Anonymous, 'Hacktivist' Group, Allegedly Threatens To Destroy Fox News Website (VIDEO)

Anonymous, the loose-knit web "hacktavist" group that has been associated with taking down MasterCard.com and attacking the Church of Scientology, is apparently planning on launching a coordinated attack on the Fox News website because of the way the network has covered the Occupy Wall Street movement, according to a video posted on YouTube.

"Anonymous intends on destroying the Fox News website because their continued right wing conservative propaganda can no longer be tolerated," a computer-generated voice says in the video. "They use words such as "filthy," "disgusting" and "dirty" to describe the protesters. Since they will not stop belittling the occupiers, we will simply shut them down."

The video specifically calls out Fox News host Sean Hannity. According to Media Matters, Sean Hannity on October 3 said the protestors' rhetoric and behavior "destructive."

The voice in the video says that the attack will be carried out on November 5.

CNET explains the significance of the date:

The date--November 5--is commonly referred to as Guy Fawkes day in honor of the Brit who tried to blow up parliament in the Gunpowder Plot of 1604. Fawkes was immortalized in "V For Vendetta," a 2006 movie about a freedom fighter who uses terrorist tactics against a totalitarian society. A mask from the movie has become a symbol for Anonymous.

The video was posted to a YouTube account with 36 other videos, nearly all of which appear to be related to Anonymous. But the YouTube channel does not seem to be very popular; second to this video, which is available below, the video with the most views has been watched only 5,500 times.

@YourAnonNews, a Twitter account that appears to be associated with Anonymous, tweeted a link to the video on October 23.

Anonymous has been active in the OWS movement since before it began last month. The group threatened to "take...down [the NYPD] from the internet" following the clashes between the NYPD and Occupy Wall Street protesters in September, and ABC News reported earlier this month that the group threatened to launch a web attack on the New York Stock Exchange.

According to Venturebeat Anonymous recently released identifying information -- including home addresses and social security numbers -- of 1,000 law enforcement and government employees.

In August, reports surfaced that Anonymous planned to target Facebook on November 5. Some members of the group quickly distanced themselves from what was dubbed "Operation Facebook," with @anonops tweeting: "#OpFacebook is being organised by some Anons. This does not necessarily mean that all of #Anonymous agrees with it."

Click here for more on Anonymous' involvement with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

WATCH: Operation Fox Hunt: Anonymous' Anti-Fox News Campaign:

Comments

[MagCA68]

11:32 PM on 11/19/2011

What are all the idee.uts going to watch then?

[Kenz300]

02:47 PM on 11/19/2011

The right wing talkers on radio and faux noise have done a great disservice to our country by spreading hate speech, racism, intolerance, bullying and incivility. It is a shame that these snake oil salesmen can keep selling their message to the gullible public and they get away with it.

Maybe something positive will come out of the phone hacking scandal in Britain that exposes the corruption of the media. The media, police, politicians and the wealthy should not all be in bed together. Maybe these connections need to be investigated. Has the agenda driven media been for personal gain?

[friskymojito]

08:01 AM on 11/18/2011

ugh whats taking them so long.

[junito65]

12:43 PM on 11/06/2011

Nice going guys...November 5th came and went with NOTHING happening.
Don't start making yourselves out to be inept jokesters or an utter laughingstock, life today in America for the middle class and the poor is hard enough.
Stop making threats you can't deliver on...

[blyan]

06:57 PM on 11/18/2011

You realize that they publicly stated that there would be no attack on Facebook and that it was just some rogue faction of a few people making the threats, right? At NO point was there ever ANY Anonymous plan to take out Facebook.

[Burkelbile]

04:51 AM on 11/04/2011

If the FCC was doing it's job
the fox broadcast network license would have been lifted a long time ago.

[EliteRule]

03:34 PM on 11/02/2011

I don't know if this is the BEST solution but I think we're on the right track, and I say that with a bit of hesitation. Fox is in the business of reporting news the way KFC is in the business of saving chickens. Fox to me really seems like a platform for Republicans to spout off their hate speech as "informed political opinion" and though people are entitled to their opinion, not all opinions are created equal. The things said on Fox a) scare me as an American because I know some people take them seriously and b) saddens me as a member of this species because despite all our intelligence, we chose to ignore all the evolutionary advantages granted to us and chose to act like they do on Fox.

[dpcemker]

11:23 AM on 11/02/2011

Alledgely? You mean u don't know but anything that reflects bad on Fox is great reporting even if it fake?

[SamSeven]

12:14 PM on 11/01/2011

Please, please please do it! do it!

[stormbringr01]

09:57 PM on 10/30/2011

When I was in high school and studying journlalism we were told to not let our personal preferences color our stories. The exception to that was the editorial page where opinion is allowed. Everything else was to have no slant. I don't see that type of integrity in any of the media outlets, be it Fox, MSNBC or CNN. Many newspapers endorse a candidate which to me is wrong as well. Journalists are to report the facts and if it cannot be reported as a fact it should not be reported.

[Eris23]

04:58 PM on 10/28/2011

In other news:

"Scott Olsen, who did two tours in Iraq, is in critical condition [subsequently upgraded to fair] with a fractured skull and brain injury after a cop shot him in the head with a 'non-lethal' weapon. A crowd of protesters were also deliberately hit with a flashbang while rendering first aid to an injured protester," Anonymous wrote in a communiqué.

"These are among the most disturbing and criminal acts to be have been proven on the part of US police since NYPD officers were outed as having routinely planted drugs on suspects earlier this month. The time has come to retaliate against Oakland police via all non-violent means, beginning with doxing of individual officers and particularly higher-ups involved in the department's conduct of late."

As such, the group is asking supporters for assistance in doxing the OPD, while offering a $1,000 reward, "no questions asked," for the name of the officer who threw a flashbang at the injured Iraqi vet.



http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/59303-anonymous-targets-oakland-police-department

[Billie123]

06:09 PM on 10/29/2011

You mean the same Scott Olsen who hates the U.S.? The one who sponsers the Ihatethemarinecorps.com Scott Olsen? Oh, yeah . . . a real patriot.

BTW, news reports (other than HuffPo) report it's not known if this war hero was hit by a police canister or a bottle thrown by his compatriots.

[MagCA68]

11:34 PM on 11/19/2011

spread your lies elsewhere, we are smarter than you.

[Basil Fawlty]

03:17 PM on 10/28/2011

How wonderful!
Sure, shut down the right wing media. The left wing media then becomes the media of the land.
What a wonderful country this is!
That is, until they report something that "Anonymous" disproves of. So of course they'll begin to shut down the left wing outlets they disapprove of. Steal their money, disrupt their bank accounts...
Then on to the individuals, Comrades, who are enemies of our friend, "Big A"....
I think we all know where this goes...

[Clarabell]

05:13 PM on 10/28/2011

Just who are "the left wing media?" And before you say -- ms -- n-- bc, you do recall who helped W get selected (twice), or were you not paying attention. But before you answer, google "who owns the media in America," and then get back to us. You may even educate yourself.

[Basil Fawlty]

05:26 PM on 10/28/2011

Your response makes no sense.

[Salaam86]

06:30 AM on 10/29/2011

Absolutely. The Ring Wing has made it a mission to keep those of us who are poor, even more poor. And to keep us in poverty indefinitely. Meanwhile they support candidates like Herman Cain, who openly made it his mission to further empower corporations, as the cost of the American people. I won't allow a news organization to wage wars of propaganda against me any longer. Just remember, it wasn't called class warfare until we decided to fight back. You should expect us. Because we expect you.

[Rogelio Lopez]

01:26 PM on 10/28/2011

DO IT!!!!!!

[Z-Liberator]

12:37 PM on 10/28/2011

God Speed Gentlemen your efforts in destroying the evil empire will be rewarded.

[Salaam86]

06:35 AM on 10/29/2011

Thanks.

[Bushman68]

10:44 AM on 10/28/2011

I guess these guys never heard of the 1st ammendment. Typical lefties. They want to say anything they please, but when someone opposes their viewpoint, watch out!

[OneFish]

12:04 PM on 10/28/2011

I wish them all success in their venture. There is a pestilence upon this land and it is Fox.

[Lord Nigel]

02:09 PM on 10/28/2011

Isn't ol Rupert Murdoch currently under investigation for hacking into murdered teenagers voicemails??? What goes around comes around

[Jared Jentzsch]

09:40 AM on 10/28/2011

Never happen.

[OneFish]

12:04 PM on 10/28/2011

There's always hope.