Scientology site hacked

A group of hackers calling itself "Anonymous" has hit the Church of Scientology's Web site with an online attack. January 30, at AM Post a Comment.

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They did! The Anonymous campaign shows some level of organization. On average, the attacks lasted about 30 minutes and used up M bps of bandwidth. In the past year, Arbor has seen attacks on other sites hit 40G bps, or times the strength of the Anonymous event. Prolexic specializes in protecting companies from DDOS attacks. A Prolexic spokeswoman confirmed that the Church of Scientology is one of the company's clients, but declined to offer more details on the matter.

The Church of Scientology did not answer questions relating to the online attacks, but in a statement it said that the controversy over the Tom Cruise video had driven traffic to its Web site. The secretive Church of Scientology's practices, including its efforts to use copyright law to restrict the dissemination of information about the church, have engendered a lot of criticism within the Internet community.

If publicity was Anonymous' ultimate goal, the group has had some success. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.

Anonymous hackers take on the Church of Scientology A vigilante group is threatening to expel the Church of Scientology from the Internet.

Robert Vamosi. A group of vigilantes calling themselves Anonymous have posted a video explaining the recent attacks against the Church of Scientology. In the video, a computer-generated voice speaks over a rolling cloudscape, effectively putting the Church of Scientology on notice: "Over the years, we have been watching you, your campaigns of misinformation, your suppression of dissent, your litigious nature. All of these things have caught our eye.

Anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed, for the good of your followers, for the good of mankind, and for our own enjoyment.

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