitally generated voice on the video explains. "Since they will not stop belittling the occupiers, we will simply shut them down."

The group had earlier vowed to take down Facebook on November 5 as well, although there was some question about the credibility of that threat within the hacktivist group.

The date--November 5--is commonly referred to as Guy Fawkes day in honor of the Brit who tried to blow up parliament in the Gunpowder Plot of 1604. Fawkes was immortalized in "V For Vendetta," a 2006 movie about a freedom fighter who uses terrorist tactics against a totalitarian society, and the mask that Fawkes wears has become a symbol for Anonymous.

Author: dfgdfg,

Categories: Anonymous, Fox News, Hackers, Hacking, Occupy Wall Street

Hackers exposes Citibank CEO's private datas

Hacktivists have published a dossier of personal information on the head of Citigroup in retaliation for the cuffing of protesters at an Occupy Wall Street demo.

Members of a group called CabinCr3w, a hacking gang affiliated with Anonymous, revealed phone numbers, an address, email address and financial information on Vikram Pandit, Citigroup's chief executive officer.

The exposé follows the arrest of a group of anti-capitalist protesters who allegedly sparked a ruckus inside a Citibank branch while withdrawing funds and closing their accounts. About 24 people were detained and charged with criminal trespass on Saturday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reports.

In a statement, Citibank said only one of the protesters was actually trying to close an account, a request that it said was accommodated. The rest of the group were causing a nuisance and were repeatedly asked to leave before the New York City plod were called.

Last week Citigroup supremo Pandit offered to meet protesters, telling Businessweek that their sentiments were "completely understandable".

CabinCr3w previously published the personal information on the chief executives of JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. It also published the details of an NYPD officer accused of pepper-spraying Occupy Wall Street protesters.

The Citibank branch hubbub, whatever the rights and wrongs of what actually happened, has spawned a new campaign within the Occupy Wall Street umbrella. Op Take Back is encouraging people to close their accounts at high street banks and deposit their money with credit unions instead.

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Categories: Hacking, Hacktivism, Occupy Wall Street