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The Revenge of Anonymous (2024)

Published 3 mrt 2024

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In the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” we explore several instances where the hacktivist group took action against individuals and organizations that crossed their path. In one instance, security expert Aaron Barr declared war on Anonymous, believing he had identified their leadership. Anonymous retaliated with distributed denial-of-service attacks, causing significant damage to Barr’s corporate network. In another instance, Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf launched the “He Will Not Divide Us” performance project, which was quickly disrupted by trolls from 4chan. Anonymous became involved in supporting the project, but faced challenges when a flaming drone attempted to set the flag on fire. The group also took on Sony for its legal actions against a hacker named Geohots, leading to a massive cyberattack on the company’s network. Anonymous’ Operation Deep Throat aimed to take down the social media platform 9gag due to its users’ perceived lack of creativity and annoying behavior. The operation was successful, but not all targets of Anonymous’ wrath were as fortunate. The speaker advises against engaging with Anonymous and letting them move on to their next target.

00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” a security expert named Aaron Barr made the decision to declare war on the hacker organization Anonymous in 2010. Believing he had identified the leadership of Anonymous, Barr publicly announced that he would track them down and hand them over to the FBI. Anonymous took notice of his activities and retaliated with distributed denial-of-service attacks, bringing down Barr’s corporate network for hours and even days at a time. Underestimating Anonymous, Barr continued to collect information and prepared for a meeting with the FBI. However, five days before the meeting, Anonymous hit him with a major blow by gaining access to his corporate database and releasing thousands of confidential emails on The Pirate Bay. The parent company of Barr’s offshoot business begged Anonymous to leave them alone and even distanced themselves from Barr. Anonymous demanded that the company retract investment from Barr’s business and donate his salary to WikiLeaks. In the end, Barr was left utterly embarrassed and set his business behind by millions of dollars in damages and an irreparably harmed reputation.

00:05:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” we learn about the “He Will Not Divide Us” performance project launched by Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf outside the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City after the 2016 US presidential election. The project involved a live feed with the tagline “he will not divide us,” encouraging people to deliver these words to the camera as a show of resistance against Donald Trump. However, the project was quickly put to the test when trolls from 4chan discovered an opportunity to disrupt the live feed with edgy and offensive statements, leading to Shia’s eventual arrest. The museum ended its involvement with the project, forcing it to move to New Mexico and then Liverpool, England, where trolls continued to find and replace the flag. Despite Shia’s efforts to hide the flag’s location, 4chan users were able to locate it using various methods and even stole it, replacing it with a Pepe the Frog t-shirt and a Make America Great Again hat. The project became a game of “capture the flag” for the trolls, leading Shia to either shut down the project or continue hiding it.

00:10:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” the hacktivist group successfully hid the controversial “He Will Not Divide Us” flag from public view due to concerns of trespassing and illegal activities. After a series of victories and countermeasures, the flag was eventually hidden away and forgotten. However, on October 16, 2016, the group collaborated with Lalu in France to host the flag on top of a building. Believing they had a foolproof plan due to the flag’s inaccessibility, they were surprised when a flaming drone appeared on the live stream, attempting to set the flag on fire. Despite the drone’s failure, the flag was moved for safety reasons, leading to another victory for Anonymous. The flag remained hidden away for three years, with little interest or coverage, until Sony’s aggressive legal actions against a hacker named Geohots for jailbreaking the PlayStation 3. Anonymous became involved, angry at Sony’s targeting of anyone related to the situation.

00:15:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” the discussion revolves around Sony’s legal actions against George Hotz for releasing jailbreak code and Anonymous’ subsequent response. After Sony attempted to track down those who supported Hotz financially, Anonymous released a warning statement, leading to a massive cyberattack on Sony’s network on April 4, 2011. The attack lasted for three days, costing Sony millions of dollars in operational costs and lost revenue. However, another, smaller, and more skilled group claimed responsibility for the second attack on April 19, 2011, which resulted in the theft of over 100 million Sony accounts’ data, including names, email addresses, passwords, home addresses, and more. The second attack reportedly cost Sony around 23 days of downtime and tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, as well as potential legal and regulatory consequences. The first attack was a crude brute force approach, while the second was covert and carried out with finesse. Despite reaching a settlement agreement with Hotz on April 11, 2011, Anonymous continued its attacks against the social media platform 9gag.com, calling for a united front against the common enemy. The controversy arose when 9gag stole memes from 4chan and claimed them as their own, leading to a unified dislike and reaction from various online communities.

00:20:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” the speaker discusses Operation Deep Throat, a collective effort by the Anonymous community to take down the website 9gag due to its users’ perceived lack of creativity and annoying behavior. Anonymous split the social media Strike Force into four groups: Alpha Team, Gold Team, Red Team, and White Team. Alpha Team posed as regular users, gained trust, and uploaded illegal content to tarnish 9gag’s image and scar users. Gold Team used the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) to perform Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, keeping the 9gag servers offline. Red Team spread the word about the operation on social media, increasing its reach. White Team advertised 9gag as a hub for racists, homophobes, and sexual predators to tarnish its reputation. The operation commenced on December 21, 2011, and resulted in the 9gag servers being offline for several days due to both the raid and the Trojan Horse users tricking 9gag into DDoS-ing their own website.

00:25:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled “The Revenge of Anonymous,” the speaker discusses how Anonymous, a notorious hacking collective, moved on from one successful operation to another over the next decade. One such operation, named “Deep Throat,” served as a reminder to the rival social media website, 9Gag, that the internet’s golden rule still applies. However, not all targets of Anonymous’ wrath played it safe. Some chose to engage in a fight back, but the results were never in their favor. The speaker provides numerous examples of individuals, organizations, and websites that suffered consequences for antagonizing Anonymous. The advice given is to never feed the trolls and let them move on to their next target.

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