Post by ghostrider on Feb 27, 2016 8:58:54 GMT
As anyone who has gotten into the field of cyber security knows, there are many applications of these skills. Some people use them for their careers, others use it for self gain, and there are others, called hacktivists, that use them to do what they believe is benefiting society. There are many hacktivist movements, a large one being Anonymous, and they have different ideas on what they are doing and why.
As Anonymous is the largest and most well known hacktivist groups, I have decided to hang around them for a bit and see just what it is like for them. First off, they do not consider themselves a group, but an idea; a concept I thought interesting. Another point I would like to add is that not all Anons are hackers. The majority of them are protesters and activists, but there are still some hackers.
As far as their activities go, they are illegal, but not necessarily unethical. The ones I was around mostly targeted pedophiles on the internet, but they also managed several Twitter accounts exposing what they called “crimes against humanity”. They seemed to have an organized effort in whatever they do; nobody has to do everything. Furthermore, their methods are not as complicated as you might think. For hunting pedophiles, their method was:
Convince them to click IP logger
Dox them
Expose them
SWAT them
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As Anonymous is the largest and most well known hacktivist groups, I have decided to hang around them for a bit and see just what it is like for them. First off, they do not consider themselves a group, but an idea; a concept I thought interesting. Another point I would like to add is that not all Anons are hackers. The majority of them are protesters and activists, but there are still some hackers.
As far as their activities go, they are illegal, but not necessarily unethical. The ones I was around mostly targeted pedophiles on the internet, but they also managed several Twitter accounts exposing what they called “crimes against humanity”. They seemed to have an organized effort in whatever they do; nobody has to do everything. Furthermore, their methods are not as complicated as you might think. For hunting pedophiles, their method was:
Convince them to click IP logger
Dox them
Expose them
SWAT them
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