The Hacker Collective started yesterday with the cyber attacks on Russian governments and companies, including the state television network RT and multiple internet service providers. Also the websites of the Kremlin, the Russian Parliament, the Ministry of Defense and other government services be attacked† Friday afternoon, the group says it has the site of the Russian defense ministry shut down.
“We are convinced that sanctions will have no effect on Putin’s criminal regime. We call on countries that support Ukraine to cut ties with Russia and expel Russian ambassadors,” Anonymous said.
The battle in Ukraine is according to the group not a fight between NATO and Russia, ‘but between democracy and fascism’. “We will not forget the lives lost under Putin’s regime,” writes one of the Anonymous members.
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Anonymous is an international group of hackers whose identities are unknown. They regularly carry out digital attacks on governments. For example, in the past, the hackers attacked China’s systems and destroyed Donald Trump’s websites taken offline.
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