Anonymous, an international activist and hacktivist collective, has taken responsibility for taking down the website of Russia’s state broadcaster RT TV network.
One of the Twitter handles of the group wrote, “The #Anonymous collective has taken down the website of the #Russian propaganda station RT News.” The group further said that they are officially in a “cyber war” against the Russian government. Additionally, they have also taken responsibility for taking down the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service which is the federal-level executive governmental organ that controls the execution of the antitrust law and related areas.
The #Anonymous collective has taken down the website of the #Russian propaganda station RT News.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonOne) February 24, 2022
RT has been banned in Poland besides other Russian news channels. It has been accused of spreading propaganda backed by the Kremlin.
Russian TV channels - including RT - have been banned in Poland - local authorities pic.twitter.com/9gnTsDXWB6
— RT (@RT_com) February 24, 2022
#Anonymous has taken down the website of @fasrussia - We support the people of #Ukraine.
— Anonymous (@LiteMods) February 24, 2022
Stop hiding the truth from the people.
URL to the site we are targeting: https://t.co/jOv8Eh1w7B
Check Host: https://t.co/antcj3vdo1
If it comes back up, let me know pic.twitter.com/PlNvocZUmQ
#Anonymous is currently involved in operations against the Russian Federation. Our operations are targeting the Russian government. There is an inevitability that the private sector will most likely be affected too. While this account cannot claim to speak for the whole (con)
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 24, 2022
Put yourselves in the shoes of the Ukrainians being bombed right now. Together we can change the world, we can stand up against anything. It is time for the Russian people to stand together and say "NO" to Vladimir Putin's war.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 24, 2022
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion
Expect us.
According to Business Insider India, the hacker collective has also launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against websites of Russian internet service providers, including Com2Com, Relcom, Sovam Teleport and PTT-Teleport Moscow.
Anonymous wrote, “We, as a collective, want only peace in the world. We want a future for all of humanity. So, while people around the globe smash your internet providers to bits, understand that it's entirely directed at the actions of the Russian government and Putin.”
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