On 4/20, Adam Segal wrote for Foreign Policy and recommended new levels of mischief for the hacker group Anonymous. Opening with a great line–"Let's get real, script kiddies: It's time to stop defacing websites and start going after the good stuff"–Segal noted Anonymous' recent attacks on some low-level Chinese websites and suggested that Anon could do some good and damage the reputation of the "intensely paranoid Communist Party." To do so, Anon could target a few different Chinese websites:
1. Whichever database(s) store all of China's stole secrets. I love this one. Segal noted that some mysterious Chinese database probably contains the stolen secrets of the F-35 JSF, the personal e-mails of the Dalai Lama, Google's source code, and billions of dollars worth of intellectual property. Finding and hacking into these databases would be a wonderful way to prove the full extent of Chinese cyber-espionage.
2. The Ministry of Defense. Segal suggested that Anon could reveal the full extent of the Chinese military buildup by disclosing the true amount of Chinese defense spending China currently downplays that amount.
3. Xinhau. Segal explained that Xinhau reporters send out two types of news stories: those that are censored for public consumption (and sent to the public), and those that actually report the news (and are sent to party officials). Anon could target these reporters and reveal whats actually happening in China.
There were two other websites that Anon should target. A very fun article to read, so I highly suggest you read the rest of the Foreign Policy article here. Unfortunately, Anon is more concerned with attacking U.S. companies and releasing credit card numbers than effecting actual political change in a repressed regime.
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