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Anonymous, a hacker group has posted a notice stating that it will attack http://www. malaysia.gov.my because of the country’s censorship policies especially with the recent blocking of sites such as PirateBay and WikiLeaks:

We have seen the censorship taken by the Malaysian government, blocking sites like The Pirate Bay, and WikiLeaks. Malaysia is one of the world’s strictest governments, even blocking out movies, and television shows. These acts of censorship are inexcusable. You are taking away a basic human right. The internet is here for freedom, without fear of government interference. Do not think that no one else notices. Your structured government has done the talking, and we hear loud and clear. Let this be an announcement to all your people. This is a sign, a warning, and an opportunity to listen to ideas above your own. In a way you are being stubborn. But how will this help anyone or your country. We fear that if you make further decisions to take away human freedom. We are obligated to act fast and have no mercy. For rules were meant to be broken. And corruption was meant to be washed away and forgiven. Now we will wash your corruption away so be prepared. Take this as a favor.

It has also stated that Anonymous picks target countries based on “user input”.

Although I am equally as unhappy that the government is resorting to such methods in censoring the internet in such a way it also blocks legitimate use (it also raises the question as to whether this is the first step to further censorship), I have to wonder the effectiveness of such an attack in achieving its aim of strong-arming the government to remove censorship or will it further portrays young techies as anarchists and a further reason for government intervention on the internet. Interestingly, http://www.malaysia.gov.my as it is in its ‘unhacked’ state, is already slow to load.

V from the comic had a way with words and imagery with beautiful, intelligent speeches and extravagant shows of political rebellion and is one of my favorite heroes.

However, the PR side of this could have been executed better. Personally, I feel that a DDoS attack with a hacker banner and a vengeful and self important mission statement will only result in the labeling of Anonymous as the work of a bunch of teenagers rather than achieving the change they hope for. What would have been more effective (and would require a lot more technical skill) would be the hacking of sensitive documents to expose the corruption of the country. Now THAT would be interesting if an attack of some sort were to be carried out. Not that I’m condoning hacking of course . We will see tomorrow…

Source: TheEpochTimes, TheStar, Pastebin

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