You may have heard of the "hacktivist" group Anonymous recently in the news. Many different recent events, such as the proposal of SOPA, the uprising in Syria, as well as the shut down of media sharing website Megaupload, have caused retaliation from Anonymous. These retributions have ranged from shutting down government websites to threats of releasing sensitive information from "secure" databases. Time and time again, Anonymous has shown its skill in the hacking of advanced websites and databases. One example of this is when Anonymous posted a conference call about their group taken from a secure FBI line. While many times this group is looking to carry out a message about corrupt organizations or other recent immoral ongoings, their actions have received a very strict retaliation from government officials.
Most recently, officers from Interpol arrested 25 people in Europe and South America, and they were officially accused of "carrying out denial of service attacks, defacing websites of political parties, institutions and companies, as well as posting information relating to high-profile figures." These arrests were not announced to be based off any one attack carried out by Anonymous. After Interpol had arrested the 25 individuals, Anonymous responded by taking down Interpol websites briefly.
You can follow Anonymous on twitter to follow developments in this story, as well as future plans for their "hacktivist" society.
-Nate
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