'Anonymous' is the tongue-in-cheek name used by a large loose knit global association of truth and freedom loving activist hackers who use 'anonymous' hacker tactics to breach the security of large government and corporate systems to gain access to information or launch attacks for a variety of purposes. When a state or corporation launches an attack like DDoS usually some hackers will find and use some vulnerability to let the attacker know they are being watched and that they are capable of countering. The set of techniques that are used leave no internet footprint if they are used wisely and thus the actions are termed 'anonymous'. GOP/TP activists attacked Truthout.org numerous times over the last weeks because their accurate revelations in highly visible journalism are raising the awareness of the American people. The GOP/TP hackers put Truthout out of commission for days, destroying content, re-routing links, changing content... It was a very malicious attack. Truthout is not placing blame but everyone knows. States and big corps are doing more and more of this. It came out last week that some GOP/TP operatives are employing US military security 'contractors' for projects against progressive organizations who are challenging the efforts of deep pocketed conservative organizations.

Soooo.... I was just thinking out loud that maybe the LJ attackers might be due to receive something in kind. If I were young and nerdy I might be inclined to channel my energy into greater knowledge of hacking for The People! ;-)