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RIAA becomes latest target of DDoS attack

Since Friday night, the group "Anonymous" has taken down multiple websites relating to anti-piracy firms, starting with the MPAA and AiPlex Software and taking down the RIAA just a few hours ago.

Dubbed "Operation Payback," the protest revolves around DDoS attacks on the firm's main sites, located at MPAA.com, MPAA.org, RIAA.com and Aiplex.com.



As of writing, all the sites listed except for MPAA.org are still down.

While the RIAA and MPAA are well known, AiPlex was not until recently when they announced they had been hired by the movie studios to take down The Pirate Bay, the world's largest public tracker.

According to tweets and other notes from the group, it appears the BPI may be the next target for the DDoS attack.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 19 Sep 2010 22:03

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• 23 comments

• Loonix

  Payback is Hell.

  19.9.2010 22:18 #1

• ROMaster2

  As much as I loved it when I heard this, I don't want to know how the RIAA are going to retaliate from this.

  19.9.2010 22:25 #2

• dvdsndict

  Excellent.

  19.9.2010 23:57 #3

• KillerBug

  Awesome.

  19.9.2010 23:59 #4

• DXR88

  DDoS only slows em down what we need to do is get a hold of a mainframe and spike it.
  

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  20.9.2010 00:59 #5

• Tristan_2

  Originally posted by ROMaster2: As much as I loved it when I heard this, I don't want to know how the RIAA are going to retaliate from this. I understand were your coming from who knows what they may do, however the RIAA has slightly redeemed themselves do to the RIAA actually defending gamers rights when it comes to the Proposed Video Game Law that California is taking to the Supreme Court this fall.
  

  20.9.2010 05:31 #6

• xboxdvl2

  the RIAA is known for trying to take down piracy.People love piracy.the more they try to crack down on piracy the more unpopular the RIAA will become so they will be targeted by hackers and hated.
  

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  20.9.2010 06:41 #7

• davidike

  two wrongs dont make a right, Aiplex should be prosecuted for DDoS'ing indexing sites, just as the USA military and other governments around the globe but the corporations own the governments & the corporations/governments are above the law.
  
  so what option is left to the people but to rebel.
  

  "The public domain is a dicgrace to the forces of evil"
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo

  20.9.2010 07:13 #8

• Semperfipal

  "Anonymous" should drop a JDAM on the RIAA,the MPAA and all their cronies. Long live The Pirate Bay - Semper Fi!!!!!

  20.9.2010 09:44 #9

• bam431

  Nice work Anonymous!
  

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  20.9.2010 14:24 #10

• Tristan_2

  Well heres something although Ironic but bad, that one user who commented in this wondered what the Industry would do after this....apparently they just acted, they just put in a piece of Legislation that if approved would put the US Justice Department powers to shut all Piracy sites in the world something thats not only illegal but could if you think about it, start WW3.
  http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09...artment-piracy/
  

  20.9.2010 17:14 #11

• sui-cyco

  I don't get it. The article Tristan_2 linked says that dot.com, dot.net and dot.org sites belong to the US registry. But aren't all sites one of those. I've seen many foreign sites with those extensions. And what are they doing policing the internet for private interest?? Unless it's part of national security, the US government should not try to enforce policy on the internet. The music industry better start forking up some big money to get governments involved. And I don't mean pitching money into politicians pockets but more like to the revenue of the US.

  20.9.2010 18:54 #12

• trident77

  this is great news for a change.

  20.9.2010 21:31 #13

• Aldiii

  Well Done!!

  20.9.2010 21:56 #14

• KillerBug

  Originally posted by Tristan_2: Well heres something although Ironic but bad, that one user who commented in this wondered what the Industry would do after this....apparently they just acted, they just put in a piece of Legislation that if approved would put the US Justice Department powers to shut all Piracy sites in the world something thats not only illegal but could if you think about it, start WW3.
  http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09...artment-piracy/ Such a bill would hardly effect piracy. It only affects domain names...and domain names are just a convenience. If you can remember a long distance telephone number, you can remember an IP address. Favorites, bookmarks, and search engines don't mind using an IP address...so other than a bit of "spring cleaning" this would have no noticeable effect at all.

  21.9.2010 06:08 #15

• xtago

  They should DDoS all the newest movie sites and see what happens.
  
  Who looks at the RIAA site?
  
  But who'd want to check out a new movie site say harry potter site being DDoS for a week it'd kill that site and piss off heaps of people and be a major drop in money for that movie.
  
  It'd make people cry.

  21.9.2010 08:28 #16

• mystic

  taking down a website is minor stuff, pissing off the riaa isnt what anyone wants. gettting ahold of their board members ip address and sending them porn with animals and then calling the cops would be a whole lot worse... imagine lawyers with ileagle porn on their machines and getting busted for it . after awhile no one would want to work for them in fear of getting thier name attached to a file or two... ... public will never forgive them look what they are doing to the priest .. just a thought maybe its time to witchhunt those at the riaa? you know even those that plead innocent got killed for being a witch, now its pervert hunting time... lol
  

  21.9.2010 10:55 #17

• juventini

  Bravo!

  22.9.2010 18:28 #18

• Jemborg

  Originally posted by mystic: taking down a website is minor stuff, pissing off the riaa isnt what anyone wants. gettting ahold of their board members ip address and sending them porn with animals and then calling the cops would be a whole lot worse... imagine lawyers with ileagle porn on their machines and getting busted for it . after awhile no one would want to work for them in fear of getting thier name attached to a file or two... ... public will never forgive them look what they are doing to the priest .. just a thought maybe its time to witchhunt those at the riaa? you know even those that plead innocent got killed for being a witch, now its pervert hunting time... lol Genius Mystic LOL
  

  Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
  
  
  

  23.9.2010 12:01 #19

• Mez

  Originally posted by ROMaster2: As much as I loved it when I heard this, I don't want to know how the RIAA are going to retaliate from this. They have done their best for years. Way to go whoever you are!

  23.9.2010 14:12 #20

• s_c47

  Lulz.
  

  Someone told me once that theres a right and wrong, and that punishment would come to those
  who dare to cross the line.
  But it must not be true for jerk-offs like you.
  Maybe it takes longer to catch a total a__hole.

  28.9.2010 01:04 #21

• xboxdvl2

  @killerbug sometimes i can't remember my own phone number so an Ip address would be a lot harder to remember.lucky for me i always have pen and paper lying around.
  
  As much as the RIAA trys to stop piracy it won't work.the RIAA should honestly stop wasting money.
  

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  28.9.2010 02:55 #22

• Jemborg

  I think they equate it with being like the Old West ~ that sooner or later law & order will be bought to town.
  
  Internet = Deadwood.
  

  Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
  
  
  

  1.10.2010 14:33 #23