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Anonymous is supposedly joining the cyber war: https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1496954233492541444 https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/149695423349

by awb 5y ago

Anonymous is supposedly joining the cyber war: https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1496954233492541444 https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1496954233492541444 https://twitter.com/YourAnonOne/status/1496965766435926039 https://twitter.com/YourAnonOne/status/1496965766435926039 They are claiming responsibility for taking down RT.com and some other Russian sites.

throwaway48375 5y ago
Any time someone refers to Anonymous as if they are actually some kind of cohesive group it's a clear indicator they have no idea what they are talking about.
btheshoe 5y ago
isn't anonymous just a loose affiliation of people on 4chan though? Kind of strange to claim that the whole collective is doing something.
- exdsq 5y ago
  And even then it’s mostly a bunch of kids larping
  - moron4hire 5y ago
    That's all it ever was
    - raspberry1337 5y ago
      4chan is so big these days, a mere board like /pol/ will have 30 million unique IP visits per month, that is (perhaps unfortunately) more than just kids these days. It's the main free speech board of the internet, it draws people from all over the world.
      - james-redwood 5y ago
        It’s nowhere near that big.
- Grieving 5y ago
  The "real" Anonymous was. Now some other hacktivist group uses the name to cash in on the clout. People get really excited when they hear Anonymous is back at work.
- loves_mangoes 5y ago
  That's where it started, but they're entirely separate banners now. It is actually not allowed to organize raids or other Anonymous-style hacktivities that are against US law on 4chan. So, calling for cyber war may just net you a warning from moderators. The board is not the bastion of absolute unregulated free speech people think it is! More broadly, outside of the current geopolitical context, trying to pick a target and rally anons against it is in bad taste. If you try, you may be told that "4chan is Not Your Personal Army" (NYPA). As a result, the various "Anonymous" groups really don't have a home there.
- deleted 5y ago
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- sremani 5y ago
  When I didn't know better I thought them as some kind anarcho libetarian group, but behind every effective cyber offensive there is always a powerful actor.. mostly a state or private interest.
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  Not necessarily 4chan, but yes. Its name can and has been claimed by different groups.
rvz 5y ago
RT.com is still up and running. A DDoS attack is hardly a ‘complex’ attack against Russia and is easily mitigated against these days vs a malware wiper already spreading all over Ukraine. A DDoS is not even remotely considered a ‘hack’. Anonymous is not exactly sophisticated like the ‘Equation Group’ and these sort of DDoS + shodan.io lookups are what script-kiddie jokers do. They have nothing to fight with compared to Russia. Ukraine needs higher calibre cyber security teams to defend itself, not predictable script kiddie DDoSers.
- lalaland1125 5y ago
  rt.com seems down from my perspective DDoSes are simple tools, but they can be extremely effective at stopping Russian propaganda mills.
  - TheFreim 5y ago
    I am not familiar with RT, what "propaganda" were they spreading? I've known of "rt.com" for a while, seeing it posted occasionally, and it never was anything that gave me pause (didn't even known it stood for Russia Today until today).
    - lalaland1125 5y ago
      Russia Today is a state-owned and controlled media company that directly takes content directions from Russia's government. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/how-the-truth-is-made-at-russia-today https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/how-the-truth... has a good overview of how exactly it works.
    - jablongo 5y ago
      Yea it is a sophisticated propaganda operation aimed at western readers. It sometimes even has good reporting but everything is curated to serve the kremlins interests.
      - TheFreim 5y ago
slim 5y ago
While this account cannot claim to speak for the whole of the Anonymous collective Anonymous would never say that :)
gianpaj 5y ago
RT's app is down at the moment. I'm in Spain
james-redwood 5y ago
How has no one on HN called out the Anonymous drivel yet. Even bringing 4chan supposedly into it. No one has any idea what they’re talking about.

by awb 5y ago

throwaway48375 5y ago

Any time someone refers to Anonymous as if they are actually some kind of cohesive group it's a clear indicator they have no idea what they are talking about.

btheshoe 5y ago

isn't anonymous just a loose affiliation of people on 4chan though? Kind of strange to claim that the whole collective is doing something.

exdsq 5y ago
And even then it’s mostly a bunch of kids larping
- moron4hire 5y ago
  That's all it ever was
  - raspberry1337 5y ago
    4chan is so big these days, a mere board like /pol/ will have 30 million unique IP visits per month, that is (perhaps unfortunately) more than just kids these days. It's the main free speech board of the internet, it draws people from all over the world.
    - james-redwood 5y ago
      It’s nowhere near that big.
Grieving 5y ago
The "real" Anonymous was. Now some other hacktivist group uses the name to cash in on the clout. People get really excited when they hear Anonymous is back at work.
loves_mangoes 5y ago
That's where it started, but they're entirely separate banners now. It is actually not allowed to organize raids or other Anonymous-style hacktivities that are against US law on 4chan. So, calling for cyber war may just net you a warning from moderators. The board is not the bastion of absolute unregulated free speech people think it is! More broadly, outside of the current geopolitical context, trying to pick a target and rally anons against it is in bad taste. If you try, you may be told that "4chan is Not Your Personal Army" (NYPA). As a result, the various "Anonymous" groups really don't have a home there.
deleted 5y ago
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sremani 5y ago
When I didn't know better I thought them as some kind anarcho libetarian group, but behind every effective cyber offensive there is always a powerful actor.. mostly a state or private interest.
raxxorrax 5y ago
Not necessarily 4chan, but yes. Its name can and has been claimed by different groups.

rvz 5y ago

RT.com is still up and running. A DDoS attack is hardly a ‘complex’ attack against Russia and is easily mitigated against these days vs a malware wiper already spreading all over Ukraine. A DDoS is not even remotely considered a ‘hack’. Anonymous is not exactly sophisticated like the ‘Equation Group’ and these sort of DDoS + shodan.io lookups are what script-kiddie jokers do. They have nothing to fight with compared to Russia. Ukraine needs higher calibre cyber security teams to defend itself, not predictable script kiddie DDoSers.

lalaland1125 5y ago
rt.com seems down from my perspective DDoSes are simple tools, but they can be extremely effective at stopping Russian propaganda mills.
- TheFreim 5y ago
  I am not familiar with RT, what "propaganda" were they spreading? I've known of "rt.com" for a while, seeing it posted occasionally, and it never was anything that gave me pause (didn't even known it stood for Russia Today until today).
  - lalaland1125 5y ago
    Russia Today is a state-owned and controlled media company that directly takes content directions from Russia's government. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/how-the-truth-is-made-at-russia-today https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/how-the-truth... has a good overview of how exactly it works.
  - jablongo 5y ago
    Yea it is a sophisticated propaganda operation aimed at western readers. It sometimes even has good reporting but everything is curated to serve the kremlins interests.
    - TheFreim 5y ago

slim 5y ago

While this account cannot claim to speak for the whole of the Anonymous collective Anonymous would never say that :)

gianpaj 5y ago

RT's app is down at the moment. I'm in Spain

james-redwood 5y ago

How has no one on HN called out the Anonymous drivel yet. Even bringing 4chan supposedly into it. No one has any idea what they’re talking about.