Anonymous Mounts Legal Protest Against PayPal

PublishedJuly 27, 2011

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Anonymous has PayPal in its crosshairs but this time it's using a legal strategy to battle the online payment processor. Because of PayPal's role in the AntiSec arrests, the hackers are asking people to voluntarily close their PayPal accounts.

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The hacking group hopes to get 10,000 people to support their anti-PayPal movement. Anonymous admits it probably won't hurt PayPal's bottom line, but it may cause the payment company to take notice of the power of group activism. The group also hints that this is the first piece. Who knows what they have up their sleeve next for PayPal. [Jaded Security via Anonymous]

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