Anarchic freedom of speech campaigners from the "Anonymous" movement have launched what could be the biggest attack ever on US government websites and European targets.
Sites run by the FBI, the Department of Justice, the White House and several music industry websites were subjected to a wave of spam known as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.
The "hactivist" assault came after the closure of the Megaupload family of sites and the arrest of its owners for alleged internet piracy of movies and music.
Anonymous also targeted the Motion Picture Association of America, the Belgian Anti-Piracy Federation, France’s copyright watchdog HADOPI, the US Copyright Office, music firm BMI and the Warner Music Group. Read More HERE