Anonymous hacktivists assaulted PERF, the Police Executive Research Forum, by taking down their website and releasing the private information of Sherwin B. "Chuck" Wexler - Executive Director at PERF.

PERF is a private but extremely influential national, non-governmental organization with close ties to law enforcement agencies across the country, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The group allegedly orchestrated and coordinated the sometimes brutal police crack down on Occupy Wall Street, and other Occupy movements across the country.  

After several news organizations identified PERF as being responsible for advising and coordinating the police crackdowns resulting in Occupy evictions and other brutalities, the hivemind of the nebulous and notorious international Internet collective known as Anonymous began to swarm, and sting.

After feeling the sting of Anonymous, PERF released a statement on Sunday denying the allegations that they are working behind the scenes coordinating the sometimes brutal evictions of Occupy gatherings across the country. The following is an excerpt from that statement:

Yet after offering a flat denial of coordinating police activity, the announcement goes on to admit that “PERF conducted two conference calls” with metropolitan police chiefs across the country concerning police response to the Occupy movement. Rather than strengthening their denial, the admission that PERF was conducting conference calls only strengthens the case that PERF was involved in advising and coordinating the police crackdown on the Occupy movement.

 The following is a sample of relevant tweets from Sunday’s Twitter stream:

#perf you better #occupy some pants, everyone can see that shutting down free speech gives you a hardon #ows #Anonymous @CabinCr3w @anonops

 

A private NGO called #PERF is helping to train & coordinate #Occupy raids nationally. PERF, Expect us! #Anonymous

 

Tango down: http://PoliceForum.org for violent use of pepper spray against peaceful UC Davis students! #Anonymous #PERF

 

BREAKING: Anonymous hacked website of #PERF the private NGO that organized #Occupy evictions. #OWS RT @Anon_Central

 

This is why u don't use force on unarmed peaceful students. Or anyone. 

#Anonymous #PERF You should have expected us!