What is Anonymous as hacker group release 364K documents amid Putin's Ukraine invasion
dailystar.co.ukUkraine. The group announced cyberwar against Russia in retaliation for its military aggression, which saw it launch a full-scale invasion in Ukraine on February 24.
The group is reported to have hacked into a range of news channels, including Russia 24, Channel One and Moscow 24.Russian state media has limited the news and information allowed to reach the Russian population, with heavy censorship and control limiting the access people have to the truth.Writing on Twitter, Anonymous discussed the “need to keep the Russian people connected to the global community”.The group is, unsurprisingly, an anonymous political activist movement with no known leadership or even a face to put to them.In the past, people speaking on behalf of the group have appeared on screen wearing Guy Fawkes masks and with their voices distorted.While the group is mysterious, their tagline speaks in no uncertain terms: “Knowledge is free.
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