The loosely held together hacker community known as Anonymous have once again targeted Sony after the company pledged their support of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). Anonymous notoriously claimed responsibility for the attack that had PSN down for months last spring, but this message is targeted at Sony as a whole rather than just the Playstation division.
Hello, SONY.
We are Anonymous.
It has come to the attention of the Anonymous activist community that you have chosen to stand by the Stop Online Piracy Act. This act will halt online businesses and restrict access to many sites for many users. Supporting SOPA is like trying to throw an entire company from off a bridge. Your Support to the act is a signed death warrant to SONY Company and Associates. Therefore, yet again, we have decided to destroy your network. We will dismantle your phantom from the internet. Prepare to be extinguished. Justice will be swift, and it will be for the people, whether some like it or not. Sony, you have been warned.
To those doubting our powers. We've infiltrated the servers of Bank of America, The United States Department of Defense, The United Nations, and Lockheed Martin. In one day.
For their approval to SOPA, we have also declared that our fury be brought upon the following persons. Justin Bieber. Lady Gaga. Kim Kardashian. and Taylor Swift.
Operation Blackout, engaged.
Operation Mayhem, engaged.
Operation LulzXmas, engaged.
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Supporters of SOPA, you should've expected us.
Some may look upon Anonymous, or rather the individuals who are actively taking part in this as the Robin Hoods of the digital era, whereas other question the methods and may call them digital bullies. However, you choose to look at them, they have all of our attention now.