Anonymous, one of the most popular hacking groups, is back on track. Security experts confirmed that the latest attack by cybercriminals is targeting Epik, an alt-right web hosting company.
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A protester wears a mask during a protest inside the Bay Area Civic Rapid Transit Center (BART) station on August 15, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Hacker group "Anonymous" staged a rally at a BART station tonight after BART officials disconnected cell phone service at their stations last week during a disturbing protest following a fatal shooting of a man by BART police.
They added that hackers were able to leak gigabytes of data from web server clients. These include 8chan, Parler, Gab, Texas GOP, and more. This is serious business today, as Epic offers website hosting and DNS and domain name services for various agencies and organizations.
On the other hand, cybersecurity experts said that the hacking group Anonymous released the stolen database as a torrent file. The hackers involved claimed that the leaked data is over 180GB in size and contains decade-long data from the giant web hosting company.
"The dataset is all that is needed to trace the actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the Internet that has eluded researchers, activists and, well, almost everyone," said the Anonymous hackers.
Possible Effects of Latest Anonymous Hacker Breach
According to Ars TechnicaAccording to the latest report, the new leaked database could allow anyone to know Epik's customer identities and other personal information. This simply means that the gang of cybercriminals could allow researchers, activists, and others.
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Meanwhile, Anonymous's latest hacking activity began after the Texas Heartbeat Act became law this September. This new rule allows private departments to enforce the so-called six-week abortion ban, which would also impose on an individual violation of the restriction more than $ 10,000 in damages.
For those who have no idea what Epik is, it is a web service provider and domain registrar specifically serving right-wing clients. The company is a major service provider, helping organizations that are often shunned by major IT vendors.
Aside from the Anonymous hacking group, other online attackers are breaching various companies. These include the Ragnarok ransomware gang. On the other hand, several hackers They are now using high profile verified Twitter accounts to run crypto scam campaigns.
Are Former US Intelligence Staff Now Hackers?
BCC reported that three former US intelligence officers admitted that they are now working for the UAE as hackers.
Investigators confirmed that they are now violating US laws by conducting hacking operations for the UAE. Due to their serious crime, former US intelligence agents were forced to pay $ 1.7 million to resolve the charges brought against them.
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