in march 2008, the anonymous group of hackers was claimed to be behind an attack on a forum for epilepsy sufferers. the anonymous hackers in turn blamed the church of scientology for the attacks, saying they were falsified to hurt anonymous' image. the attacks first consisted of gif images flashing at high speeds that were hidden in discussion threads with innocuous-sounding titles. later attacks redirected web browsers to a page with "a more complex image designed to trigger seizures in both photosensitive and pattern-sensitive epileptics." the technology website "wired news" considered it to be "possibly the first computer attack to inflict physical harm on the victims".