A loosely organised group of hackers has been targeting oppressive regimes and has said this is just the beginning.

Anonymous Last Modified: 16 Feb 2011 16:59 GMT

No corporate or government-owned cyberspace is immune from attack by the vast nebula of Anonymous, the non-hierarchichal online activist network bent on disrupting the websites and communication facilities of oppressive regimes, the hackers’ group claims. Note: Pictured are gamers enjoying Berlin’s Computer Games museum, not members of Anonymous [GALLO/GETTY]

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