Gene Simmons Hacked

The philosophy of “I Sue” has tossed one classic rocker at the center of web shutdown….

KISS bassist Gene Simmons has become the target of online hackers after he urged musicians to use legal remedies to battle fans who illegally download music.

Over the weekend, two of Simmons’ official websites, SimmonsRecords.com and GeneSimmons.com, were hit by a group of activists who disagreed with his support of efforts to pursue illegal file-sharers, acccording to The Telegraph.

“Be litigious. Sue everybody. Take their homes, their cars. Don’t let anybody cross that line,” the no-holds-barred rocker said during an address at a convention in France, where he urged musicians and producers to make sure their brands are protected.

Well — at least one group of web surfers didn’t take too kindly to that kind of talk.

Within 24 hours, Simmons’ websites were knocked off-line.

We hear the denial-of-service attack was orchasterated by Operation Payback, a “vigilantee” Internet group launched against organizations who support suing in efforts to enforce copyright laws.