Anonymous Joins Istanbul Protests, Attacks Government Websites

As clashes in Turkey continue, the hacker collective Anonymous has decided to join the protests

Yesterday, on Anonymous' "official" Twitter account YourAnonNews, the hacktivists announced #OpTurkey. The group also set up a website, Operation Turkey, to boasts their online exploits.

"Because you should have expected us fuckers," read the tweet, which also had a link to the usual Anonymous YouTube video featuring a robotic voice — and anti-government rhetoric.

The voice in the video intoned: "We will attack every internet and communications asset of the Turkish government. You have censored social media and other communications of your people in order to suppress the knowledge of your crimes against them. Now Anonymous will shut you down, and your own people will remove you from power. Let the 'Turkish Summer' begin!" Read more...

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