Anonymous
On April 20, 2011 the Sony network was hacked and taken offline for 23 days.
The reason for the attack was Sony reducing the functionality of the PS3 already sold in market. GeoHolz created a "hack" to jailbreak the PS3 to allow the original functionality of the PS3 to use Linux. Sony then sued Geoholz and all the users downloading this hack/patch to the PS3. Anonymous hackers struck back and took down the Sony Network for 23 days. They left code saying "We are Legion". Sony claimed 77 million credit cards were stolen while the hackers proclaimed no numbers were stolen. This was the largest and longest hack in history to date.
Anonymous response:
We are Anonymous
We are Legion
We do not forgive
We do not forget
Expect us
The hack took 23 days based on the conspiracy of 23, a famous German hacker film. The phrase "We are Legion" comes from Mark 5:9 in the Bible referring to Jesus talking to the possessed. Legion refers to multiple demons. The symbol 5:9 and 23 are prominent in the painting.
Numbers 32:23: "...you may be sure your sin finds you out."
Exhibition:
4th Street Studio, Berkeley - Dec 2011
Art Murmur, Oakland - Jun 2012
Related websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(group)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)
usa.visa.com/index.html?gclid=CPHm28699bMCFQtxQgodch8ACQ
Painting Size: 24 x 48 inches
Exhibition:
Convert Gallery, Berkeley - Apr-May 2013
Paintings for sale: www.shawnshawn.co/store/p95/Anonymous.html
Newsletter: shawnshawn.co/Site/Contact.html
Code:PP07111
Art of the Real
Anonymous
On April 20, 2011 the Sony network was hacked and taken offline for 23 days.
The reason for the attack was Sony reducing the functionality of the PS3 already sold in market. GeoHolz created a "hack" to jailbreak the PS3 to allow the original functionality of the PS3 to use Linux. Sony then sued Geoholz and all the users downloading this hack/patch to the PS3. Anonymous hackers struck back and took down the Sony Network for 23 days. They left code saying "We are Legion". Sony claimed 77 million credit cards were stolen while the hackers proclaimed no numbers were stolen. This was the largest and longest hack in history to date.
Anonymous response:
We are Anonymous
We are Legion
We do not forgive
We do not forget
Expect us
The hack took 23 days based on the conspiracy of 23, a famous German hacker film. The phrase "We are Legion" comes from Mark 5:9 in the Bible referring to Jesus talking to the possessed. Legion refers to multiple demons. The symbol 5:9 and 23 are prominent in the painting.
Numbers 32:23: "...you may be sure your sin finds you out."
Exhibition:
4th Street Studio, Berkeley - Dec 2011
Art Murmur, Oakland - Jun 2012
Related websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(group)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)
usa.visa.com/index.html?gclid=CPHm28699bMCFQtxQgodch8ACQ
Painting Size: 24 x 48 inches
Exhibition:
Convert Gallery, Berkeley - Apr-May 2013
Paintings for sale: www.shawnshawn.co/store/p95/Anonymous.html
Newsletter: shawnshawn.co/Site/Contact.html
Code:PP07111
Art of the Real