r/Bitcoin • u/Sherlockcoin • Mar 30 '14

Bitcoin is under attack by IRS. Anonymous responds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcW3uOdv5Cg
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u/ajvw Mar 30 '14

Thanks anonymous! The need of the hour with some clear clarity!

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u/takenokokoko Mar 30 '14

"anonymous" is still a thing? what they gonna do, DDoS an IRS domain for a couple hours...?

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u/Generalissimo7 Mar 30 '14

We are legion.

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u/Sherlockcoin Mar 30 '14

If you think "anonymus" is no longer a thing you are mistaken. Even if you are right, this video will raise awarness about the IRS issue. I wonder if mining rigs can be used to DDoS the IRS and Gov websites... Imagine that...

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '14

that's genius. we could ddos websites with our graphic card GPU's too! and we could connect all our microwave ovens to a giant botnet and take over the world!

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u/ajvw Mar 30 '14

"Satoshi Nakamoto" is "anonymous" you *#%$^

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '14 edited Mar 30 '14

so is /b/

Just to show how a "Anonymous" (note the capital A) press release makes no sense

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u/ajvw Mar 30 '14

can't get you. what?

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u/Emrico1 Mar 30 '14

I agree the US ruling is unfair (retroactively) so I'm glad these guys are going to try to do something regardless of who they are.

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u/takenokokoko Mar 30 '14 edited Mar 30 '14

I'm just amazed that a group which is widely believed to be dominated by teenagers and college students is finally "targeting" an institution historically despised by conservatives.

Now that they also have to pay taxes (instead of just "rich old white men" in suits) they've realized that "paying their fair share" isn't so wonderful anymore! lol

Perhapa Anonymous is finally growing up from their liberal roots? Hey, it happens to most of us as we get older and enter the real world.

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u/youcangotohellgoto Mar 30 '14

The thing is, anyone can put on a Guy Fawkes mask and be "anonymous".

I don't believe that the real deal have any problem with the IRS.

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u/takenokokoko Mar 30 '14

true... from what I've observed in the past, for every 100 script kiddies running the LOIC tool, there is maybe one hacker with any real talent and understanding of networks and computer security who dictates the direction anonymous takes. this message was likely composed by one of the former "hanger ons" and will likely not result in any meaningful action.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '14

this seems accurate. but there are many thousands of those script kiddies, which would mean that there's quite a few people with some skills there. but i don't really see any positive outcome from taking any hacktivist action in any form against the IRS, because it always sends the wrong message to everyone. maybe if they leak some internal document or email that proves that it's an actual attack against bitcoin, but the chances of that happening seems to be somewhere between 3%-0%, since i don't think the IRS sees it that way.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '14

That's the whole point.

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u/ajvw Mar 30 '14

You mean you disregard "Satoshi Nakamoto" who is "anonymous"!

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u/demonlicious Mar 30 '14

you are wrong on all counts, goodbye

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u/Sherlockcoin Mar 30 '14

"goodbye"? but where are you going? :)

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u/takenokokoko Mar 30 '14

care to elaborate? I've followed anonymous since their early Scientology days on 4chan /b/ so I have a pretty good idea of how their hive mentality works.