“Operation Robin Hood is going to return the money to those who have been cheated by our system and most importantly to those hurt by our banks. Operation Robin Hood will take credit cards and donate to the 99% as well as various charities around the globe. The banks will be forced to reimburse the people there [sic] money back”, the group said in a YouTube video.
To accomplish this, Anonymous felt it necessary to team with TeaMp0isoN to form p0isAnon. They even developed a new logo with the Anonymous “mask” on a green and black background.
Anonymous claims that it has already taken money from Chase, Bank of America, and Citibank using stolen credit card numbers and has donated the money to the Occupy Movement protestors and charities.
“We are going to hit the true evil while not harming their customers and helping others. We are not only starving the banks but are ready to start the attack. We have come to take the 99%'s money back. We are not asking permission”, Anonymous bragged.
This appears to be a follow up to Anonymous’s Operation Cash Back campaign, which urged people to move their money from banks to credit unions. Anonymous claims that 500,000 accounts have been moved from banks so far.
Of course, Anonymous bragged earlier this year that it was going to hack into the New York Stock Exchange and Facebook, neither of which materialized. At the same time, they have carried out a number of successful high-profile attacks.
In introducing its message, Anonymous chose to use a clip from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in which Kevin Costner as Robin Hood delivers a painfully bad performance. Perhaps Erol Flynn would have been a better choice.