The Wi-Fi at the Guantanamo Bay prison has been turned off by the US military after hacking collective Anonymous threatened to “disrupt activities” at the base.
The Associated Press reports all access to social networks has been blocked due to the threats, which are part of the hacking group’s “Operation Guantanamo” launched over the weekend.
Anonymous launched the campaign in solidarity with prisoners at the base currently on hunger strike, which at the end of April stood at 100 out of 166 inmates.
“We stand in solidarity with the Guantanamo hunger strikers,” the group said in a message. “We will shut down Guantanamo.”
Phone numbers for the White House and a number of military command centres were posted on the Anonymous website.
Using its social media platforms the group also encouraged “twitterstorms, email bombs and fax bombs” in an attempt to raise awareness over the hunger strikers, who have now been on strike for over 100 days.
HumanIPO reported last month Anonymous had launched a crowdfunding campaign to expand its coverage through a dedicated citizen journalism site, raising US$54,798 in funding.
The group’s Indiegogo campaign, with launched with an initial target of US$2,000, will be used to fund the initial development and hosting of Your Anon News.
In March it claimed to have hacked mining company Anglo American under its “Operation Green Rights” initiative, attributing the hacking the mining company as a result of its “greenwashing” to avert human rights complaints.
No disruption has been at Guantanamo reported thus far.
