Anonymous has asserted claims they have hacked into Russia’s state TV and the country’s equivalent of Netflix in order to highlight the realities of the conflict in Ukraine.
On the same day Ukraine was invaded, the worldwide hackers collective group “Anonymous” declared their war on Russia. The hacking was to highlight the group’s support for Ukraine and is committed to this cyberwar in retaliation to the Russian government.
“Anonymous is a decentralized online community of hackers and activists that launch protests, cyberattacks, and online pranks together. There is no leader or central organization of the group – in effect, anyone can become part of Anonymous – but they are typically identified through the iconic Guy Fawkes masks from the graphic novel and film V for Vendetta. In the past, they’ve launched action against a wide array of government agencies, companies, militaries, public figures, and websites. “
On the day of the invasion, the group credits itself for taking down Russia’s major foreign propaganda media outlet, Russia Today (RT) and following that day, they shut down the Russian Ministry of Defense website.
In a bid to reach the Russian people, Anonymous has made claims of taking control of over 400 public media displays in the country and is broadcasting text about the Ukrainian invasion on the camera feeds.
It is alleged that they are showing Ukrainians’ war footage from the invasion and spreading anti-war messages on their televisions such as ‘Ordinary Russians oppose the war’
The Anonymous collective is officially in cyber war against the Russian government. #Anonymous #Ukraine
— Anonymous (@YourAnonOne) February 24, 2022
More details of this report from Daily Mail:
“Anonymous claims it has hacked into Russian state TV to air footage of the war in Ukraine.
The hacking collective said it targeted Russia 24, Channel One and Moscow 24 to show the realities of the savage invasion.
Vladimir Putin has been telling Russians the invasion is a ‘special military operation’ and a peacekeeping exercise, cracking down on any anti-war dissent.
Kremlin propaganda channels have been claiming it is a civil war that has broken out in Ukraine, led by Nazi nationalists spurred on by the West and the expansion of NATO.
But Anonymous showed Russians the reality of the war in its hack carried out on Sunday it claims.
They also targeted Russian streaming services Wink and Ivi.
The hackers said they are taking part in the ‘biggest Anonymous op ever seen’ in their take-down of Russia.
Part of the footage aired on Russian TV included the message: ‘ordinary Russians are against the war’ and urged them to oppose the invasion.”
Anonymous also claims to have hacked Russian satellites, knocking out a large number of spy cameras that Putin uses to monitor and a crackdown on dissent.
Sources: 100percentfedup, DailyMail
