[ISN] Gene Simmons battles Anonymous group after new DDoS attacks

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:52:39 -0500 (CDT)
http://news.techworld.com/security/3244964/gene-simmons-battles-anonymous-group-after-new-ddos-attacks/

By John E Dunn 
Techworld
20 October 10

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has started an unwise war of words with the 
shadowy anti-copyright group believed to be behind a recent spate of 
DDoS attacks on industry organisations.

During the high-profile attacks a fortnight ago, Simmons’ personal 
website and that of a record company he runs were successfully targeted 
by the so-called Anonymous anti-copyright group associated with the 
4Chan message board.

The group picked on a variety of industry targets, but Simmons recent 
comments on piracy probably made him a target too good to ignore.

"Make sure your brand is protected. Make sure there are no incursions. 
Be litigious. Sue everybody. Take their homes, their cars. Don’t let 
anybody cross that line,” Simmons was reported to have told an audience 
at MIPCOM 2010.

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