Anonymous declares 'cyber war' against Russia.
A hacker collective's attack took down dozens of websites linked to the Russian government in response to the country's military action in Ukraine.
From the RT website The hacker collective 'Anonymous' has declared a "cyber war" against Russia, claiming to have disabled several Russian government websites and RT's website.
Social media accounts claiming to represent the group announced Thursday night that they were “officially waging cyber warfare against the Russian government” and took down dozens of websites in response to the country’s military action in Ukraine.
The websites of the Russian government, the Kremlin, the Duma, the Ministry of Defense, and RT were all affected by the apparent cyberattack, with some sites slowing down and others going offline for extended periods throughout the day.
In another post, an account claiming to represent Anonymous said that while their operations were "targeting the Russian government," there was also "an inevitability that the private sector would be affected as well."
"So, while people around the world are smashing their internet providers to pieces, understand that this is entirely directed at the actions of the Russian government and Putin," the account said in a message to Russians.
As a decentralized collective, Anonymous has no hierarchy or central leadership, and therefore its operations are known to address a wide range of issues from different political perspectives.
Hackers affiliated with Anonymous have attacked US government websites, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Westboro Baptist Church, ISIS, the Church of Scientology, and the Epilepsy Foundation – which was targeted with flashbangs in 2008 – among many others.
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