Anonymous Can't Even Pretend to Fight Mexican Drug Cartels

The internet was briefly snorting up thick lines of hacker hype this week, abuzz over claims that Anonymous was going to attack bloodthirsty Mexican drug lords. Anonymous, the internet's antihero, versus Los Zetas, drug scum. Too bad it's completely bogus.
The Guardian argues Anonymous "retreats" from their plan to expose members of the notoriously violent (and vindictive) cartel. The Daily Beast says the collective "rethinks" the operation. But there was never really any #opcartel to begin with. Nothing to retreat from.
It's not just that #OpCartel has delivered zero Mexican fruit—Anonymous is a shell of its former self. Their top shelf talent is mostly arrested, their organization muddled ... »read more

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