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Operation Tunisia was an operation by internet group Anonymous during the Tunisian revolution. The group supports freedom of information, regardless of circumstance and were taking steps to help the Tunisians achieve this.
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Tactics
In their traditional manner; Anonymous launched a series of DDoS attacks against government website, reportedly over 9000 people participated in the DDoS attacks.[1][2] Additionally, Anonymous provided protesters with documents required to take down the incumbent government as well as methods of circumventing government censorship via proxies.[3] The providing of information was considered by some a part of Operation Leakspin.
Aftermath
At first Anonymous posted a video on Youtube declaring their intentions. Once the DDoS attacks were commenced,[4] it wasn't long before the top five government websites in Tunisia were knocked offline for a substantial amount of time,[1][5] but this was a relatively small achievement compared with the tools and knowledge that Anonymous supplied the protesters, arguably giving them the ability to topple the government.[6]
See Also
References
- ^ a b "Anonymous Operation Tunisia rages, US Govt grows worried | MyCE – My Consumer Electronics". Myce.com. http://www.myce.com/news/anonymous-operation-tunisia-rages-on-us-govt-grows-concerned-38617/. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ Yasmine Ryan (2011-01-06). "Tunisia's bitter cyberwar - Features". Al Jazeera English. http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/01/20111614145839362.html. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "p2pnet news » Blog Archive » Anons: Operation Tunisia". P2pnet.net. 2011-01-04. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/47368. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Anonymous - Operation Tunisia - A Press Release". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFLaBRk9wY0. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Brian's Coffeehouse: Operation Tunisia". Bjulrich.blogspot.com. 2011-01-03. http://bjulrich.blogspot.com/2011/01/operation-tunisia.html. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "The new media: Between revolution and repression – Net solidarity takes on censorship - Reporters Without Borders". En.rsf.org. http://en.rsf.org/the-new-media-between-revolution-11-03-2011,39764.html. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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- Tunisian revolution
- Battles and conflicts without fatalities
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