Why the Name Icarus? – The Latest Anonymous Operation
May 17, 2016
Track: General Security
Author: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, NSFOCUS
According to reports, the famous hacker collective known around the world as Anonymous is back at it again. Icarus is the name of their latest operation, which began in the first few days of May.
When I first heard about the latest name for their operation, I remembered Icarus from my mythology class, senior year of high school. Although I remembered the name, I could not recollect the story about Icarus. Thank goodness for the Internet. (more…)