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Hacking War Breaks Out Over Megaupload

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    FBN's Shibani Joshi breaks down the war going on over the Internet.

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All the hacking group anonymous is back -- -- again apparently quite a name this time there are taking aim at the Department of Justice website among others -- we have no idea who they how they are anonymous Shibani Joshi joins us with the latest and your body what's the reason mind these latest attack.

Well it's basically shut down -- -- very well known web site at globally he adds global hits around the world they may not have heard.

Of -- -- dot com but I certainly a lot of people have this is a highly visited site -- 150 million users.

Fifteen million hits a day and possibly contributing to about a half a billion dollars in lost revenue.

For the entertainment industry now -- -- cloud based service which essentially allows you to upload files.

Like music and movies -- don't clog -- your PC or laptop.

Was accused of facilitating the downloading of the legal contact and shut down by the Fed's overnight.

That -- shut down of the web site which and coincidentally elite we must note has the backing -- celebrity endorsers such as.

-- -- -- -- Kanye West and -- -- -- Keyes has that hacking group as you mentioned and not a messed up in arms taking retaliation.

I shutting down a Justice Department's website saying that they -- also attacked other government agencies web sites including the FBI.

Of course -- news comes in the middle of that tussle between.

Silicon Valley and Hollywood which are fighting -- over antipiracy measures.

That are advancing through congress on one hand you have Silicon Valley which is opposing the measures remember it was just this week a few days ago.

-- Wikipedia shut down its web site Google collecting seven million signatures against this legislation.

Which is backed by Hollywood and the parent company of the Fox Business Network.

News corporation's you -- Hollywood in the entertainment industry and once -- in Silicon Valley and the other.

In the middle is starting to see a little bit of the -- happening in every day and every life.

Death in darling should Bonnie thank Shibani Joshi therefrom on the news or maybe -- the endorsement of Kim Kardashian and finally got back intuitive now.

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