Protesters take to transit stations in San Francisco in response to a shutdown of cell network at one of its stations. On the way home from work today, I decided to stop by the Anonymous protest to see what all the fuss was about. The group of hackers has made it their project this week to shut down San Franciscos BART subway system in response to BART disrupting cell phone service to ward off an unrelated protest last week.Anonymous had already hacked into one of BARTs websites, and leaked over 2,000 usernames and passwords, but today, they wanted to make their physical presence known.Besides disrupting commuters, Anonymous aimed to draw attention to BARTs behavior that supporters have compared to former Egyptian dictator Honsi Mubarek. To see for yourself, just check #muBARTek on Twitter.What I saw at the Civic Center BART station looked a lot more like a press conference than a protest. Photographers and writers seemed to outnumber actual protesters 2-to-1, and the few protesters that showed up were being bombarded with reporters for interviews. After briefly stopping the BART trains while shouting “No justice, no peace,” the protesters peacefully dispersed onto Market Street where they moved east towards San Franciscos Ferry Building to continue the protest. At this point, I went home. But you can see full coverage of the cyber circus at SF Appeal.Get your GeekTech on: Twitter – Facebook – RSS | Tip us off Related content feature Accenture takes an industrialized approach to safeguarding its cloud controls Security was once a hindrance for Accenture developers. But since centralizing the company's compliance controls, the process has never been simpler. By Aimee Chanthadavong Dec 11, 2023 8 mins Compliance Compliance Compliance news analysis LogoFAIL attack can inject malware in the firmware of many computers Researchers have shown how attackers can deliver malicious code into the UEFI of many PCs though BIOS splash screen graphics. By Lucian Constantin Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Malware Vulnerabilities news Google expands minimum security guidelines for third-party vendors Google's updated Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) program offers advice for working with researchers and warns against vendors charging extra for basic security features. By John P. Mello Jr. Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Application Security Supply Chain news New CISO appointments 2023 Keep up with news of CSO, CISO, and other senior security executive appointments. By CSO Staff Dec 08, 2023 28 mins CSO and CISO Careers Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe