Anonymous Hacks US Government Sites With Asteroids Game

Hacktivist group Anonymous took over the U.S. Sentencing Commission website this weekend, turning ussc.gov into the classic arcade game "Asteroids," complete with Nyan Cat shooter.

The initial hack on Saturday embedded a video on the site issuing a statement in response to the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. The video details "Operation Last Resort," promising revenge and demanding reform in the U.S. justice system.

On Sunday, Twitter user @OpLastResort posted Konami code instructions for the site. The Konami cheat code was originally used in the 1980s for video games on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

ussc.gov --> enter Konami code (with cursor keys) …
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