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FBI Officials Arrest Over A Dozen Suspected ‘Anonymous’ Hackers Following Raids [UPDATE]

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Update: Over a dozen suspected Anonymous hackers have been arrested following this morning’s string of FBI raids across New York, California and Florida.

FoxNews.com reports that the arrests are part of “an ongoing investigation” into Anonymous.

The FBI has searched homes belonging to suspected members of Anonymous, a group linked to various high-profile hackings. Ten agents raided a home in Baldwin, NY, as well as two others on Long Island and one in Brooklyn. The Long Island and Brooklyn raids are ongoing as of this morning.

In Baldwin, agents confiscated at least one laptop as they searched for computers and “computer-related accessories” belonging to Giordani Jordan. The equipment is thought to have been used in implementing denial of service attacks against a number of companies.

Anonymous (not to be conflated with Lulzsec, which has different, less politically-charged motivations for its hackings) notably launched “Operation Payback” late last year, acting in defense of WikiLeaks. At the time, the group wrote that recent media coverage of their actions had been, “at best, misinformed:”

We are not a terrorist organization or a group of “hackers” as governments, demagogues, and the media would have you believe. We are a diverse group that touches every aspect of philosophy, religion, and politics ever conceived by man. At this time, Anonymous, as a distributed consciousness, is focused on protesting peacefully for Freedom of Expression on the Internet. We ask the world to support us, not for our sake, but for your own. When governments control information they control you. We will resist until our dying breath. Pay attention citizens and governments of the world.

Update: The FBI is now executing warrants in California, checking in at several homes at 9 a.m. ET this morning.

h/t FoxNews.com

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  • Anonymous

    Fact: Lock up all those loony liberals out to screw America and it’s secrets.

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous has had their field day on the internet, what’s with the FBI though? Did they no realize these guys existed until last years?

  • Anonymous

    It’s all fun and games until the FBI is knocking on your door, eh kiddies?

    Lulz!

  • http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

    There is nothing worse that has happened to the internet than these pimply faced nerds.  I hope they catch and prosecute them to the fullest, as to put the fear of God into the rest.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    Yeah  I  am  sure  they  lulz  will end  when  they  meet  their  new  cell  mate  and “special  buddy”  whose  laughing  now  geeks.

  • Guest

    Wow, did anyone who commented above attend high school? And graduate? I’ve never seen so many people with such a poor grasp of the English language all in the same place.

    Also, we live in a wonderful country where you are innocent until proven guilty (except with regards to the media, which operates using the reverse), so let us not pass judgment until a jury of their peers does so.  I suspect that these hackers are quite good and that there will be many errors in these investigations.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    Deares   sir   you  sound  like my  old  english  teacher,  one  question to  you  oh  wise  one  when  will  they  execute  a  search  warrant  at  your  domicile…….

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    The  first  sign  of  a do#@#$$bag  is  when  they  start   correcting  peoples  grammar,  cheers.

  • http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

    He must be one of the pimply faced geeks.  I suspect the FBI is waiting in a van outside of his mom’s basement right now.

  • Anonymous

    Ah, so we should assume they’re innocent because they’re clever enough hackers to not get caught. Lovely.

    Perhaps you can explain that to the FBI for them.

  • Anonymous

    Ah, so we should assume they’re innocent because they’re clever enough hackers to not get caught. Lovely.

    Perhaps you can explain that to the FBI for them.

  • Anonymous

    Ladies and Gentlemen. We got them. 

  • Anonymous

    actually a good portion of them are libertarians lol.

  • Anonymous

    that’s how the justice system works, it’s innocent until proven guilty. Perhaps you should read up on your American law.

  • Anonymous

    Not like the libertarians you are thinking about.

    PS

  • Anonymous

    which libertarians am I thinking about exactly?

  • Anonymous

    lol the thing about this group anonymous is that there’s always more than you think, you can nab a couple of them but ultimately you’re going to fail because there are more.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    So we  should never  comment on  anyone  who  is  accused  of  a crime  until  they  are  convicted ,  are you  mental  would  you  also  have  us  just  not  have  an  opinion  on  any  subject  matter  unless  a panel  of  imminent  Americans  such  as  yourself  decrees that we  can , you  sir  are  an  elitist  snob, cheers.

  • Anonymous

    do you have evidence that they’re guilty? if you don’t have the facts than my advice is to stop stupidly commenting on it because it makes you look like a complete moron. If elitist snobs are obsessed with the actual facts of the case then yes, count me among them.

  • Anonymous

    This is part of the Wikileaks witch hunt.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    Thanks  for  admiting  to  bean an elitist  snob and I will  comment as  much as I want ,  I  did  not  realize  you  worked  for  the  Ministry  of  Information  wow  what  a control  freak  you must  be  will you please advise  me  when  you  give  the  official  Okay  for  anyone  to have  an  opinion  on this  case  or  other  legal  cases  than  ,  cheers  l   then  MR.  OCD.

  • Anonymous

    Sorry to hear this, but I knew that the government crackdown would eventually come.

    Since the Bush administration, Big Brother has been able to track or otherwise survail anyone they wanted.

    These kids are smart, but the NSA, FBI, and CIA play in a whole different league.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    wow  you  have  wet  dreams  about  these  geeks  or  what

  • Anonymous

    no, I’ve just done my research on the topic, something conservatives know nothing about.

  • Anonymous

    did you just make an orwell reference? LOL jesus christ, do what you want I gave my advice, you can look like a bigger idiot if you want.

  • Anonymous

    I’m quite pissed at them, They took my Hotmail account from PS3 and screwed it up. Now I can’t use it.

  • Anonymous

    yeah, a lot of them of them are pretty awful. I do hope they catch the right people and that there are some convictions.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    You  support  the  right  of  these  nerds  to  mess  with  peoples  personal  info,  I  hope  it  never  happens  to  you  but  if  it  does  it  would  be  poetic  justice  because  you  seem  to  have  a hard  on  for  these  neck beards.

  • Rusty Shackleford

    Sounds like Al-Qadea…

  • Anonymous

    What does any of this have to do with liberals & conservatives? And there’s no “research” you can actually do. Criminals being arrested and thrown in jail discourage other criminals from committing crimes.

  • Larry

    You had an English teacher? And what happened? Did you drop out before getting to the grammar lesson?

  • Larry

    I can’t believe I have to share a democracy with half of you idiots.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    Does  your  tin  foil hat  get  really  hot  in  the  sun.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    snob,  english  is  a living  changing  languages  we  all  dont  follow  thee  same  parameters.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    Maybe  Venezuela  would  be  a better  venue  for  you  Mr.  fancy  pants,    or   cuba I hear  its  full  of  intellectuals  such  as  yourself  but  you  might  have  to  share  a jail  cell  with  them.

  • Anonymous

    when did I ever say that again? Do you have a quote or something? Actually I said this: “yeah, a lot of them of them are pretty awful. I do hope they catch the right people and that there are some convictions.”
    but keep lying and misdirecting.

  • Anonymous

    tell that to the people yelling about this being a liberal group lol. And as far as research, yes there is. If you want to defeat an enemy the first step is to understand them, how they work and such. And as far as the discouragment thing, these are often desperate people and they believe they’ll never be caught, jail does nothing to discourage them.

  • Anonymous

    except that they’re completely anonymous and usually don’t resort to violence.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: I live in the Republic of the United States of America. I live in a republic and I don’t like sharing with it with socialist progressives because entitlements will destroy it since all of them will become lazy and not want to work for their keep!

  • Anonymous

    Hackers?  Did they find them at News Corp.  

  • Dik Gozinya

    News Corp. / ticker symbol: NWS / up 7%

    Sorry-A@@ Media Matter, left-wing, DemoKKKrat-types, Wall Street (aka ‘Friends of OBAMA) sees a big move for freedom of speech! LMFAO! heheheheheheheheheheheheheheh

  • Anonymous

    You think that anon is full of desperate people? Really? I definitely agree that they don’t think they’ll get caught, but once they start to, things change.

  • Anonymous

    I’m already ready to name this the most ridiculous thing I have seen or heard today.

  • Bjtrexel

    Ty[ical!

  • Anonymous

     ”At this time, Anonymous, as a distributed consciousness, is focused on protesting peacefully for Freedom of Expression on the Internet.”
    As long as that expression agrees with their worldview. If not, than we will shut them down.

  • Anonymous

    No tinfoil necessary.

    Assange and WL are officially on the US gvmt S-list.

    Anon went after banks that refused – per gvmt request – to process donations to WL.

    A simple google search might help prevent some of that ignorance you are always spewing forth from polluting the rest of us.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    Mr.  Assange  I  presume.

  • Anonymous

    pathetic

  • Anonymous

    pathetic

  • Jeff

    PEOPLE OF ALL PARTIES… take note- Notice that this raid went down as soon as the emails were hacked into at News Corp. As  a conservative and a republican I feel that the press is intertwined in a dangerously bizarre way with our government. Yes, FOX tells me what I want to hear, but WHAT are they not telling me???

  • Jeff

    PEOPLE OF ALL PARTIES… take note- Notice that this raid went down as soon as the emails were hacked into at News Corp. As  a conservative and a republican I feel that the press is intertwined in a dangerously bizarre way with our government. Yes, FOX tells me what I want to hear, but WHAT are they not telling me???

  • Anonymous

    Pity that you don’t grok the difference between guilty in the eyes of the law and just plain guilty. OJ was “not guilty”. But he still did it.

  • Boohoo

    These people that got areested, will start folding over like an late night PB&J sandwich. The one thing to remember is, that even though this episode may not get them in the stink, unless they all covered all their tracks, other info will be found out from comphiscated equipment and peers wanting to reduce their sentences. These anonymous people parade under a banner of protecting us, but in doing so hurt us consumers in the process. When SONY’s playstation network went down, it was assumed it was this group, but who knows. either way, if it was them, they not only hurt sony, but the customers as well.

  • http://twitter.com/BykerMissCapri Miss Capri

    Protecting anyone is the last thing on the – er – minds (and I use the term loosely,) of Anonymous/4chan/the former Encyclopedia dramatica-loving crowd. These are the same degenerates who got lull over Megan Meier’s suicide and made that Meganhaditcoming blog, which was eventually taken down.

  • http://twitter.com/BykerMissCapri Miss Capri

    Protecting anyone is the last thing on the – er – minds (and I use the term loosely,) of Anonymous/4chan/the former Encyclopedia dramatica-loving crowd. These are the same degenerates who got lull over Megan Meier’s suicide and made that Meganhaditcoming blog, which was eventually taken down.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ctron Colton Cummings

    I hope you’re just being silly. Just in case: that’s not a fact; it’s a suggestion.

  • Dlwgf

    If you get caught hacking, you aren’t good enough.

  • http://twitter.com/BykerMissCapri Miss Capri

    Actually no, if you get caught hacking, it means you got outsmarted, which is how it should be.

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