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Anonymous
Anonymous is a decentralized international hacktivist group that is widely known for its various DDoS cyber attacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations, and the Church of Scientology.
Anonymous is the name of a hacktivist group that was established on 4 chan in 2004. The group is often represented with the logo shown to the right of a person in a suite with a question mark for a head. When in a gathering, Anons (Anonymous members) often wear Guy Fawkes masks to keep their anonymity.
The group is associated with DDoS and other attacks that have targeted corporate, government, and religious websites that it feels contributes to Internet censorship and injustice. Such targets include the Church of Scientology, the Motion Picture and Recording Associations, MasterCard, PayPal, Sony, Visa, and the Westboro Baptist Church.
The Anonymous group has been called everything from "freedom fighters" to "cyber terrorists," and was even named one of the "100 most influential people" in the world by Time Magazine in 2012. Since the group is anonymous, it has no leader and membership is open to anyone who is willing to state they are a member of the collective. The few rules that the group does have include not disclosing one's identity, not talking about the group, and never attacking the media.
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