HAWTHORNE (CBSLA.com) The group “Anonymous” — self-described “hack-tivists” — have targeted the Hawthorne Police department in response to authorities fatally shooting a man’s dog.
The video of that dog’s shooting has gone viral with more than 4 million hits on YouTube.
CBS2′s Suzie Suh said the cyber threat is being taken seriously and Hawthorne Police are on high alert.
“Anonymous” is known for hacking into — and shutting down — computer networks of major companies like Bank of America and organizations like the Tea Party.
The threat was posted Wednesday and Hawthorne Police immediately called in a computer specialists to work through the holiday.
The threat begins, “Hello fellow citizens of Earth. We are ‘Anonymous.’ Police of Hawthorne, you should know you are our primary target. This matter will not remain unresolved. We are ‘Anonymous.’ We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.”
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