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Hacker Admits To Scientology DDoS Attack

Posted by Soulskill on from the may-xenu-protect-you dept.

lbwbl writes with news that a New Jersey man will plead guilty to one felony count of 'unauthorized impairment of a protected computer' for his distributed denial of service attacks on Scientology websites as part of 'Anonymous' earlier this year. From Wired: "He faces a likely sentence of 12 to 18 months in prison based on stipulations in his plea agreement, which also obliges him to pay $37,500 in restitution. ... Friday's case, in US District Court in Los Angeles, marks the first prosecution of an Anonymous member for a series of attacks against the Church of Scientology that began in mid-January. The secretive religious group strayed into Anonymous' sights after trying to suppress the publication of a creepy Tom Cruise video produced for Scientology members."

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  1. Re:Link to creepy Tom Cruise video by rhesuspieces00 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBZ_uAbxS0

  2. Re:Anonymous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You don't need to try and not get caught if you're not doing anything illegal to start with. If the CoS tries to get you arrested for peaceful protesting they'll be the ones that end up looking like assholes.

    Keith Henson wasn't that lucky.

  3. Re:scientology needs a worldwide campaign launched by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is happening. http://www.whyweprotest.net. DO IT NOW.