Article: THEY’RE BAAACK!

The hacktivist group Anonymous launched its “largest attack ever” Thursday, claiming credit for a coordinated takedown of websites managed by the Department of Justice and organizations supporting controversial antipiracy legislation.

The attack, dubbed “Operation Payback,” came in response to Thursday’s news that the Justice Department had shut down massive file-sharing site Megaupload.

Article: Mass File-Sharing Site Megaupload.com Shut Down Over Piracy Violations

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One of the world’s largest file-sharing sites on the internet was shut down today after its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws according to federal prosecutors. These charges accuse Megaupload.com of costing more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films as well as other pirated content for copyright holders. This happened a day after sites and companies, like Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist shut down in protest of the SOPA and PIPA proposals sent before Congress that were intended to stop online piracy.

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