News: The Anonymous Hacker Group Has Targeted And Shut Down Child Porn Sites

Well this isn’t something you hear or read about everyday. Anonymous, is a “hacktivist” group which has previously taken on the U.S. Government and corporations such as Apple, in an effort to force them and many other corporate entities to stop hiding information to their consumers. Just recently they have shifted their focus from these corporate entities to fighting child pornography hosted on online web servers.

The group has switched their attentions to the owners and operators of Freedom Hosting, in which Anonymous has found and labeled them as one of the largest online databases for child pornography.

Check down below from a full press release and timeline regarding their attack on Freedom Hosting. Are vigilante groups such as Anonymous what the people need in order to fight issues that the government has not yet taken care of?

1.#OpDarknet Press Release – 10/15/2011
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3.Timeline of Events
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5.At apprx 8:30 CST while browsing the Hidden Wiki we noticed a section called Hard Candy which was dedicated to links to child pornography. We then removed all links on the website, within 5 minutes the links were edited back in by an admin. For this reason, we will continue to make the Hidden Wiki unavailable.
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7.At apprx 8:45 CST we noticed 95% of the child pornography listed on the Hidden Wiki shared a digital fingerprint with the shared hosting server at Freedom Hosting.
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9.At apprx 9:00pm CST on October 14, 2011 We identified Freedom Hosting as the host of the largest collection of child pornography on the internet. We then issued a warning to remove the illegal content from their server, which they refused to do.
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11. At apprx 11:30pm CST on October 14, 2011 We infiltrated the shared hosting server of Freedom Hosting and shutdown services to all clients due to their lack of action to remove child pornography from their server.
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13. At apprx 5:00pm CST on October 15, 2011 Freedom Hosting installed their backups and restored services to their child pornography clients. We then issued multiple warnings to remove all child pornography from their servers, which Freedom Hosting refused to do.
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15. At apprx 8:00pm CST on October 15, 2011 despite new security features, we once again infiltrated the shared hosting server at Freedom Hosting and stopped service to all clients.
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18. Our Statement
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20. The owners and operators at Freedom Hosting are openly supporting child pornography and enabling pedophiles to view innocent children, fueling their issues and putting children at risk of abduction, molestation, rape, and death.
21. For this, Freedom Hosting has been declared #OpDarknet Enemy Number One.
22. By taking down Freedom Hosting, we are eliminating 40+ child pornography websites, among these is Lolita City, one of the largest child pornography websites to date containing more than 100GB of child pornography.
23. We will continue to not only crash Freedom Hosting’s server, but any other server we find to contain, promote, or support child pornography.
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25. Our Demands
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27. Our demands are simple. Remove all child pornography content from your servers. Refuse to provide hosting services to any website dealing with child pornography. This statement is not just aimed at Freedom Hosting, but everyone on the internet. It does not matter who you are, if we find you to be hosting, promoting, or supporting child pornography, you will become a target.
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29. Images & Misc
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31. Dead Server Screenshot: http://i55.tinypic.com/vy9w7k.jpg
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33. Freedom Host PR Screenshot: http://i53.tinypic.com/o5qlip.jpg
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35. Our Manifesto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuJp_zPIlU
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37. #Antisec | #Anonymous | #FreeTopiary | #AnonOps | #FreeAnons | #OccupyWallSteet | #OWS
38. We are Anonymous.
39. We are Legion.
40. We do not forgive.
41. We do not forget.
42. Expect us.