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In the face of the attack on Ukraine, the hacker collective Anonymous Russia has declared «cyber war». The hackers sent a threatening message to Vladimir Putin via Twitter.
One of the targets was the Kremlin website.
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The organization confirmed via Twitter that their attack had been successful.
Screenshot Twitter/Anonymous
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The hacker collective Anonymous has announced “large-scale” cyber attacks on the Russian government.
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With the Russian Defense Ministry offline, Anonymous has now also shut down the Kremlin’s website.
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According to a German news portal, the hackers are following a call from the Ukrainian government.
The hacker collective Anonymous interferes in the Ukraine war. On Twitter, Anonymous stated that it was entering a “cyber war” with Russia. On Friday evening, the hackers carried out a large-scale cyber attack on the Russian government: the Kremlin’s website was paralyzed.
Several attacks followed over the course of Friday: The website of the Russian state broadcaster Russia Toda was a first target for the hackers, and a little later the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense was affected.
Anonymous called Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine a violation of international law. The organization sent a threatening message to the Russian President on Twitter: “Mr. Putin, you have invaded a sovereign nation in the name of Russian dominance and your actions have threatened peace and stability in the region. You can’t get away with that!”
In a video circulating on social media, a member of the hacker organization can be seen wearing a typical Guy Fawkes mask. A distorted voice explains that the collective is currently involved in several actions against the Russian Federation, but the hacking attacks are not aimed at the people of Russia. “It is inevitable that the private sector will also be affected,” it said.
Loud “daily mirror» the Ukrainian government had previously asked volunteers from the Ukrainian hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and carry out cyber espionage missions against Russian troops. According to two people familiar with the matter, the government’s request surfaced on hacker forums. «Ukrainian cyber community! It’s time to get involved in our country’s cyber defense,” a message said.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense did not want to comment on this, writes the “Tagesspiegel”. However, according to an insider, hundreds of applications from hackers have been received and are being checked to ensure that no Russian agent is among them.
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