Teenager Recruits 4chan Member to Launch DDoS Attacks on Australian Government

A teenager has admitted launching DDoS attacks against the Australian government after becoming angered with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy‘s plans to filter all Internet access in Australia, according to TGDaily.

Infuriated with the minister’s decision, Stephen Slayo, 19, recruited a hacker known as Pulsar through 4chan to help him attack government websites. These included those of Conroy and then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd,…

FBI Investigates ‘Anonymous’ DDoS Attacks

The FBI is investigating the “Operation: Payback” DDoS attacks that began in mid-September and took down multiple websites belonging to anti-piracy and entertainment groups,  and the U.S. Copyright Office, CNET reports.

Over the past two months, Anonymous has launched cyber attacks against websites belonging to the Motion Picture Association of America, The Recording Industry Association, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, and others.

While one of the most recent…

Pirated Work on 4chan Spikes Sales for Portland Artist

4chan may not have the best rep around town, especially among anti-piracy groups, but the popular imageboard’s recent bootlegging effort has had a positive outcome for one artist, geek.com reports.

Last week, storyboard and comic book illustrator Steve Lieber discovered that the Underground graphic novel he had illustrated for Image Comics was scanned and uploaded to 4chan. But instead of getting upset, Lieber…

Anonymous Continues Cyber Attacks Until it Stops ‘Being Angry’

Hacker group Anonymous won’t stop cyber attacking anti-piracy advocates and other nemeses until it has stopped “being angry.”

In an interview yesterday with PandaLabs, an organizer of Anonymous said the collective’s mission was to fight back against the anti-piracy forces. Explaining how the group had been provoked by the U.K. Digital Economy Bill and “‘three-strikes legislation in the…

4chan Members Hack Official Tea Party Website

The official website run by the right-wing movement Tea Party was compromised by members of 4chan on Tuesday, The Register reports.

Vulnerabilities on the teaparty.org website allowed the hackers to reroute visitors landing on the site’s photo section to pornographic sites. According to The Register, it is unknown what website security shortcomings were exploited and whether they are now closed.

The attack follow last weekend’s DDoS attacks by members…

4chan Launches Cyber Attacks in Protest of Anti-Piracy Efforts

Members of 4chan this past weekend launched DDoS attacks against the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America in retaliation for hiring a software firm to act as cyber hitmen to take down websites hosting illegal movies, Panda Security reports.

Aiplex Software was recently chosen by MPAA to pursue sites that illegally shared copyrighted movies. Aiplex Director Girish Kuman told Sydney Morning Herald…