I most emphatically
do not endorse cyber-vandalism and other destructive hacker pranks. That being said, those who have seen Tom Cruise's bizarre, wild-eyed, fang-bearing performance in a recently leaked Scientology recruitment video might call
this karma:
A copyright violation claim by the Church of Scientology against the posting of one of its videos to YouTube has prompted a full-on assault by a group calling itself Anonymous.
The video, in which Tom Cruise proclaims, in part, that Scientologists are the only experts on the mind, was pulled by YouTube over the weekend at the request of the Church of Scientology as part of a long-standing effort to keep copyrighted material from appearing on the Internet.
According to Robert Vamosi's CNET News.com security blog, the Anonymous vigilantes have taken it to the cyber-streets, defacing the web sites of Scientology local chapters, launching DoS (Denial of Service) attacks on some of those sites, and bombarding Scientology offices worldwide with text messages asking if they have "Prince Albert In a Can". (OK, I made that last one up, but Anonymous will use it sooner or later, just you wait.)
Showing a flair for show-business, Anonymous even has posted its own
video on YouTube, in which it makes this solemn vow:
"We shall proceed to expel you from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form."
Admittedly, that might require a little more throw-weight than "Prince Albert In a Can" can bring to bear. In the meantime, if you haven't seen the 9-minute Cruise video, it might take a bit of searching online, but you should be able to find it. I advise, however, clearing the room of children before you watch. Sorta scary, in my book.
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