Anonymous is scheming to shut down our power grids. That’s the opinion, anyway, of National Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander, who the Wall Street Journal indicates warned White House officials that the notorious cyberattackers could “bring about a limited power outage” within the next two years.
AnonOps, Internet freedom-fighters dedicated to relaying Anonymous news, responded with an indignant tweet that called the claim “ridiculous” and featured a post on its blog that said the assessment “makes no sense…They just want to make you feel afraid.”
However, in recent weeks, Anonymous has taken down the Department of Justice and CIA websites and hacked into the Syrian president’s email. Is this future power play really so far-fetched?
The director of the NASA expressed his concerns about the potential for Anonymous to disrupt power supplies, he has warned publicly about an emerging ability by cyberattackers to disable or even damage computer networks.
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