Next1 of 5Many of the cyber attacks that we hear about every day are launched by individual and often opportunistic hackers. However, there are also more theatrical and targeted groups organising more intensive campaigns, often more motivated by ideology than profit. CBR looks at some of the major hacktivist groups on the internet. 1. […]
Many of the cyber attacks that we hear about every day are launched by individual and often opportunistic hackers. However, there are also more theatrical and targeted groups organising more intensive campaigns, often more motivated by ideology than profit.
CBR looks at some of the major hacktivist groups on the internet.
1. Anonymous
Anonymous is one of the most famous hacking collectives because of its high-profile targets and general sense of theatre.
Many of the attacks have been focused on the financial sector, which is at the heart of Anonymous’s critique of modern society.
In May 2016, Anonymous launched Operation Icarus, which was a 30-day cyber campaign that targeted the London Stock Exchange, PayPal and NASDAQ.
Anonymous also launched attacks against Islamic State.
The collective originated in 2003 on the website 4chan. It uses a decentralised command structure with a dispersed network of individual hackers.
The group’s motto is as follows: “Anonymous is an idea that cannot be broken…even by traitors. WE ARE ANONYMOUS. WE ARE A LEGION. WE DO NOT FORGIVE. WE DO NOT FORGET. EXPECT US.”
