'Anonymous' Hackers Target US Think Tanks For Christmas

Terming themselves as Robin Hood of this generation, Anonymous is back to work with their next target being Stratfor's tightly-guarded, confidential client list. This move's purpose is in accordance with their quintessential motto to take money from rich and give to the poor. Anonymous has been constantly updating its activities through its twitter account. Anonymous had earlier declared that with Team Poison, they are looking to spread some holiday cheer under "Operation Robin Hood."

According to one tweet on 25th December, Anonymous has confirmed rooting Stratfor and has even pasted the Stratfor's private client list for the public to see. Among those on the list: The U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force and the Miami Police Department. Anonymous said it was able to access credit details partly because Stratfor hadn't encrypted them - if so, this would be a blunder on Stratfor's side and a major embarrassment for a security-related company.

 

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Tweeting with hashtags #LulzXmas and #AnonSanta, Anonymous has maintained that it is not working with LulzSec, another bunch of unknown hackers whose primary aim is to have fun rather than do any good with hacking. 'Anonymous' is tagging their activities under 'AnonSanta' as their hacking of Stratfor on Christmas day was in order to provide for homeless people across US and in their own way, bringing balance to society on Christmas eve.

Anonymous has also been active on the SOPA-GoDaddy front, writing in one tweet that they are going after GoDaddy for their support of SOPA. More updates can be found on Anonymous' twitter account, #-Link-Snipped-#. Whose side are you on?

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