Hacker group Anonymous has rubbished the media report that said it planned to take down the entire internet on Saturday.
“What is this #OperationGlobalBlackout nonsense? I thought we settled this back in February? It won’t happen. Stop asking us about it! >.<," the group's account (@youranonnews) tweeted on March 29. Another account, (@AnonymousIRC), added, "Dear Netizens, Internet will remain online. And to the death we will defend it. Always. Sail strong and do not get distracted by trolls." A report by IANS had quoted Interpol's secretary general, Ronald K Noble as saying that "Operation Global Blackout 2012 looks to shut down the internet for a whole day tomorrow (Saturday) by disabling its core DNS servers, making websites inaccessible." Noble was speaking at the 13th DP Kohli memorial lecture on "Multijurisdictional Investigation: Operation Unmask" in the capital. According to Noble, 'Anonymous' is protesting against several reasons including the Wall Street crash and irresponsible leaders.