Exclusive: An Inside Look at the "Hacktivist" Attack on Visa's Web Site

http://www.truth-out.org/exclusive-an-inside-look-hacktivist-attack-visacom65804
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "Web pirates are waging cyberwarfare in defense of WikiLeaks, and I had a rare glimpse into the hacktivists' hidden world of Internet sabotage in a secret chat room as the faceless hackers orchestrated the attack that temporarily shut down Visa's web site on Wednesday evening. Hidden behind screen names like Power2All and Bizzaro, hacktivists involved in the Operation Payback campaign logged into a temporary and remote Internet relay chat (IRC) room to share information on the ongoing Visa attack, swap web addresses, tell jokes and give updates on the international media coverage of their cyberwar against the enemies of WikiLeaks and free information."
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