War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology -- There Can Be Only One - 2008-01-23

A loose confederation of online troublemakers who call themselves Anonymous have declared war on the Church of Scientology by flooding its servers with fake data requests, describing the attacks as punishment for the Church's alleged abuse of copyright laws and alleged brainwashing of its members.
Wikipedia cite:
{{cite news | first = Ryan | last = Singel | title = War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology -- There Can Be Only One | url = https://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/01/anonymous-attac.html | work = Threat Level | publisher = Wired | date = January 23, 2008 | accessdate = February 7, 2019 }}