‘Anonymous’ hackers help Iranian protesters

“We are Anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.”

That’s the digital “voice” of “Anonymous,” an international Internet collective that carries out attacks on websites worldwide. Now, Anonymous is aiding Iranian protesters by hacking the regime and its supporters.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports on Anonymous,

“In recent days, with Iranians taking to the streets to protest against the government, the country’s Islamic authorities have boosted their censorship efforts in a bid to crush opposition activity online.

“Before and during the largest demonstrations seen in Iran since the unrest that followed President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s disputed reelection in June 2009, the authorities have tried to tamp down opposition activity by blocking opposition websites and other media, as well as disrupting mobile-phone connections.

“This is where Anonymous and its ‘Operation: Iran’ come in.

“The collective is providing users with special advice forums and tools to fight the Iranian government’s censorship. The group has also encouraged Iranian users to use distributed-denial-of-service attacks (DDOS) in order to take down key government websites like khamenei.ir, the website of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as leader.ir and president.ir.

“Arash is a hacker who works with Anonymous to fight government censorship and cybercontrol in his native Iran. It’s hard to pin down what exactly Anonymous is. The organization has no leaders and no headquarters and grew out of image-sharing forums in the United States.”  [For the rest of the article,