Anonymous collective has hacked the Russian Defense Ministry and leaked the data of its employees in response to the Ukraine invasion.
A few hours after the Anonymous collective has called to action against Russia following the illegitimate invasion of Ukraine its members have taken down the website of the Russian propaganda station RT News and news of the day is the attack against the servers of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The #Anonymous collective has leaked the database of the Russian Ministry of Defense website. #Ukraine— Anonymous (@YourAnonOne) February 25, 2022
Faced with this series of attacks that Ukraine has been suffering from the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, we could not help but support the Ukrainian people.People are dying. People are hurt. Homeless people.#Anonymous #TangoDown #OpRussia https://t.co/M0auj25aSj pic.twitter.com/YiBO5r7aHd— Anonymous (@LatestAnonPress) February 26, 2022“Anonymous, a group of hacktivists, successfully hacked and leaked the database of the website of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.” reported the Pravda agency.
The website of the Kremlin (Kremlin.ru) is also unreachable, but it is unclear if it is the result of the Anonymous attack or if the government has taken offline it to prevent disruptive attacks.
The Russian Government’s portal, and the websites of other ministries are running very slow.
The #Anonymous collective has taken down the website of the #Russian propaganda station RT News.— Anonymous (@YourAnonOne) February 24, 2022The collective is also threatening the Russian Federation and private organizations of attacks, it is a retaliation against Putin’s tyranny.
Anonymous pointed out that it is not targeting Russian citizens, but only their government.
“We want the Russian people to understand that we know it’s hard for them to speak out against their dictator for fear of reprisals.”
of the Anonymous collective, we can in fact report the truths of Anonymous’ collective actions against the Russian Federation. We want the Russian people to understand that we know it’s hard for them to speak out against their dictator for fear of reprisals. (cont)— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 24, 2022Anonymous is also launching its offensive against those countries that are supporting military operations in Ukraine, like Belarus. The collective is also leaking around 200GB of emails from Belarusian weapons maker Tetraedr. This company provided logistical support to Vladimir Putin in his invasion of Ukraine.
#Anonymous leaks around 200GB of emails from Belarusian weapons maker Tetraedr. This company provided logistical support to Vladimir Putin in his invasion of #Ukraine.#OpRussia #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/GvYXYRDhMB— Anonymous (@LatestAnonPress) February 26, 2022GazpromEN has been also taken offline in support of the people living in Ukraine.
#Anonymous #OpRussia @GazpromEN has been taken offline in support of the people living in #Ukraine.We are legion. Expect Us! Check Host: https://t.co/KYWwZNyGt3 pic.twitter.com/J9OSdBLnzf— Anonymous (@LiteMods) February 25, 2022
Ukraine is a democratic country being invaded by a fascist dictatorship, the battle isn’t NATO vs Russia, the battle is democracy vs fascism— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 25, 2022
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Pierluigi Paganini
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