Anonymous Hackers Send ACTA Warning to Bulgaria

"Greetings Bulgaria. I guess you know who we are, but if you do not know - we are Anonymous. We are the largest force in the world -- (a) force greater and mightier than all the governments of this Earth," the group said in a video message on Monday.

The message comes in the aftermath of mass protest rallies against the controversial international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, ACTA, which were organized in more than a dozen Bulgarian cities and in 150 locations across Europe on Saturday.

"You should know that if you do not remove your hands from ACTA, we will do it -- one way or another," the group warned.

Anonymous also said that their actions would be peaceful, but what they do will affect the economy, traffic and transport in almost all of Bulgaria. "But if you keep your eyes shut, we will not play nice anymore," the group added.

On January 26, the Bulgarian government signed ACTA in Tokyo, vowing to treat the illegal downloading of content in a similar fashion to the forgery of brands.

The agreement was signed by Bulgarian ambassador to Japan Lyubomir Todorov, based on a decision by the Bulgarian cabinet taken on January 11.

Twenty-two out of the 27 EU member states have signed ACTA so far, along with countries such as the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, South Korea and Switzerland.