An FBI affidavit reveals an investigation into the distrubted denial of service attacks propagated by the groups Anonymous and 4chan. Their DDoS attacks earlier this month temporarily disabled multiple websites including PayPal, Visa and MasterCard. Federal investigators state that the attacks are felonies, not displays of activism. Read the full article at thesmokinggun.com
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.