The United States Department of Justice, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, Amazon, PayPal, MasterCard, Visa. If you’ve heard of the attacks on any of these organizations, then you’ve heard about the results of the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC). LOIC is the weapon of choice of Anonymous and other “hacktivist” groups, enabling them to command a voluntary botnet.
What is the LOIC? How does it work? What good does it do? In this article, The Powerbase is going to examine the LOIC, and give our readers the information they need to interpret these current events.
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The United States Department of Justice, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, Amazon, PayPal, MasterCard, Visa. If you’ve heard of the attacks on any of these organizations, then you’ve heard about the results of the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC). LOIC is the weapon of choice of Anonymous and other “hacktivist” groups, enabling them to command a voluntary botnet.
What is the LOIC? How does it work? What good does it do? In this article, The Powerbase is going to examine the LOIC, and give our readers the information they need to interpret these current events. Full Story |