14 DAY TRIAL // Anonymous hackers have released another statement for OpKillingBay, the operation aimed at all those involved in the slaughtering of dolphins in Japan. The hacktivists continue to extend the list of targets.
So far, as part of the campaign, distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks have been launched against a few Japanese government websites and, more recently, the site of SeaWorld. Hackers have also leaked information on a tuna export program called DevoX.
However, the campaign is far from being over. The Anonymous hackers behind this operation have extended the list of targets and have provided additional details regarding the operation.
The hacktivists say their goal is to raise awareness of the matter by any means necessary, including cyberattacks, letters, and messages on social media networks.
A lot of organizations are held responsible by Anonymous for the killing of dolphins in the Japanese town of Taiji. The list includes the World Association of Zoos & Aquariums (WAZA), the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA), the International Cetacean Research (ICR), the companies that transport the dolphins, and the aquariums.
The list of targets for OpKillingBay now also includes several fishing companies from Taiji. In addition to SeaWorld, several other aquariums and their owners have been appointed as targets.
The list includes the Sea Life Park in Hawaii and its owners, MarineLand in Canada, Hotel Dolphin Resort in Japan, the Dolphinarium in Dubai, Ocean Park in Hong Kong and its owners, and the Georgia Aquarium in the US.
“We are trying to be as transparent and open as we can be in hopes of getting more willing Anons, Hacktivist & Activist to help us out. This should be a global effort. United together to stop this [expletive] inhumane massacre and needless captivity,” Anonymous stated.
They provide India as a positive example, a country that officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons earlier this year.