Is Anonymous taken seriously by cybersecurity professionals?

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I've had several InfoSec folks say that Anonymous is overhyped. Another called them a formidable threat actor. What are your own thoughts? What kind of reputation do they have in the security community, if any?

Edit: I used to be involved. I could give a speech on how very different the collective is from what people generally say about them. It's not a group, for one, and the majority of their "hacking" is using LOIC to take a website down. …

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