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7/21/11

Internet: 20-Plus Suspected Anonymous Hackers Arrested in U.S., UK, Netherlands

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., UK and the Netherlands have arrested 20 suspected members of the hacker collective Anonymous. The U.S. FBI were responsible for the majority of the arrests, detaining 16 suspected hackers.

In Europe one 16-year-old by was detained in London, while four individuals were arrested in the Netherlands.
Of the 16 arrested by the FBI, 14 are suspected of taking part in Anonymous' original attack on Paypal last December. The attack was one of the first high-profile hacks enacted by the group and was done to protest the company's decision to cut payments to Wikileaks.

Note EU-Digest: a British labor politician asked when he heard about the arrest: "why isn't the police also putting out an arrest warrant for Rupert Murdoch, whose hacking activities were far more serious?" .

For more: 20-Plus Suspected Anonymous Hackers Arrested in U.S., UK, Netherlands - International Business Times

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