Hacktivists Back Hong Kong’s Occupy Central
Government (Foreign) // Nonprofit
The loosely-configured hacker group Anonymous has started a new operation targeting Chinese oppressors.
In defacements on websites and a video message, the collective has aligned itself with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
“’This is Operation HongKong. We Will Not Stop’: Hackers claiming to be part of Anonymous have hacked multiple websites in Hong Kong, including the Autism Partnership Hong Kong,” Channel NewsAsia reported in an Oct. 1 update at 2.23 p.m.
A video circulated through the Web site News2share threatens to “deface and take every Web-based asset of your government off line.”
A mechanical-sounding voice in the video says: “To the protesters in Hong Kong, we have heard your plea for help. Take heart and take to your streets. You are not alone in this fight. Anonymous members all over the world stand with you, and will help in your fight for democracy.”