Remember remember, the 5th of November, gunpowder treason and plot. #nw V for Vendetta http://t.co/8XpDscHj
— Jan Michael (@tractiveJan) November 5, 2012
“5th of November” — Guy Fawkes Day in England — is trending around the world thanks to Occupy mischief-makers, Anonymous hactivists, and their moronic cheerleaders. Earlier today, several NBC-related websites based in the U.S. were hacked by someone commemorating the 5th of November. So was a Lady Gaga fan site.
NBC sites hacked by 'pyknic'; quickly restored; Lady Gaga site also defaced: http://t.co/qIpMls8R -CC
— Jay Leiderman (@JayLeidermanLaw) November 5, 2012
In Australia, Anonymous-linked Twitter users gloated over the purported hacking of an “Australian government” website as part of a global “Operation Vendetta:”
Australian Government http://t.co/7ZGIXNSe Hacked by Anonymous for Nov 5th
— Adam Bennett (@AuAnon) November 5, 2012
https://twitter.com/AnonymousWiki/status/265315221646761984
Just one problem: The nitwits actually hacked the website of a non-governmental organization that provides services to disabled people:
@AuAnon this site http://t.co/P8OGpSMT is a non profit organization for disabled – what do they have to do with anything? #Anonymous
— simulacra deorum (@digitalfolklore) November 5, 2012
@AuAnon While they do get funding from the QLD State gov, apparently, they are not a gov org; they seem to do disability support services.
— Nissa (@blexojevic) November 5, 2012
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A belated acknowledgement from an Anonymous Twitterer:
To be clear: the #Australian Government was not 'HACKED' it is a service site 4 disabled ppl – http://t.co/MTP6abbK #5Nov #NoV5 #OpVendetta
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) November 5, 2012
Unfortunately, the idiocy has only just begun:
The Twitterverse goes mad wondering what #Anonymous will do next on this 5th day of November since we already started out with a bang! #5Nov
— Adam Bennett (@AuAnon) November 5, 2012
“Started out with a bang?” Well, yeah, if they mean the sound of shooting themselves in the foot.
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