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International hacker group declares War on Stalinist Rudd Government
by Renai LeMay via rialator - ZDnet Oz Wednesday, Sep 9 2009, 7:45am
international / human rights / other press

Hackers target govt over filter/CENSORSHIP

A group of hackers mainly known for their attacks against the Church of Scientology has threatened a widespread web attack starting today against the Federal Government in an attempt to protest its internet filtering initiative.

The group, which dubs itself Anonymous, has achieved online notoriety for previous attacks against the Church of Scientology.

The group appears to have detailed public plans online to start attacking the websites, email addresses and fax numbers of the Federal Government, particularly Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and the Australian Communications and Media Authority after the expiry of an ultimatum published one month earlier.

"A state of war between Anonymous and the Australian Government, and between Anonymous and all other governments which find themselves so inclined to impose censorship upon the internet, will be recognised," the site, which describes the proposed attack as "Project Didgeridie" states. "We need to blast their servers into the dust."

Intelligent Business Research Services advisor and security expert James Turner said Anonymous should let Australians deal with the internet filter issue as per normal political processes.

"We are a democracy and this is one of the most popular governments ever," he told ZDNet.com.au this morning. "In contrast to this, the censorship plan has clearly been driven by a few fringe politicians who are out of touch."

"If these politicians fail to understand the sentiment in Australia around this censorship plan then it's very likely that they will be removed from their seats at the next election. This is how Australia works. We're probably the most stable democracy in the world, and we'll simply vote these politicians out."

Turner said Australia's press had done a "sensational job of eviscerating the censorship plan", which he said was "now effectively dead in the water". Consequently, violent attacks were not required.

A spokesperson for Minister Conroy's office had not yet responded to a request for comment on the issue.

© 2009 CBS Interactive

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NO MANDATE to CENSOR
by relentless Wednesday, Sep 9 2009, 10:33pm

The Australian Murdoch 'Labor' Party has no mandate to censor information or indeed to DEBT-enslave us for generations to CRIMINAL BANKSTERS!

The attack on Oz gov's websites was uncoordinated and hopelessly underpowered. Armies of botnets exist in the community yet this foolhardy attempt reveals inexperience and bravado rather than SKILL and DISCIPLINE -- LESSON LEARNED WE HOPE ;o)

The sites targeted could have been brought down easily; nevertheless, all was not lost. ANY ACTION that draws attention to puppet government and the subservient relationship it has with unrepresentative, elitist, BIG BUSINESS is not a wasted effort.

Freeda ppl

WE always have and always will, you sick, criminal bastards







 
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