The Spanish police announced in a press release that the three alleged leaders of the movement Anonymous Internet revenge has been arrested.
The arrests took place in Barcelona, Alicante and Almeria. When a party has seized a server that was used for the cyber attacks. According to police, the men, all three between 30 and 32 years old, the leaders of the Spanish branch of Anonymous. Anonymous there yet known to have no hierarchy.
Attacks on banks, governments and PlayStation Store
Via Twitter, the police released a screenshot of an IRC channel where the attacks were organized. The trio is accused of cyber attacks on two major Spanish banks, the Italian energy company Enel and the governments of Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Chile, Colombia and New Zealand.
They would also be responsible for DDoS attacks on the PlayStation Store and for attacks on the website of the Spanish Central Election Commission, a few days for local and regional elections on May 22 in Spain took place.
The investigation was launched in October 2010 after a complaint from the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The website of the Ministry was shot down in protest against a bill to illegally download harder to address.
The arrests took place in Barcelona, Alicante and Almeria. When a party has seized a server that was used for the cyber attacks. According to police, the men, all three between 30 and 32 years old, the leaders of the Spanish branch of Anonymous. Anonymous there yet known to have no hierarchy.
Attacks on banks, governments and PlayStation Store
Via Twitter, the police released a screenshot of an IRC channel where the attacks were organized. The trio is accused of cyber attacks on two major Spanish banks, the Italian energy company Enel and the governments of Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Chile, Colombia and New Zealand.
They would also be responsible for DDoS attacks on the PlayStation Store and for attacks on the website of the Spanish Central Election Commission, a few days for local and regional elections on May 22 in Spain took place.
The investigation was launched in October 2010 after a complaint from the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The website of the Ministry was shot down in protest against a bill to illegally download harder to address.
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