As far as we know, it is. ‘Anonymous’ users, both those behind the original cyber protest and those who have joined the cause later, continue to encourage users in the attack against SGAE, Promusicae and the Spanish Ministry of Culture. In addition to communicating through the chatroom itself, they have been posting comments on portals offering instructions on how to follow and join the cyber protest attack. We are continuing to monitor events, and we are alert to any potential new targets, particularly when followers in America get involved.

In addition, there are various portals that are expressly serving the platform or acting as a guide for others.In Twitter the organization has a profile giving commands to followers, about the IPs, when to start the attack, etc. (which we are not going to link to here), and there are other types of sites on a Internet not only offering precise instructions (for users with limited technical knowledge) but also ensuring users’ peace of mind.… For example, the answer in the FAQ’s to the question “What if I get caught?”, is: “The chances are practically nil. Just say your computer had a virus, and that it’s part of a botnet…”. No comment…

Irrespective of arguments about whether or not these types of cyber-protests on the Web are legitimate (and we’re not going to enter into these on this blog), what we can confirm is that the attack organized for midnight yesterday against the websites of SGAE, the Spanish Culture Ministry and Promusicae was a success. The information spread like wildfire and numerous Spanish-speaking users joined the initiative, starting the DDoS attack long before the arranged time. The result: the SGAE website is still down (though we don’t know if this is due to the attack or whether they simply decided to hang up the “Be back later” sign), and the Promusicae site doesn’t seem to stable…