4 min read Anonymous Shuts Down Japanese Town’s Web Site Over Dolphin Kills [Updated]

Anonymous, the international network of "hacktivists," officially launched a campaign against the Japanese city of Taiji, which runs the infamous dolphin hunt, claiming to have taken down the webpage for Wakayama Prefecture, where Taiji is located.

BREAKING NEWS: Anonymous Operation KillingBay #TangoDown ---> http://t.co/6b8CDb7EdP#OpKillingBay#Anonymous Taiji Prefecture is offline - Anonymous Priest (@YourAnonPriest) January 21, 2014 The site was in fact inaccessible, and then appeared down. Minutes later, the site came back up, and the group claimed it was a warning.

End the Slaughter now or Expect more Attacks! #TangoDown ---> #offline#nulledhttp://t.co/Rsqwn3qyav#OpKillingBay#Anonymous - Anonymous Priest (@YourAnonPriest) January 21, 2014 Anonymous threatened to attack several more of Japan's government websites in retribution for the dolphin hunt -- which had turned into a grisly slaughter just hours before the site went down. The group has also released video explaining #OpKillingBay, and announced via the Anonymous Twitter page that this is merely the beginning of a bigger campaign.

We are allowing the Taiji Prefecture Website to breath again! That was another Warning Japan! Expect us February 9th #OpKillingBay - Anonymous Priest (@YourAnonPriest) January 21, 2014

We are allowing the Taiji Prefecture Website to breath again! That was another Warning Japan! Expect us February 9th #OpKillingBay - Anonymous Priest (@YourAnonPriest) January 21, 2014