Anonymous, the notorious hacker group, successfully took down the 2014 Brazilian World Cup site on Friday. The attack is part of a hacking campaign called Operation Hacking Cup,
The New York Times reports. The campaign, which uses the hashtag #OpHackingCup, has claimed over 140 attacks since the World Cup began on June 12.
Anonymous is protesting poverty, governmental negligence and inequality exacerbated by spending billions to host the World Cup. Other organizations targeted include Yingli Solar, The Brazilian
Football Confederation and Fiat. Anonymous uses the hashtag #TangoDown
to flaunt successful attacks.
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