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25 Alleged Anonymous Hackers Arrested By Interpol

Posted by Soulskill on from the ddosing-a-jail-cell dept.

PatPending sends this quote from an AFP report: "Interpol has arrested 25 suspected members of the Anonymous hackers group in a swoop covering more than a dozen cities in Europe and Latin America, the global police body said Tuesday. Operation Unmask was launched in mid-February following a series of coordinated cyber-attacks originating from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain,' Interpol said. The statement cited attacks on the websites of the Colombian Ministry of Defense and the presidency, as well as on Chile's Endesa electricity company and its National Library, among others. The operation was carried out by police from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain, the statement said, with 250 items of computer equipment and cell phones seized in raids on 40 premises in 15 cities. Police also seized credit cards and cash from the suspects, aged 17 to 40."

5 of 256 comments (clear)

  1. They're defeated now! by GmExtremacy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Surely they've been completely defeated. What a good use of time and resources.

    Anonymous is a national security threat.

  2. Re:It won't help. by robably · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Lego is available to all men, and what a multitude of things you can do with it."

    Those Latins, they knew a thing or two.

  3. They should have waited ..... by WindBourne · · Score: 5, Funny

    until they gave out information on the Mexican drug lords.

    --
    I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
  4. Re:Wrong wording. by HopefulIntern · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was called a cracker once, on the subway in New York. I don't think the intended meaning was the same.

  5. Re:We Are Anonymous by PhilHibbs · · Score: 1, Funny

    We are all going to a pound-me-in-the-ass prison.

    Why are USians so obsessed with gay rape? I never hear that kind of thing in British discourse.