Anonymous warns against planned cyber attack on New York Stock Exchange. By Eric W.
DolanTuesday, October 4, 2011 16:27 EDT Websites and Twitter accounts associated with the hacktivist collective “Anonymous” have warned that a planned cyber attack on New York Stock Exchange would be ineffective, hurt the image of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement and likely result in arrests. An “Anonymous” YouTube video began circulating on the Internet Monday that claimed the hacktivists had declared war on the New York Stock Exchange in an operation called “Invade Wall Street.” Citing Police Trap, Protesters File Suit. Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrest Resembles Infamous, Costly Police Tactic, Critics Say. WASHINGTON -- Ben Becker, 27, sat in the back of a police-commandeered transit bus on Saturday night, his hands placed tightly behind his back in plastic cuffs.
He'd been marching on the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. And like hundreds of other activists railing against the inequities of the financial system, he had been swept up in a mass arrest by the New York Police Department. Becker was one of the first placed in custody.