The hacker collective Anonymous has attacked Sony websites all week , taking them down intermittently in retaliation for Sony’s federal lawsuit against PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz (“GeoHot”). But in recent days, “Operation Sony” morphed from a standard website attack into something a bit more personal, as some Anons formed a separate “Sony Recon” mission and began tracking down corporate executives, their wives, the schools their children attend, and the shops at which they buy their flowers. And the way they obtain that information can be ingenious—and disquieting.

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Feature: Anonymous goes after Sony, makes it personal… very personal