- Jan 24, 2011
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Anonymous hacktivist group has revived Operation Payback by launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against bmi.com, the website of Broadcast Music Incorporated.
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a US organization which collects music license fees and represents the interests of songwriters, composers and publishers.
The attacks started earlier this week and the organization announced that it has taken its website offline willingly.
"In a protective measure, BMI.com has been temporarily taken down due to a denial-of-service attack reportedly launched by a hacker group. The attack slows down external access to BMI.com," BMI said.
"We believe that this attack is part of their misguided campaign to attack creative rights," the organization added and noted that its other operations were not impacted.
In a manifesto posted online in Anonymous-style, the group announced the resurrection of Operation Payback, its several-month-long DDoS campaign that targeted anti-piracy organizations last year.
More details - link
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a US organization which collects music license fees and represents the interests of songwriters, composers and publishers.
The attacks started earlier this week and the organization announced that it has taken its website offline willingly.
"In a protective measure, BMI.com has been temporarily taken down due to a denial-of-service attack reportedly launched by a hacker group. The attack slows down external access to BMI.com," BMI said.
"We believe that this attack is part of their misguided campaign to attack creative rights," the organization added and noted that its other operations were not impacted.
In a manifesto posted online in Anonymous-style, the group announced the resurrection of Operation Payback, its several-month-long DDoS campaign that targeted anti-piracy organizations last year.
More details - link
