Hacker group Anonymous downs US government site
- Published: 27 Jan 2013 at 11.44
- Online news: World
Hacker group Anonymous said it disabled the US Sentencing Commission's website in revenge for the death of Internet freedom advocate Aaron Swartz, and vowed to release government data.
The "Anonymous" logo is seen on a tablet screen on December 4, 2012 in Paris. Hacker group Anonymous said it disabled the US Sentencing Commission's website in revenge for the death of Internet freedom advocate Aaron Swartz, and vowed to release government data
The website of the commission, an independent agency of the US Justice Department involved in sentencing, was apparently hacked into early Saturday.
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