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Internet vigilante group Anonymous, whose previous targets have included Scientology, BMI, and a US military base in Virginia, have set their sights on taking down Louis Vuitton. Buzzfeed reports: "Danish artist Nadia Plesner created an image of an African child carrying a Chihuahua and a handbag to raise awareness of atrocities in Darfur. All proceeds from her art went towards charities for Darfur. Louis Vuitton is suing the artist at a rate of 5000 Euros a day, claiming the painted handbag resembles theirs." Dubbed Operation Skankbag, the movement aims to cause financial damage to Vuitton. The organization's email litany ends with the ominous, "We do not forgive, we do not forget. Expect us." [Buzzfeed]