Interpol arrested 25 suspected Anonymous members

[Judi Lynn]

Interpol arrested 25 suspected Anonymous members
AFPFebruary 28, 2012 2:43 PM

Interpol has arrested 25 suspected members of the 'Anonymous' hackers group in a swoop on over a dozen cities in Europe and Latin America, the global police body said Tuesday.

"Operation Unmask was launched in mid-February following a series of coordinated cyber-attacks originating from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain," said the world police body based in the French city of Lyon.

The statement cited attacks on the websites of the Colombian Ministry of Defence and the presidency, as well as on Chile's Endesa electricity company and its National Library, among others.

The operation was carried out by police from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain, the statement said, with 250 items of computer equipment and mobile phones seized in raids on 40 premises in 15 cities.

More: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Interpol+arrested+suspected+Anonymous+members/6222983/story.html#ixzz1nhzYz5ww

[shraby]

1. Why aren't they going after the ones that put those false virus things

on sites..the ones that trash your computer unless you order their program..also the ones promulgating all sorts of virus invaders that also trash a home computer.

And don't forget the keyboard click tracker, that makes the computer soooo slow.
Those are the real crooks.

[christx30]

4. The shorthand

for that kind of thing is "Rogue antivirus". As a tech support agent, those things are the bane of my existence.

[chrisa]

6. I actually dealt with a couple of people that gave their credit card numbers to those things.

I was like:

[Versailles]

7. Same here...

Those things drive me nuts. On the other hand since I charge by the hour, and those thing typically take a good chunk of time to fully eradicate and make sure they are gone (assuming the client doesn't want the easy reinstall the OS option), it does help keep me profitable.

I am not happy that some of my income is based off of the gullibility of people and the maliciousness of others, but I know that when I see that is the problem with the computer, I'm going to be able to make it through another week in business...

[christx30]

17. The shorthand for THAT is:

"people suck"
And as long as people suck, there will be malicious people out there. They are going to try to use their gifts to cheat money out of people rather than getting a real job. And because they are online, they are hard to catch.
And as long as the bad guys exist, superheroes like you and me must stand fast, and help those in need. But we don't need to do it for free. My landlord won't accept "I'm helping people" in leiu of rent.

[rhett o rick]

9. Because Annonymous is a huge threat to the world power structure. nm

[randome]

10. I don't think they are a threat.

They are amazingly annoying when they hack into organizations they don't like but I don't really see them as toppling world power structures when anyone with the time and the computer skills can do the same.

And in fact when other world governments are no doubt breaking into our systems and stealing our info at the same time.

Same as we do to them. It's all a pointless circle.

[DaveJ]

12. Guess it's about dominance

The powers that be do not want to feel like there is anyone more powerful than they are, even if the one's more powerful are better, more refined, more ethical, patriotic, and upstanding.

Those people seek power just for the sake of power, there is no other rationale. Just like cops pepper spraying innocent kids. It's not for the good of society, but their own selfish primal satisfaction.

[rhett o rick]

15. Well Interpol went to a lot of trouble to arrest "amazingly annoying" hackers. nm

[msanthrope]

2. Stratfor was a blackop.

Of course, if I speak of a blackop, I don't really know anything about a blackop, according to Stratfor...


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002356939

[HopeHoops]

3. You know. That headline just did NOT sound right.

And how the fuck are they going to process 25 people with a single name of "Anonymous"?

[starroute]

13. And how can you be a "suspected member" or a non-existent organization?

Anonymous is everybody or nobody. If you say you're Anonymous, you are. It's not an organization and it has no members.

They might have arrested these people for hacking, or for conspiracy to do something untoward -- but "being a member of Anonymous" is not a real thing.

[HopeHoops]

21. At least they aren't members of The Illuminati.

[starroute]

22. I wouldn't be so flippant about that

Googling -- anonymous illuminati -- produces a vast number of hits claiming either that Anonymous *are* the Illuminati -- or at least a tool of the Illuminati -- or else that Anonymous are doing battle with the Illuminati.

There's a whole new set of conspiracy theories in the making out there, and they're only going to get weirder.

[HopeHoops]

23. They'll never get the triangle.

[xchrom]

5. ok. so when are they going to arrest george bush and dick cheney? -- you know, the real criminals.

what a waste.

[99th_Monkey]

19. Supposedly Tim Geithner was arrested 4 days ago.

Or so it's being rumored on the interwebs.

Was Treasury Secretary Arrested, Questioned & Released??
By Lawrence Sinclair - February 27, 2012

This afternoon we received a phone call informing us that their were reports Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner was arrested, questioned and released by New York Police
February 24, 2012. The caller informed us that they were unable to find a single mention
of the “reported” arrest on any of the mainstream media outlets websites. After
performing a simple Google search we came across a number of “blog” reports claiming
Secretary Geithner was arrested in New York, was questioned and then released. Rather
than attempt to contact the individual blogs which made the claims, we contacted the
Department of the Treasury Press Office.



http://www.lsnewsgroup.com/2012/02/27/was-treasury-secretary-arrested-questioned-released/

[xchrom]

20. Too bad they didn't throw away the key. Nt

[AnneD]

8. And yet....

the banksters that crashed the economy or Jon Corizine, Mozillo and other crooks that have done real damage walk free.

Some how this does not seem just.

[Oilwellian]

11. 25? A drop in the bucket

I laugh at that number. Those who were caught are more than likely novice hackers.

[cliffordu]

14. Leave the Alcoholics alone.

They got enough problems.

[Hissyspit]

16. Oh, well I feel so much safer now...

Not.

[drm604]

18. Something's not right here.

Interpol can't arrest anybody.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol#Methodology

I­nterpol differs from most law-enforcement agencies — agents do not make arrests themselves, and there is no single Interpol jail where criminals are taken. The agency functions as an administrative liaison between the law-enforcement agencies of the member countries, providing communications and database assistance. This is vital when fighting international crime because language, cultural and bureaucratic differences can make it difficult for officers of different nations to work together. For example, if ICE and FBI special agents track a terrorist to Italy, they may not know whom to contact in the Polizia di Stato, if the Carabinieri have jurisdiction over some aspect of the case, or whom in the Italian government needs to be notified of the ICE/FBI's involvement. ICE and FBI can contact the Interpol National Central Bureau in Italy, which will act as a liaison between the United States and Italian law-enforcement agencies.