Universal, RIAA, MPAA and Department of Justice Sites Down

[jdog]

http://www.geekosystem.com/anon-justice-universal/

After a noteworthy lack of action on during the SOPA blackouts on January 18th, it seems that Anonymous is springing back into action in response to the federal takedown of MegaUpload and the subsequent arrest and likely extradition of Kim Dotcom. Just hours after the news that the U.S. federal government took down MegaUpload alongside an indictment on piracy charges, Universal.com and Justice.gov have gone down, and a prominent Anonymous affiliated Twitter account is claiming responsibility.

Knowing Anonymous, there is probably more to come both in the way of DDOS attacks and threats toward the federal government, SOPA supporters, and other organizations that have spearheaded copyright infringement lawsuits. More as the story develops.

Update: RIAA.org is now down.

Update 2: and MPAA.org.

Update 3: Tweets indicate there may be more attacks to come this evening.

I don't think that the government realizes the power of the people they are messing with.

[AYHJA]

Yeah, they should leave them cats alone man, not the ones to fuck with...Wow...

[jdog]

Yeah, they should leave them cats alone man, not the ones to fuck with...Wow...

They are all running a wide based internet DDOS tool called the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC). It allows anyone to join in on the DDOS attack.