Vigilante hackers group "Anonymous" declared Wednesday an online attack against the International Monetary Fund over the strict conditions imposed by its bailout for Greece.
A tweet from "Anonymous Operations," using the tag 'Operation Greece," called followers to amass on line at the IMF's website in an apparent attempt to overwhelm it and shut it down.
But it gave no time for the launch of the action, called a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The tweet linked to a website criticizing the austerity plans imposed on Athens by the 110 billion euro joint European Union-IMF rescue.
The IMF said it was aware of the call. "We are aware of the threat, and have taken appropriate action," said IMF spokesman Bill Murray.
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