hacktivism

Hacked documents reveal great lengths Russian companies are going to fight growing hacktivism wave

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Hackers leaked over 79 gigabytes of emails from the Russian state-controlled pipeline company Transneft amid the country’s ongoing bombardment of Ukraine. The hackers, who identified as belonging to the leaderless hacktivism movement Anonymous, provided the data trove to the journalist non-profit group DDoSecrets. The documents, reviewed by the Daily Dot, reveal how companies are struggling … Read more

Submitting docs to WikiLeaks is seemingly impossible amid uptick in hacktivism against Russia

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The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a prominent surge in hacktivism across the globe, yet the transparency organization WikiLeaks has seemingly made it impossible to provide them with any leaks. Ukraine last week took the unusual step of asking for volunteers from the country’s hacker underground in an effort to protect critical … Read more

Why hacktivism came roaring back in 2021

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Nearly a decade after the collective Anonymous unleashed a barrage of hacktivism across the internet, the digital realm is once again experiencing a significant uptick in hacking and online civil disobedience. Politically-motivated hacking underwent a major resurgence in 2021, with governments, corporations, and prominent right-wing groups finding themselves squarely in the crosshairs. The country, in … Read more