Anonymous attacks in response to lawsuit In an act of hacktivism, Anonymous announced their intent to attack Sony websites in response to Sony's lawsuit and, specifically due to Sony's gaining access to the IP addresses of all the people who visited geohot's blog, terming it an 'offense against free speech and internet freedom'. Although Anonymous admitted responsibility to subsequent attacks on the Sony websites, much speculation has arisen concerning a sustained collapse of the PlayStation Network in April 2011. Anonymous has denied any involvement in the PlayStation Network outage. However, Sony announced on May 4, 2011, "We discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of our Sony Online Entertainment servers named "Anonymous" with the words "We are Legion." See also Electronic Frontier Foundation George Hotz Groklaw Illegal number Strategic lawsuit against public participation Forum shopping References External links http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=SonyHotz http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Network-Support/Questions-About-End-User-Safety-Concerning-New-Exploit/m-p/38690337 https://blog.playstation.com/2011/04/11/settlement-in-george-hotz-case/ American bloggers Sony litigation Digital Millennium Copyright Act case law 2011 in United States case law Video game controversies United States District Court for the Northern District of California cases