Editing 2010 (section)

===September===
* [[September 4]] – A [[2010 Canterbury earthquake|7.1 magnitude]] earthquake rocks [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]] causing large amounts of damage but no direct fatalities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-canterbury |title=Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Canterbury &#124; NZHistory, New Zealand history online |publisher=Nzhistory.net.nz |date=2011-02-22 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111120809/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-canterbury |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the first in a series of earthquakes between 2010 and 2012 that resulted in the deaths of 187 people and over $40&nbsp;billion worth of damage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/christchurch-earthquake-kills-185 |title=Christchurch earthquake kills 185 &#124; NZHistory, New Zealand history online |publisher=Nzhistory.net.nz |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220054213/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/christchurch-earthquake-kills-185 |archive-date=February 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/christchurch-quake-cost-rises-10b-40b-bd-139278 |title=Christchurch quake cost rises $10b to $40b &#124; The National Business Review |publisher=Nbr.co.nz |date=2013-04-29 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164457/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/christchurch-quake-cost-rises-10b-40b-bd-139278 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seismologists noted that the earthquake sequence was highly unusual, and likely to never happen again anywhere else in the world.<ref>{{cite news |author=Charles Anderson |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9444430/Canterbury-earthquakes-were-highly-unusual |title=Canterbury earthquakes were highly unusual |work=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102003120/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9444430/Canterbury-earthquakes-were-highly-unusual |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 7]] – [[Israel]] becomes the 33rd member of the [[OECD]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/israel/israelsaccessiontotheoecd.htm |publisher=[[OECD]] |title=Israel's accession to the OECD |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516012445/http://www.oecd.org/israel/israelsaccessiontotheoecd.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[September 22]] – [[Anonymous (hacker group)|Anonymous]] initiates [[Operation Payback]], a [[Cyberattack|coordinated cyberattack]] on multiple corporations, law firms, and politicians over the banning of [[File sharing website|file-sharing websites]] such as [[LimeWire]] and [[The Pirate Bay]] and also the [[Sarah Palin|politicians]] and financial institutions against [[WikiLeaks]], a [[whistleblower]] website.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anderson|first=Nate|date=2010-09-30|title="Operation Payback" attacks to go on until "we stop being angry"|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/operation-payback-attacks-continue-until-we-stop-being-angry.ars|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=October 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002031035/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/operation-payback-attacks-continue-until-we-stop-being-angry.ars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Operation Payback directs DDoS attack at AFACT|url=https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573|access-date=2021-03-12|website=iTnews|archive-date=September 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909200701/https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Movie Rental Outfit Calls For Nationwide Pirate Bay Block * TorrentFreak|url=https://torrentfreak.com/movie-rental-outfit-calls-for-nationwide-pirate-bay-block-100916/|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en|archive-date=September 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919162355/https://torrentfreak.com/movie-rental-outfit-calls-for-nationwide-pirate-bay-block-100916/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Ministry of Sound floored by Anonymous|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.theregister.com|language=en|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050836/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Spanish entertainment industry feels wrath of Anonymous|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.theregister.com|language=en|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050830/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-09-17|title=4chan Users Organize Surgical Strike Against MPAA|url=https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/news/4chan-users-organize-ddos-against-mpaa/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Panda Security Mediacenter|language=en-US|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232747/https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/news/4chan-users-organize-ddos-against-mpaa/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Notorious Anonymous hacktivists launch fresh attacks|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/18/anon_ipo_ddos/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.theregister.com|language=en|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810161844/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/18/anon_ipo_ddos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Anonymous' Plans DDoS Attack on RIAA on Friday|url=https://www.pcmag.com/archive/anonymous-plans-ddos-attack-on-riaa-on-friday-256264|access-date=2021-03-12|website=PCMAG|language=en|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025527/https://www.pcmag.com/archive/anonymous-plans-ddos-attack-on-riaa-on-friday-256264|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-09|title=Sarah Palin website hit by WikiLeaks Operation Payback DDoS attack|url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/12/09/sarah-palin-website-hit-by-wikileaks-operation-payback-ddos-attack-603103/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Metro|language=en|archive-date=December 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206122945/https://metro.co.uk/2010/12/09/sarah-palin-website-hit-by-wikileaks-operation-payback-ddos-attack-603103/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-08|title=Operation:Payback broadens to "Operation Avenge Assange" {{!}} PandaLabs Blog|url=http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/operationpayback-broadens-to-operation-avenge-assange/|access-date=2021-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208061947/http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/operationpayback-broadens-to-operation-avenge-assange/|archive-date=December 8, 2010}}</ref>