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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 (Russian for 'Humpty Dumpty')), 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.
Анонимный интернационал | |
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Hacking, hacktivism |
| Purpose | Cyberespionage |
Region | Russia |
| Website | b0ltai.org |
Uncovered by Anonymous International and made public in June 2014 by The Insider, Vyacheslav Volodin is a strong supporter of the interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the trolls at the Internet Research Agency.[3]
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, 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Wright, Will (8 April 2015). "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". TheGuardian.com. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Судьи по вызову. Как Володин победил Forbes" [Judges on Call. How Volodin Defeated Forbes]. The Insider (theins.ru) (in Russian). 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
edit- Anonymous International on Twitter
- "Down The Rabbit Hole With Russia's Mysterious Leakers," Max Seddon, BuzzFeed, June 29, 2014