BBC News : Anonymous Wikileaks supporters explain web attacks

"'Coldblood', a member of the group Anonymous, tells Jane Wakefield why he views its attacks on Visa and Mastercard as defence of Wikileaks.

A group of pro-Wikileaks activists who coordinated a series of web attacks have explained their actions.
The Anonymous group said they were not hackers but "average internet citizens" who felt motivated to act because of perceived injustices against Wikileaks.
The group said it had no interest in stealing credit card details or attacking critical infrastructure.
The details were posted online by one of the many factions claiming to carry out the attacks.
"Anonymous is not a group, but rather an internet gathering," it said in a statement published on 10 December."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11971259

Note to self (and everyone else) : DO NOT PISS OFF THE NET!

To some this statement may seem... over dramatized. But hey, it is a fundamental piece of knowledge that many in our legislature forget. We are in a technology based society now. This means that many people in it can or will destroy you on the net. So be careful what you do and to who. I am not defending Wikileaks, in fact I do not agree with them. I do feel that information should be available, but there should also be some discretion on what to make public. Not all knowledge should be easily accessible.