They shut down Mastercard, Visa and Paypal after those groups froze financial transactions to Wikileaks. They served as tech support for the Occupy movement and have put their mark on countless uprisings around the world. One participant described their protests as “ultra coordinated motherfuckery.”

So who is Anonymous?

They’ve been called criminals, 'hackers on steroids' and even terrorists. But the vast majority of those who identify as Anonymous don’t break the law. They see themselves as activists and protectors of free speech, and tend to rise up most powerfully when they perceive a threat to internet freedom or personal privacy.

Using tools of disruption and spectacle, they have also become the face of dissent for a variety of human rights and information freedom groups around the globe. They are a legion of loud but largely masked geeks, hackers, pranksters and outraged citizens who have unwittingly redefined civil disobedience for the digital age, and found themselves in the middle of one of the most important battles of our time.

WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the Hacktivists, takes us inside the complex culture and history of Anonymous.

Through interviews with current members – some recently returned from prison, others still awaiting trial – as well as writers, academics and major players in various 'raids', WE ARE LEGION traces the collective’s breathtaking evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown, global movement, one armed with new weapons of civil disobedience for an online world.