Posted on 02/25/2022 4:44:58 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
Hacker collective Anonymous has disabled several Russian government websites including the state-controlled "Russia Today" news service.
Hackers identifying with the Anonymous collective announced they had launched cyber operations that briefly took down RT.com, as well as the websites of the Kremlin, the Russian government and the Russian defence ministry websites.
RT.com confirmed the attack took place, saying it slowed some websites down while taking others offline for "extended periods of time".
RT's coverage of the situation in Ukraine has been overwhelmingly from a pro-Russian perspective, showing fireworks and cheerful celebrations in the newly occupied territories.
In the UK, MPs have said the TV channel is Russian President Vladimir Putin's "personal propaganda tool" and should be banned.
DDoS attacks flood websites with traffic Internet security expert Robert Potter said the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack involved multiple systems flooding a targeted website, so that no other traffic could get through.
"It's like trying to run five people through a door at the same time," he said.
DDoS attacks are considered easy to mount and easy to defend against.
One simple measure is to switch off foreign traffic to a website, which could explain why it currently appears to be easier to access RT.com from inside Russia than outside.
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In the past, members of Anonymous have admitted that they work for the DOJ.
This can be a clear pretext for war with Russia.
Between this, and Biden gloating about the decline of the Ruble and the Russian Stock Market, it sure sounds like warmongers are feeding the Biden Junta it’s lines.
Correct. Yesterday the large multi-national bank I work for disabled all traffic from Russia and Ukraine. Many of the large banks have done that already, btw.
Can't say how long that "security" will last given the prevalence of VPN connectivity around the world. Just sayin' ...
Correlation = Causation? Probably.
I’ve come to see this group as a tool of intelligence agencies, to shape the narrative/disinformation they prefer
It’s all fun and games until Biden says the reason the power went out in your city was because of Russian hacking. False claim escalation leading to global thermal nuclear war. It’s a weird game. Why are you playing?
I always suspected they were some type of government poodle. Same for antifa. They had their little color revolution in 2020 hiding behind an election.
Look at this scripted program: the end of the fakedemic followed immediately (predictably) by war. Management was not pleased with Biden’s performance. He failed to meet his body count quota with the injections. So the next wave of exterminations will be carried out by a different method. This is all part of an AGENDA.
NYC losing power is a good thing
Weep not for NYC being blacked out
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I am sure that Anon has some very good hackers.
At the same time. I expect Russia has some equally good hackers.
And I also suspect Russia would be willing to turn the KGB types back on. And see some of the Anon people start disappearing or having tragic accidents.
That’ll show em
Yes, if Moscow trains are shut down, Putin can say this is an act of war by the United States against the Russian people.
My thoughts exactly.
Our first strike...ones and zeroes
You do know there are plenty of Freepers in NYC, right?
So what?
The fact there are Freepers in NYC doesn’t mean anything special. By living in NYC, they have no control over their destiny.
They are de facto left wing tax slaves
I have relatives in NYC, so why don’t you eat a bag of dicks?
CV
Your relatives are irrelevant. Can’t you grasp that point?
They work for the progressive machine that taxes them and has destroyed what was once a great AMERICAN city
After the Unites States, Russia is probably the next when it comes to using hacking as an arsenal.
United States will not directly attack Russia first, but would Russia pause?
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