{"id":1577,"date":"2012-10-03T14:49:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T04:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fazzarimultimedia.com\/blog\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2012-10-03T23:11:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T13:11:25","slug":"we-are-legion-the-story-of-the-hacktivists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fazzarimultimedia.com\/blog\/we-are-legion-the-story-of-the-hacktivists\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Legion &#8211; The Story of the Hacktivists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;They shut down Mastercard, Visa and Paypal after those groups froze financial transactions to Wikileaks.  Along with other hacktivist groups like Telecomix, they\u2019ve launched cyber attacks against foreign governments in support of the Arab Spring.  They served as tech support for the Occupy movement and have put their mark on countless uprisings around the world.  One participant described their protests as \u201cultra coordinated motherfuckery.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gn9-80ObGA8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn more <a href=\"http:\/\/wearelegionthedocumentary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They shut down Mastercard, Visa and Paypal after those groups froze financial transactions to Wikileaks. Along with other hacktivist groups like Telecomix, they\u2019ve launched cyber attacks against foreign governments in support of the Arab Spring. They served as tech support for the Occupy movement and have put their mark on countless uprisings around the world. 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