DDoS Attack Knocks Out Gallant Macmillian, Ministry of Sound
As scheduled, the DDoS attack by Anonymous fired away at 3PM EST. The target list was expanded, encompassing 3 targets: Gallant Macmillian's website, the Ministry of Sound (MOS) website, and MOS' payment website. At the time of this writing, all three websites are offline and cannot resolve to their intended homepages. (MOS' prepay site appears to be in offline/online flux).
Why are these three sites targeted you ask?
Because Anonymous has an axe to grind with UK solicitor Gallant Macmillian. In their statement preceding the attack, parallels were drawn between the file-sharing litigation work of Macmillian and ACS:Law's Andrew Crossley. For better or worse, Anonymous is using DDoS attacks as a way to fight back against the threat they perceive.
