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Anonymous lashes out at Activision following Call of Duty trailer
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 03:45:12 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/the-grid/anonymous-lashes-out-at-activision-following-call-duty-trailer By Jeb Boone GlobalPost May 4, 2012The Anonymous hacker collective is now targeting Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg after the release of trailers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 in which Anonymous is implied to be America’s new enemy in a dystopian future war scenario.
The video flashes images of the Guy Fawkes mask clad Anonymous member, making a not-so-subtle assertion that hacker collectives will be behind what Oliver North called a “nightmare scenario.”
“If you can hack a bank, you can hack a drone,” says UAV pilot Maj. Hercules Christopher as the Guy Fawkes mask appears again in another video that is part of the ad campaign.
Anonymous has posted a document on peoplesliberationfront.net detailing Hirshberg’s private information, including his home address, phone number and email address. The post also includes his total compensation for 2010, totaling $13.9 million.
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