Hacker Admits To Scientology DDoS Attack

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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Re:Your Rights Online?

[RiotingPacifist]

If i went into tourist information and asked for some information, they would presumable tell me what i wanted to know.

If i got 500 people to do the same thing it would not be a crime, they would probably just stop answering.

Re:scientology needs a worldwide campaign launched

[binarylarry]

Hunter is that you?