Anonymous, an elusive hacking group, has announced a cyberwar against the Russian government via the Twitter platform following the country’s attack against Ukraine.
On February 24th evening, the group expressed their objective of engaging in a cyberwar with Russia. Shortly after their first tweet got a lot of engagement from people, the hacking group had sent another one saying that they had taken down the website of a Russian state-controlled television network, RT.
The group’s declaration of cyberwar against Russia suggests that the country is heading to a massive surge of hacking and cyberattack attempts during the crisis. On the other hand, Ukrainian organisations have already suffered a series of cyberattacks from unattributed threat actors who allegedly performed by Russia.
The Anonymous hacking group received praises from Twitter users regarding their declaration of cyberwar against Russia, with some even suggesting to drain the country’s finances.
Widely known as the Anons, the Anonymous group’s members portray themselves to the public using Guy Fawkes masks and have attack histories against Islamic extremists and the Ku Klux Klan.
The hacking group have long been popular in the cyber scene worldwide for attacking and punishing leaders, organisations, companies, and authorities with policies that they find unacceptable. For instance, Elon Musk, the founder of the Tesla company, has received a warning from the Anonymous hacking group back in July 2021 due to his immense influence over the cryptocurrency sector.
Furthermore, the group also targeted government agencies from different countries, including the US, Israel, and more. They also have records of attacking private firms, such as Sony, MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal.
Aside from government agencies and private firms, the Anonymous hacking group also aims to attack and punish malicious organisations that harm others. An example of this is how they hacked into Ku Klux Klan’s Twitter account in November last year due to the supremacist group threatening Missouri activists with lethal force.
Nonetheless, the law enforcers have already arrested some people allegedly linked to the Anonymous hacking group and their cyberattack activities. Members of the group were arrested from different sides of the world, including the UK, the US, Turkey, Spain, and the Netherlands.
