This group calls itself anonymous as well, and uses the same 'branding', but it is useful to note that the people behind this may have no affiliation with the previous anonymous operations.
The 'original anonymous press release' was Uploaded to youtube by FacebookOp on Jul 16, 2011, and picked up by media only recently.
It is of course not impossible to create a new youtube user and a new twitter account called 'facebookop' and post a video proclaiming to attack facebook in the name of anonymous. Anyone can do it.
The 'original anonymous press release' was Uploaded to youtube by FacebookOp on Jul 16, 2011, and picked up by media only recently.
None of the usual anonymous twitter accounts (http://twitter.com/anonymousirc http://twitter.com/youranonnews http://twitter.com/anonops http://twitter.com/#!/AnonymousPress etc) or the irc channel (irc.anonops.li) have any mention of the operation.
It is of course not impossible to create a new youtube user and a new twitter account called 'facebookop' and post a video proclaiming to attack facebook in the name of anonymous. Anyone can do it.