An Anonymous hacktivist claiming responsibility for shutting down at least 10,000 dark websites and stealing personal data says he did so because of rampant child pornography on the network. The attack last Thursday targeted Freedom Hosting II, the largest host of underground websites that can only be accessed through covert web browser Tor. The dark web system where users’ identities are usually hidden is popular with child pornographers. Anonymous hackers in 2011 infiltrated the original Freedom Hosting, which housed about 40 child porn sites and published the names of users. The cyberattack was part of Operation Dark Lord to crack down on child pornography.

Source: Huffington Post February 07, 2017 09:00 UTC