Anonymous International
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Анонимный интернационал | |
| Formation | 2013 |
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| Type | Hacking, hacktivism |
| Purpose | Cyberespionage |
Region | Russia |
| Website | b0ltai.org |
Anonymous International is a hacking group known for leaking Russian government information and personal documents of government officials. They target high-ranking members of the government, large corporations, and media, and sell the stolen data. These actions are publicized on their blog, Shaltai Boltai, (Шалтай-Болтай, Error: {{language with name/for}}: missing language tag or language name (help)), the name by which the group is also known.[1][2] Over a period of 15 months the group published information about Russian politicians on 75 separate occasions.
In October 2016, Vladimir Anikeyev (Владимир Аникеев), known under the handle of "Lewis," considered the group's leader, was arrested and charged with unlawful access to computer information. In addition to Anikeyev, five more people were detained, among them one of the leaders of the FSB's Information Security Center, Sergei Mikhailov (FSB), and his deputy Dmitry Dokuchaev, as well as Ruslan Stoyanov, the former head of Kaspersky Lab's Computer Incident Investigation Department.
In October 2018, one of the co-founders of Shaltai Boltai, Alexander Glazastikov, was arrested in absentia in Russia.
See also
References
- ^ Wright, Will. "The Russian hackers taking on the Kremlin are named after Humpty Dumpty". QZ. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Meet Anonymous International, the hackers taking on the Kremlin". Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
External links
- Anonymous International on Twitter
- "Down The Rabbit Hole With Russia's Mysterious Leakers," Max Seddon, BuzzFeed, June 29, 2014