Hacking collective Anonymous went on another spree Monday morning, assuming control of Senator Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account and shutting down the websites of CBS and Universal Music.
Grassley (R-Iowa) had been a supporter of the Senate’s anti-piracy legislation, commonly known as PIPA, and the Anonymous hackers made it known that his position inspired the hack. Grassley issued a statement late last week that he felt the legislation needed to be altered, but that did not seem to make a difference.
“Dear Iowans, vote against ACTA, SOPA, and PIPA, because this man, Chuck Grassley, wants YOUR internet censored and all of that BS,” the hacker wrote. The hacker then self-identified as an “Anonymous follower,” and Grassley and the hacker went back and forth posting.
Grassley noted that he was hacked, but then Anonymous jumped back in posting items like “#WINNING” and wondering why Grassley had not changed his password yet.
At some point a second hacker took over and then claimed to have changed the password, essentially holding the account hostage (while voicing Grassley’s mock support for Herman Cain as President.)
Hacking has become a choice technique for those irate about Congress’ anti-piracy legislation (and the closure of online locker service Megaupload), as Anonymous shut down the sites of the Department of Justice, Motion Picture Association of America and others last week.







