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Anonymous (hacker group) Anonymous. An emblem that is commonly associated with Anonymous. The "man without a head" represents anonymity and leaderless organization. [1] Individuals appearing in public as Anonymous, wearing Guy Fawkes masks. Formation.
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, a hacktivist group that claims to act against anti-Muslim activities, but allegedly is Russian backed and neither linked to Sudan nor Anonymous.
Hector Monsegur. Hector Xavier Monsegur (born 1983), [1] known also by the online pseudonym Sabu (pronounced Sə'buː, Sæ'buː ), [2] is an American computer hacker and co-founder of the hacking group LulzSec. [3] Monsegur became an informant for the FBI, working with the agency for over ten months to aid them in identifying the other hackers ...
LulzSec (a contraction for Lulz Security) was [1] a black hat computer hacking group that claimed responsibility for several high profile attacks, including the compromise of user accounts from PlayStation Network in 2011. The group also claimed responsibility for taking the CIA website offline. [2] Some security professionals have commented ...
A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
Most notably, Anonymous committed a cyberattack against Roskomnadzor. [214] March: On 23 March 2022, hackers compromised the Ronin Network, stealing approximately US$620 million in Ether and USDC. [215] [216] [217] A total of 173,600 Ether and 25.5 million USDC tokens were stolen in two transactions. [218]
Topiary (hacktivist) Jake Leslie Davis (born 27 October 1992), [1] best known by his online pseudonym Topiary, is a British hacktivist. He has worked with Anonymous, LulzSec, and other similar groups. [2] He was an associate of the Internet group Anonymous, [3] which has publicly claimed various online attacks, including hacking HBGary, [4 ...
Anonymity pseudonyms. Critics of Scientology. Cyberattack gangs. Information society. Intellectual property activism. Internet humor. Internet trolling. Internet vigilantism. 2000s in Internet culture.