Anonymous hacktivists fail to block Obama speech streamingFebruary 13, 2013 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite Anonymous' vows to block Web broadcasts of tonight's State of the Union address, the hacktivist collective failed to disrupt the president's speech, CNET reports. Declaring that "there will be no State of the Union Address on the Web tonight," the loose-knit group announced its intention to block live streams of the address in protest of the president not mentioning issues during his speech that are important to Anonymous. However, live streams originating from the White House's Web site and YouTube appeared unaffected during the president's speech. The group said was also taking the action to protest the president's approval of a cybersecurity executive order that is expected to reduce pressure on Congress to move forward with controversial new legislation. The long-anticipated order expands "real time sharing of cyber threat information" to companies that operate critical infrastructure, requests new cybersecurity standards, and proposes a "review of existing cybersecurity regulation." "This action is being taken to underline a fact that appears to be sorely unrecognized by the Obama Administration - that the Internet is a sovereign territory, and does not fall under the jurisdiction of any nation state," Anonymous said in a blog post. Previous campaigns waged by the group against governments engaging in objectionable behavior have had mixed results. Anonymous launched more than 44 million hacking attempts against Israel in just a few days after the country began air strikes in the Gaza Strip in November, though the government claimed that only one of the attempts was successful. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |