Hi Barrett, Matt Liebowitz from SecurityNewsDaily, I've been reading the reports about anonymous' DDoS against the Oakland PD and the group leaking officers' phone numbers, badge numbers, etc. Was hoping you could help answer a few more questions.Does Anonymous have any other plans (besides what its done already) to target the Oakland PD? How long will Anonymous keep the pressure on the police department?
The next round of actions will depend on those of the department. I spoke to internal affairs yesterday and they said they are investigating and will likely determine the fellow's identity; now that several Anons seem to have come up with it themselves, this should ensure that Oakland's investigation doesn't run into any imaginary brick walls. In the meantime, certain actions are still being taken to keep the pressure on the higher-ups within both the department and the mayor's office. If the officer is not disciplined, we'll take it from there.
Do you think the public will be more inclined to support OpUprise because what happened to Scott Olsen is such a high-profile and controversial incident?
That's certainly how these things have worked in the past.
Could Anonymous do MORE than just launch DDoS attacks against the Oakland PD website? Are there resources the group is not using yet?
There are so many talented hackers in the movement, some of whom I know to be looking at Oakland PD's infrastructure, that additional measures seem likely. Having said that, those sorts of attacks are most effective as a method by which to initially bring attention to a subject, whereas in this case I'm not sure what else we would have to do to alert the nation to the fact that an officer threw a flashbang at a wounded protester while others were attempting to help him. It would be nice to see the mainstream media pick up on such a story without our help - but then, if the media had its priorities in order, there would be little need for any of us.
Ok, that's all for now, thanks again
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