vissha Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Anonymous Takes Down Five Government Websites in Iceland to Protest Whale HuntingGroup also goes after the website of a whale hunting companyOnline activists associated with Anonymous took down five websites belonging to the Icelandic government, and two other related sites, as part of their campaign to protest against any type of regulated whale hunting.According to local Icelandic website Grapevine.is, the attack took place late Friday, November 27, and lasted 13 hours until mid-day Saturday, when the websites returned online.Five government websites were taken downThe five targeted government websites belonged to the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, Iceland's Prime Minister, and the government's main portal.Additionally, the site belonging to HB Grandi, an Icelandic whale fishing company was also hit, along with the website of the Japanese Whaling Association. Check tweets below for exact URLs.The hacktivists announced their attacks in advance by a video uploaded on YouTube two days prior (view it at the end of the article)."Iceland’s escalating whale hunts are clear and willful abuses of the IWC's [international Whaling Commission] moratorium, as well as the ban on international commercial trade in whale products," says Anonymous, accusing Iceland of being in cahoots with Japan."Brothers and sisters of anonymous. We ask that you stand alongside us in targeting Iceland," continues the group asking for public support for their cause.Attacks are part of the #OpWhales and #OpKillingBay campaignsThis most recent wave of DDoS attacks is part of the group's #OpWhales and #OpKillingBay campaigns, during which the group has started taking actions against governments and companies that kill whales and dolphins.Earlier this year, Anonymous divisions also hit the websites of Japan's two of the busiest airports in October, and the Taiji's municipality website in September. Taiji became famous thanks to The Cove documentary, being the place where dolphins were herded into a small bay and gruesomly slaughtered in mass by Japanese fishermen.Anonymous hackers also set up a special Twitter account and a website (Warning: animal cruelty images on this link) for their most recent #OpWhales campaign. They also uploaded to GhostBin a list of websites they plan to target in the future. #OpWhales #Anonymous #TeamRektIt 1/5 Iceland Government #TangoDown! #Iceland stop the killing now! pic.twitter.com/oe472YsLvP — Anonymous (@TeamRektIT) November 27, 2015#OpWhales #Anonymous #TeamRektIt 2/5 Iceland Government #TangoDown! We will not stop fighting! End the killing NOW! pic.twitter.com/5G7tlRMOBR — Anonymous (@TeamRektIT) November 27, 2015#OpWhales #Anonymous #TeamRektIt 3/5 Iceland Government #TangoDown! The tango will not stop until the killing ends! pic.twitter.com/jiEmkMy8et — Anonymous (@TeamRektIT) November 27, 2015#OpWhales #Anonymous #TeamRektIt 4/5 Iceland Government #TangoDown! Stop the killing the money is not worth it! pic.twitter.com/Ohkhttpv1q — Anonymous (@TeamRektIT) November 27, 2015#OpWhales #Anonymous #TeamRektIt 5/5 Iceland Government #TangoDown! #IcelandGovernment to late to expect us. pic.twitter.com/jg6BIOKJfi — Anonymous (@TeamRektIT) November 27, 2015#OpKillingBay #Japan #Anonymous https://t.co/i7ABCFatnkThe Japanese Whaling Association #TangoDown #TeamRektIt pic.twitter.com/gsoPm26EyX — Anonymous (@TeamRektIT) November 27, 2015#Anonymous #OpWhales https://t.co/EarHCCt42A is #TangoDown Big key in the killing of fin whales on #Iceland!! pic.twitter.com/9DqyKiGSFO — Anonymous (@_RektFaggot_) November 8, 2015 Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 good for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugurano Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 thx anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machao Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Whale hunting is crimes! After Iceland Anonymous will do the same with Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 they say now it's only for scientific research!see by yourself: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiwics Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 how about primitive tribe who still hunting whale for traditionthey are not educatedis it still crime ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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