"What would YOU Like #Anonymous to hack next?" the shadowy group dared its followers over twitter. 
The shadowy group made it clear that the backlash against the shutdown of Megaupload.com was not going to stop anytime soon. After already hitting prominent targets like the Department of Justice, the FBI and the MPAA,Anonymousmoved on CBS .com over the weekend, deleting the entire site in a massive assault that briefly reduced the company's web presence to a single file. The attack was a step-up from their usual Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks, which they refer to as a "Low Orbit Ion Cannon."
Later, they proceeded to move against Universal Music, repeating an earlier attack. After that, several Brazilliantargetssuch as Tangara De Serra received similar treatments , followed by French Media Company and former Universal Owner Vivendi .
It's unclear where the attack will go from here, but the momentum from the Megaupload.com backlash will be difficult to maintain, even coming from a group with as many tendrils as Anonymous.Some have even speculated that the group could lash out against some of the largest presences on the internet: sites like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
"Lulz at people saying we would take down Twitter, FaceBook, and YouTube…" YourAnonNewsTweeted. "Why would Anon take down how we send our messages?"
But Anonymous is a loosecoalitionat best, and that particular Twitter voice doesn't speak for every hacker that sails under their banner. Large sites like Facebook may be safe from coordinated attacks, but lone wolves and smaller groups of hackers are far more difficult to control.
Anonymous has received criticism for aligning themselves with Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (yes, that is his legal name), a lavish millionaire who used the proceeds from Megaupload to fuel a persona that sat somewhere between hacker nerd and hip-hop mogul. He's currently behind bars in a New Zealand prison, andAnonymoushas vowed to continue attacking until he's released.
In the meantime, other torrent and file-sharing websites like thepiratebay.org remain clear and viable alternatives to Megaupload. For file-sharing proponents, the free and unabated exchange of all kinds of information is an inalienable right of the internet, and they've made it clear that they will respond with an impressive array of digital weaponry against anyone that stands in their way.
"Support file-sharing. Legal or not. It is our right," tweeted Sabu, a prominent Anon. hacker.
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