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Anonymous has a history of hacking and participating in other November 5 shenanigans. Why? Because November 5 is an important date for the mysterious hacker-activist collective, mostly because of the graphic novel and movie “V for Vendetta.” (That’s where their legendary masks come from.)
However, the date has a deeper level of historical significance, which is also the basis for “V for Vendetta” plot: November 5th first became a day of infamy back in 1605, when a group of English Catholics attempted to assassinate King James of England, who was a Protestant. Although the plot was unsuccessful, the following year, November 5 was declared an official day of celebration, eventually becoming known as Guy Fawkes Day. Although Fawkes was not the mastermind of the plot, he did hold the explosives.
Back to the present day. Anonymous recently threatened to attack the Singapore government on November 5 if they did not reverse regulations imposed on media publications earlier this year. Starting June 1, the Singapore government “requires websites that regularly publish news about the city-state to obtain a license and pay a bond of S$50,000 (US$40,200), which is forfeited for publishing ‘prohibited content’ that ‘undermines racial or religious harmony,’” according to Bloomberg.
The November 5th threat was made in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8x3z1zpffk
So what did Anonymous end up doing yesterday? In the end, it’s not much of a hack. They launched worldwide protests in multiple cities, including Bangkok, Washington, Amsterdam, London and Chicago, according to prominent Anonymous Twitter account.
For a moment yesterday, it looked like Anonymous might be behind the oddity that occurred on Foxnews.com, which at one point outdated news headlines displayed, as well as unusual warnings, including a reference to “World Zombie Day”. However, an internal malfunction was blamed for the problem, not an external attack. Anonymous also did not take credit for the errors on the Foxnews.com homepage, which leads us to believe that Anonymous is not responsible.
For those of you who were hoping for a widespread and devastating cyberattack on Fox News, the NSA, or others: We hope you didn’t get your hopes up for November 5th. Maybe next year.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn