"Anonymous" takes on Fed, IMF, "Global Banking Cartel"

[Vater Araignee]

Hmmm.

Why haven't I heard any mainstream news about them other than arrests?

I have heard about leaks that have caused big problems for big people but those leaks where never attributed to this group.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qf17WaXrHTA

A group of decentralized hacker activists — or “hacktivists” — known as Anonymous announced a new plan on March 14 to take on the Federal Reserve System, the International Monetary Fund, the Bank for International Settlements, the World Bank, and the entire “global banking cartel.”

In a video posted on YouTube (watch below), the group said “Operation Empire State Rebellion,” as the effort is being called, would entail “a relentless campaign of nonviolent, peaceful civil disobedience” until the group’s demands are met and “a rule of law is restored.” And it has already announced several demands which U.S. and international authorities will almost certainly not comply with, even despite the group’s past successes in punishing and humiliating prominent institutions and powerful dictatorships.

To start with, as a “sign of good faith,” the group demanded that Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke step down from his position. After that, it wants all banking institutions and securities brokerages that trade U.S. government bonds with the central bank to be punished for manipulating the market and triggering the economic crisis.

“We demand that the primary dealers within the Federal Reserve banking system be broken up and held accountable for rigging markets and destroying the global economy, effective immediately,” the announcement said.

In the statement, Anonymous described itself as a decentralized “non-violent resistance movement” seeking to “restore the rule of law and fight back against the organized criminal class.” It stated that one-tenth of one percent of the population had consolidated wealth in an “unprecedented” manner while waging an “all-out economic war” against everyone else.

“We are not affiliated with either wing of the two-party oligarchy,” the hackers said in the video announcement. The group also noted that it wanted to end “the corrupted two-party system” by ending the campaign finance and lobbying “racket.”

“Above all,” however, “we aim to break up the global banking cartel centered at the Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund, Bank of International Settlements and World Bank,” the group declared in its video.

Analysts noted that the Fed was already under relentless attack and that the public was increasingly upset. “On one front after another, the Federal Reserve is coming under siege,” wrote Addison Wiggin for The Daily Reckoning, a finance and investment analysis outfit. “Anonymous is nothing if not ambitious. And they have a rising tide of public anger on their side.”

The “hacktivist” group, as various media outlets have called it, has become famous in recent months for attacking perceived enemies of the whistle-blowing organization WikiLeaks. Those targets included Visa, PayPal, MasterCard, and other heavyweight institutions. The successes attracted significant media coverage and attention from law enforcement.

In early February, the hacker network was also successfully shutting down websites of dictatorships in the Middle East, including some belonging to the regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and others. It vowed to continue supporting protestors around the world — particularly against governments which try to shut down the Internet.

Even more recently, Anonymous made a mockery of “security” contractor HBGary after the company claimed publicly to have information about the group’s alleged leaders and structure. To retaliate, Anonymous hackers broke into the firm’s computer systems, defaced the company website with a letter explaining its motivations, stole and published tens of thousands of company e-mails detailing possibly illegal activity and collaboration with the U.S. government, and more.

Among the revelations in the e-mails was the fact that the U.S. Air Force was seeking a computer program that would allow operators to control multiple fake accounts on social-networking services. HBGary tried to land the contract by offering capabilities even more outrageous than what the government was originally asking for. The CEO of the company finally stepped down in disgrace.

Earlier this week, Anonymous released a series of e-mails allegedly showing that Bank of America was regularly engaging in fraud and criminal activity, news reports said. If it is confirmed that the e-mails were indeed from the bank, this story can only get bigger. WikiLeaks reportedly has even more documents related to the bank, though those have not yet been leaked to the public.

Several alleged members of Anonymous have already been arrested in the U.S. and Europe. But for now, its operations have seemingly been unaffected.

The hacker group has become increasingly bold in recent months. And the anti-“global banking cartel” operation appears to be its most ambitious project yet. Another communication about “Operation Empire State Rebellion” is expected in the not-too-distant future.

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URL in the video

On Wiki

Now my personal opinion is they pose as almost big a threat as what they claim to be fighting.

Edited April 9, 2011 by Vater Araignee

[phee]

Heard about this on NPR

[Vater Araignee]

Heard about this on NPR

National Public Radio wile popular isn't exactly mainstream.

I do remember hearing about them during the Scientology false flag attacks, but that's it.

[phee]

I would agree... they are not mainstream.

[Destroit]

Viva la 4chan!

Viva la 4chan!

[Enishi]

That would be pretty wild if Anonymous and 4chan literally took out the Fed! O.O

[GothicSilencer]

Viva la 4chan!

I second that opinion. Besides, Anonymous isn't an elite hacker group. Goddamn news gets it wrong every time that Anonymous comes up. Anonymous is just the black handle given to posters on 4chan if they choose not to put a name on their posts. Yes, 4chan has A LOT of hackers among its users...as does Reddit and about 50 other forum-type sites.

It's just that sometimes 4chan unites to do some awesome stuff...like multi-million person marches against Scientology, or giving the Feds all the evidence they need to arrest and indite a jewelry thief that almost got away.

[Reaper]

I think the things they do are pretty much motivated by the anger of the mainstream public outcries. I find it hilarious that banks and other corrupt institutions think they can outsmart the hackers. Although what they are doing is illegal and taking law into their own hands, you think politicians and law enforcement are going to delve deep into what the hackers have been doing? I think not.

[GothicSilencer]

I think the things they do are pretty much motivated by the anger of the mainstream public outcries. I find it hilarious that banks and other corrupt institutions think they can outsmart the hackers. Although what they are doing is illegal and taking law into their own hands, you think politicians and law enforcement are going to delve deep into what the hackers have been doing? I think not.

Yeah, its the same thing with piracy. You can't stop pirates, they WILL find a way to play your shitty game without paying for it. You can only hurt your legitimate customers.

[Destroit]

I second that opinion. Besides, Anonymous isn't an elite hacker group. Goddamn news gets it wrong every time that Anonymous comes up. Anonymous is just the black handle given to posters on 4chan if they choose not to put a name on their posts. Yes, 4chan has A LOT of hackers among its users...as does Reddit and about 50 other forum-type sites.

It's just that sometimes 4chan unites to do some awesome stuff...like multi-million person marches against Scientology, or giving the Feds all the evidence they need to arrest and indite a jewelry thief that almost got away.

Yeah, the best example I can usually give someone to demonstrate what 4chan does is that they're almost like Project Mayhem but in cyber-space with information and such. Not a completely accurate comparison, but close.

Yeah, the best example I can usually give someone to demonstrate what 4chan does is that they're almost like Project Mayhem but in cyber-space with information and such. Not a completely accurate comparison, but close.

[the eternal]

I think the things they do are pretty much motivated by the anger of the mainstream public outcries. I find it hilarious that banks and other corrupt institutions think they can outsmart the hackers. Although what they are doing is illegal and taking law into their own hands, you think politicians and law enforcement are going to delve deep into what the hackers have been doing? I think not.

Criminals ALWAYS think they can get away with it.

And when it's criminals who've been bailed out by the govt and stamped with the "too big to fail"

by people on all sides, they think they're bulletproof.

I hope this activity continues

[Slogo]

Did someone just bring DGN.....TO AGREE ON STUFF?!?!?!?!?

All and all I think this is good news

[GothicSilencer]

Did someone just bring DGN.....TO AGREE ON STUFF?!?!?!?!?

All and all I think this is good news

Huh... it took /b/ to unite DGN...

Just...wow...

[DJ Nocker]

4chan is fricken stupid, sorry to break everyones bubble, its just a bunch of trolls. Its just a bunch of REAL trolls.

All of those sites are just dumb, 4chan, something awful, redit ect.

[Scar My Machine]

[Reaper]

Criminals ALWAYS think they can get away with it.

And when it's criminals who've been bailed out by the govt and stamped with the "too big to fail"

by people on all sides, they think they're bulletproof.

I hope this activity continues

Agreed. At least someone is making something happen and airing out the corrupt people and institutions whether you agree with it or not. You can hate on them, but in the end, they are doing a lot of vigilante justice.