'Anonymous'

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	File:'anonymous'.jpg The headless man signifies the leaderless organisation. The global emblem depicts its worldwide relevance and reach.
Formation	2004
Type	Multiple-use name, Virtual community, Voluntary association
Interests	Free speech
	Leaderless international movement of activists

hackers, activists, spooks, plastic wordMultiple-use name, Virtual community, Voluntary association

This is for the group, named 'Anonymous'. For a list of documents from authors who deliberately remain anonymous, see Anonymous.

'Anonymous' is a decentralized international movement of digital activists known for generating high-profile cyberattacks against governments, companies, and other institutions which has leaked information gleaned from those hacks to the public.^[1] It is also a group identity used in online actions that typically seek to thwart the globalised corporate media by reporting alternative information; however, anybody can use the name, government agencies too.

History

Watch on YouTube

Peiter Zatko on the origins of 'Anonymous', starting at 11:20 minutes.^[2]

The beginning of Anonymous were the "Habbo Hotel Raids" initially organised on 4chan.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Two of the main accounts on Twitter are/were:

@YourAnonNews
@YourAnonCentral (connected to the activist Heather Marsh)

Symbols

File:Guy fawkes mask.jpg

File:Ccm-piss-on-us.jpg

An anonymous headless suit logo on a subvertised billboard to highlight Corporate media's Mendacity

The headless suit is commonly used online.

The Guy Fawkes mask, from the film V for Vendetta is used by activists both to hide their own identity and to signify sympathy with the group 'Anonymous'.

Activities

Integrity Initiative

File:Integrity Initiative Leaks.jpg

The 2018-19 Integrity Initiative Leak was a set of 7 leaks of compromising material from a UK deep state milieu exposing its subversion with the political process to promote Russophobia.

On 5 November 2018, Anonymous leaked documents about the Integrity Initiative and Institute for Statecraft, apparently showing how these UK taxpayer funded groups were employed to create anti-Russian disinformation.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anonymous-hacking-group
↑ HackersOnBoard YT channel - 'DEF CON 21 Presentation By Mudge - Unexpected Stories From a Hacker Inside the Government' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tPPD0MRX7I
↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ziq8LPWfgkIC&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&ots=id2bmpaK2w&focus=viewport&dq=anonymous+habbo+hotel
↑ https://habboraids.fandom.com/wiki/Habbo_is_racist
↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pools-closed
↑ https://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/11/british-government-behind-secret-anti-russian-disinformation-campaign.html
↑ https://www.ukcolumn.org/article/integrity-initiative-look-deep-state
↑ https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2018/12/20/institute-for-statecraft-slams-door-in-labour-mps-face/

[1] ttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Anonymous-hacking-group

[2] HackersOnBoard YT channel - 'DEF CON 21 Presentation By Mudge - Unexpected Stories From a Hacker Inside the Government' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tPPD0MRX7I

[3] ttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ziq8LPWfgkIC&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&ots=id2bmpaK2w&focus=viewport&dq=anonymous+habbo+hotel

[4] ttps://habboraids.fandom.com/wiki/Habbo_is_racist

[5] ttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pools-closed

[6] ttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/11/british-government-behind-secret-anti-russian-disinformation-campaign.html

[7] ttps://www.ukcolumn.org/article/integrity-initiative-look-deep-state

[8] ttps://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2018/12/20/institute-for-statecraft-slams-door-in-labour-mps-face/

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