Hackers are getting bolder and more confident these days. It appears that an agent of Anonymous has posted a picture online that depicts the group's signature mask hanging from a street sign outside of the mayor of the City of Orlando's house. On top of that, another group named Inj3ct0r Team has gone after NATO, who have made statements likening Anonymous and other hacking groups to terrorists.
The twitter account that linked the picture of the trademark Anonymous mask hung on a street sign outside Mayor Buddy Dyer's house, wasn't one of the usual Anonymous twitter accounts but instead OpOrlando2011. That account does use a picture of the Anonymous logo and makes several references to being a part of the hacking collective.
The picture posted outside of Mayor Buddy Dyer's house is nothing short of creepy, but after a story posted by WESH the OpOrlando2011 twitter account quickly made the point,
"RE: Gizmodo/WESH spins on Buddy's mask - It was just proving a point. Anon will always be non-violent... we are however watching. Expect us."
I suppose it's nice to know that the group will continue to be non violent, but real life threats like this image might be enough to force law enforcement's hand in pursuing the group more aggressively.
It appears other groups are rallying with Anonymous, especially after NATO essentially called the group out and likened them to terrorists. Inj3ct0r Team has recently targeted NATO and hacked one of their servers. This is the second time NATO has been hacked. The results of the hack was 2,646 confidential files posted to MediaFire.
When asked by The Hacker News, Inj3ctor Team claimed the primary reason for the attack on NATO was the development and financing of nuclear weapons. The group also claimed they could have defaced the NATO website but chose not to do that, instead just posting the files they obtained online.
With these groups going after big targets like NATO, and posting pictures of actual residents with somewhat threatening messages, it begs the question how much further will they go? Also, is law enforcement actively pursuing these groups or do they need to go even further to get that type of attention?
