The operation was launched after a homeless man named, James Boyd was killed by an Officer of Albuquerque Police department this Tuesday. Anonymous have also said that he was tortured by the APD before killing. A statement and video was released by Anonymous threatening the Albuquerque police for a Cyber Attack against the websites of the Albuquerque Police Department, and asking the Citizens of Albuquerque to occupy the sites of Albuquerque Police department. Hundreds of peoples have already protested against the Albuquerque Police for killing the homeless man, which incidentally is the second shooting in last ten days. It may be noted that earlier this week Albuquerque Police shot dead a man named Alfred Redwine, saying that Redwine opened fire on the police officers. This is however severely contested by Redwine’s family members who counter claim that he was only holding a cell phone in his hand, not a gun. Original Statement Released by Anonymous on pastebin reads, Anonymous have asked their supporters and all the protesters to launch a DDOS attacks against the Albuquerque Police Department’s webpage on the website of the City of Albuquerque (cabq.gov/police) and the Albuquerque Police Department’s site (apdonline.com) on 30th March 2014. While the operation is yet to be initiated tomorrow, Surprisingly, the Social media pages including Facebook and Twitter page and some of the websites of Albuquerque Police Department were already found to be unreachable from last few hours leaving behind the indications that the Department themselves have taken down the social Media accounts and websites to protect them from the upcoming Cyberattack.
