Why are digital attacks escalating into a bomb threat, food issues, legal clients and e-payments?
Background: Metamorphosis into Bomb Threat The head quarters of the US law firm Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver were evacuated just before the weekend by the police after a bomb threat was received via eMail. The firm started thousands of lawsuits against file-sharing users under the name US Copyright Group (USCG) this year. It is best known for pursuing alleged online downloaders of the Oscar-winning movie The Hurt Locker. Pizza Threat and Prank Calls Aside from the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that knocked down the online presence of anti-piracy groups and law firms, some involved organisations have also received a high volume of time-wasting prank calls and suspicious ‘free’ pizza. Attacks on Law Firm’s Client and Online Payment Provider “Anonymous”, the vigilante hacking group leading the DDoS campaign against anti-piracy law firms and media groups, planned to attack the UK law firm Gallant Macmillan’s website over the weekend. However, before the attack began the law firm t
