Anonymous threatens to take internet down March 31
Anonymous has threatened to launch a coordinated cyberattack that would effectively shut down the worldwide Internet, international media outlets reported.
On Feb. 12, an announcement appeared on the file-hosting site Pastebin declaring March 31 as the day "anonymous will shut the Internet down." Called "Operation Global Blackout," the massive cyberattack, the message claims, is a protest against "SOPA, Wall street, our irresponsible leaders and the beloved bankers who are starving the world for their own selfish needs out of sheer sadistic fun."
It's not designed to kill the Internet, but to temporarily take it down to prove the hackers' point.