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This is a partial list of notable hacker groups, in alphabetical order: Anonymous , originating in 2003, Anonymous was created as a group for people who fought for the right to privacy. Anonymous Sudan , founded in 2023, a hacktivist group that claims to act against anti-Muslim activities, but allegedly is Russian backed and neither linked to ...
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Perhaps the most prolific and well known hacktivist group, Anonymous has been prominent and prevalent in many major online hacks over the past decade. Anonymous is a decentralized group that originated on the forums of 4chan during 2003, but didn't rise to prominence until 2008 when they directly attacked the Church of Scientology in a massive ...
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May: Network Battalion 65 (NB65), a hacktivist group affiliated with Anonymous, has reportedly hacked Russian payment processor Qiwi. A total of 10.5 terabytes of data including transaction records and customers' credit cards had been exfiltrated. They further infected Qiwi with ransomwares and threatened to release more customer records. [229]
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of ...
Hacker groups provided access to information and resources, and a place to learn from other members. [1] Hackers could also gain credibility by being affiliated with an elite group. [1] The names of hacker groups often parody large corporations, governments, police and criminals; [2] and often used specialized orthography. [2]
Hacktivist groups say they are hitting Israeli targets online amid the war in Israel and Gaza, disrupting and defacing websites like the Jerusalem Post. The conflict between Israel and its Arab ...