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Is the DoS licit?

I suppose that by now everyone (at least, within the sector) will have already learned of the DDoS attack (distributed denial of service attack) that they have suffered (and that I am not very clear that they do not continue to suffer, since at this time their websites are inaccessible) the SGAE, Promusicae and the Ministry of Culture. The news about the attack could be summarized in that a group of cyber-activists called Anonymous has organized this attack within the "operation payback" campaign, whose objective is to harass the organizations that at the international level lead the anti-P2P movements, managing to saturate their web pages and that they are not accessible to Internet users.

The attack has elicited opinions for all tastes, ranging from support for the initiative to its rejection. However, I believe that one of the most important aspects to be able to assess the fact is to know its implications: with the current legislation it is not a crime, although it will be from December 23, when the reform of the penal code enters into force. Perhaps it could lead to financial sanctions if those affected denounced the attackers, whom they should have previously identified, and a judge accepted the complaint. Although the truth is that I have the feeling that it is unlikely that this fact will end up having specific consequences for individual people.

I personally do not agree with this way of acting. The truth is that I agree quite a bit with the opinion of Carlos Sánchez Almeida, I do not think that a show of force that approaches the limit of the legal is the best way to protest against organizations that have gone as executioners until they have just been given the perfect excuse to go as victims. In short, we are facing an unauthorized demonstration that has blocked the access road to these 3 agencies during the last 24 hours. Is that conduct punishable? To what extent? The truth is that I do not know, but it is always good to transfer the case to the physical world, where everything is more understandable ... What do you think? Do you back the attack? Deep down it's more of a philosophical question than anything else... To face the SGAE... Anything goes?

Author: Joseba Enjuto
Source: Security and Management

Authors: Computer Security News

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