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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."

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  1. Fail by xenobyte · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What does credit cards and cash have to do with DoS and Anonymous?!

    Do they really think that Anonymous pays people for performing attacks or what? - They seriously need to look up what Anonymous is.

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    1. Re:Fail by gl4ss · · Score: 5, Interesting

      It's standard procedure in policing to sieze anything and everything for which even the slightest excuse exists. There are three reasons:
      - Because it's easier to take the lot at arrest and work out later what is actually relivant rather than get that done beforehand.
      - Intimidation value. The most miserable the suspect, and the more their life is ruined, the more other potential offenders will fear the police.
      - Profit! Much of the equipment is never returned even if the suspect is later found innocent, or even released without charge, and eventually gets sold at police auction.

      this is especially true in countries not so well off. like all the countries mentioned.

      also the intimidation value is for the suspect in the case.. so that he'll fess up and confess. because the chances are the cops questioning the suspects have no fucking idea what they're trying to get the guy to confess to!

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