Man arrested after planning to bomb data centers to kill ‘about 70% of the internet’

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A man accused of planning to bomb Amazon’s data centers in the United States to “kill off about 70% of the internet” has been arrested.

Police apprehended Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, after a concerned citizen, whose name was withheld, notified them of his plans early on, the US Department of Justice said in a release yesterday, April 9.

The informant on Jan. 8 first contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to tell them about a certain netizen called “Dionysus,” who was posting alarming statements on MyMilita.com, a forum dedicated to organizing militia groups.

Dionysus reportedly posted about his plans to “conduct a little experiment” tha…

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