The notorious hacking group “anonymous” has declared war on Russia and is targeting Russian websites.
The group that has also targeted U.S. sites in the past now says Putin’s regime is fair game.
They claim they’ve already targeted more than fifteen hundred Russian websites, including kremlin-controlled news agencies.
The Russian Ministry of Defense and Space Agency, Russian oil companies, internet service providers, and even TV channels call to fight in cyberspace has resulted in a lot of websites not being available, some websites going down, and a lot of records, you know, Russian government and Russian military records, being dumped out on the internet.
Read the transcript message from Anonymous to Vladimir Putin.
“Greetings, citizens of the world. This is a message to Vladimir Putin from an anonymous Mr. Putin. The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has shown that your regime has no respect for human rights or the self-determination of your neighbors. In the past several days, a full-scale invasion has commenced. Civilian neighborhoods have been bombed and innocent people have been killed. Refugees are fleeing the violence and the population is being forced into conscription by Ukrainian officials. This is an ugly situation all around, but you are the instigator. You have criticized the US military and Nato for their occupation and bombardment of the middle east, which is certainly a fair criticism, but you have shown that you are no better than the imperialist governments that you are claiming to protect. The Russian anti-war protesters will only incite further unrest among the Russian people who are suffering as a result of your foolish actions, and the sanctions will hurt your citizens far more than they will hurt you, which is why the sanctions are not a proper deterrent now. The most popular resistance will come from within, and the police brutality seen in the streets during these demonstrations will only incite further protests and further erode your credibility.”
