PayPal, Symantec Hacked In Anonymous November 5 Hacking Spree

New submitter Journe writes "Anonymous claims to have begun a hacking spree for the 5th of November. In their spree, they've laid waste to several Australian Government sites, and, for some reason, the site of Saturday Night Live. They also claim to have leaked VMware source code, along with user and employee info from Paypal and Symantec. There's some argument however that Anonymous is falsely taking claim for Symantec."

Slashdot too

[SJHillman]

They also tried to deface Slashdot by correcting the spelling of "Symnatec", but the Slashdot editors kept them at bay.

Re:Slashdot too

[Anonymous Coward]

No this is the website for the Egyptian Pharoah Sym-Na-Tec

sorry...

Re:Irony

[Anonymous Coward]

Your post is well thought out and your points elegantly stated, but I think I'll stick with "they're a big box of douches".

Re:Irony

[bill_mcgonigle]

Let he who is without transgression launch the first low-orbit ion cannon.

Re:A Religious Order

[Anonymous Coward]

I see. So they're a religion.

Or the Republican party. Oh wait...