just a few hours after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said it would investigate the connection with the death of Aaron Swartz, anonymous hacktivist groups break into the University site and replace your face (damage).
Swartz, co-founder of user-generated content site Reddit, which fight for open access to these documents on the internet, was found dead in a State hung himself on Friday (11/1/2013).
As quoted from Cnet, 26 men earlier this year in July 2011, arrested on charges of theft of 4 million documents from MIT and Jstor digital archive, a storage area for scientific journals and academic papers. He was threatened was sentenced to a fine of $ 4 million and a 50-year prison sentence if found guilty.
After MIT President l. Rafael Reif gave a statement Sunday (13/1/2013), which is a promise to perform the "in-depth analysis of the role of MIT since the first time", a group of Anonymous unusual activity is detected in the autumn of 2013 to the present attack on at least two sites that are the property of the institutions of education.
CNET.com
The following message on the display of the main page that mentions, among other things, legal action against Swartz as "a special Act of damaging inequality" and "dark shadow of Justice who fought to the death penalty by Aaron". Donating anonimously list contains a profession in a section labeled "our wish":
These events are expected as the originator of doing reform laws and law enforcers who often on cyber crime in excess use.
These events are the originator of the reform of copyright and intellectual property to give back to the principles of kindness for the people, instead of a blessing for a handful of Parties expected.
These events are expected to be reminded about the oppression and injustice committed by the parties and institutions to anyone who dares to oppose, as well as gave rise to solidarity and greater mutual if the response.
These events are expected as the basis for a new and strong commitment to the internet that is free of restrictions, as well as the possibility of equal access for all people.
The Prosecutor in the case of Swartz criticism earlier to try to make Swartz as an example for others who try copyright infringement. His family has blamed the Government and MIT of Carter's death.
"The death of Aaron is not just a personal tragedy, but also a consequence of the criminal court system fraught with oppression and persecution, that exceeds the limit. Decision of the State Attorney in Massachusetts and MIT officials contribute to his death, "wrote family Swartz said in an official statement.