Anonymous declares war on Sony

Anonymous declared they will retaliate against Sony, who they say are abusing the judicial system after the company sued George "GeoHot" Hotz and Alexander "graf_chokolo" Egorenkov for publishing online exploits for the PlayStation 3.

A message on their website anonnews.org, titled 'Operation Payback' read in part: "Congratulations! You are now receiving the attention of Anonymous. Your recent legal actions against fellow internet citizens, GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo have been deemed an unforgivable offense against free speech and internet freedom, primary sources of free lulz (and you know how we feel about lulz.)

You have abused the judicial system in an attempt to censor information about how your products work. You have victimized your own customers merely for possessing and sharing information, and continue to target those who seek this information. In doing so you have violated the privacy of thousands of innocent people who only sought the free distribution of information. Your suppression of this information is motivated by corporate greed and the desire for complete control over the actions of individuals who purchase and use your products, at least when those actions threaten to undermine the corrupt stranglehold you seek to maintain over copywrong, oops, "copyright"."