Iran

2009 brought new opportunities for Anonymous to flex their newfound hacktivism muscle, with at least two attacks targeting organizations that Anonymous viewed as pro-censorship, and involvement in protests in response to the 2009 Iranian elections, where Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was named the winner despite discrepancies in the number of votes. Anonymous, in collaboration with the Bit Torrent4 site The Pirate Bay, set up a pro-Iranian Green Party website where internet users could voice support for Iranians who were protesting the election results. In 2009 and early 2010 (respectively), Anonymous also conducted DDOS attacks targeting the Governments of Germany and Australia.