The arrests follow a plot by the group to attack Spain’s Central Electoral Board website, among other Spanish sites.
Police have posted pictures of IRC chatlogs in which the suspects detail their plans of attack.
The authorities also note that those arrested "have the capacity to make decisions and direct attacks," and were actively involved in the attacks on the PSN, Egypt, Chile, Iran and Colombia.
This week's arrests come just days after NATO declared Anonymous a cyberthreat that would be "persecuted" and "infiltrated."
Anonymous responded in kind:
Do not make the mistake of believing you can behead a headless snake. If you slice off one head of Hydra, ten more heads will grow in its place. If you cut down one Anon, ten more will join us purely out of anger at your trampling of dissent.
(Pic of Spanish police with Anonymous 'V' masks via TNW)
Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 10 Jun 2011 12:48