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littlemissmartypants

(22,631 posts)
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:47 AM Mar 2022

Anonymous Printer Hack Screenshot Translation



Anonymous Takes Anti-Putin Battle To Russian People With Printer Attack To Disrupt Kremlin's Propaganda
By Nica Osorio
@techcentrik

03/21/22 AT 6:11 AM

https://www.ibtimes.com/anonymous-takes-anti-putin-battle-russian-people-printer-attack-disrupt-kremlins-3444590

KEY POINTS
Anonymous launched a cyber war agianst Russia since its Ukraine invasion
It is printing anti-propaganda and tor instructions to hacked printers all over Russia
The Onion Router is free software that allows anonymous communication


Ever since declaring war against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Anonymous, the decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective, has continued to relentlessly hit the Kremlin with attacks that are undermining the country's leadership and disrupting its narrative on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The latest is a printer hack, which allows the collective to send a message across the transcontinental country.

The details of the latest attack against Russia were shared by Anonymous on the micro-blogging site Twitter. "We have been printing anti-propaganda and tor installation instructions to printers all over #Russia for 2 hours, and printed 100,000+ copies so far. 15 people working on this op as we speak," the tweet read.

International Business Times had the opportunity to talk to one of the hacktivists and they confirmed the hack. They also explained that the operation included PDFs printed on the hacked printers with a message telling Russians that its president, Kremlin and Russian media have lied to them.

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Anonymous Printer Hack Screenshot Translation (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 OP
So many people doing something NJCher Mar 2022 #1
yup - we cannot help directly but we can help support those who can Skittles Mar 2022 #2
Ty white hats questionseverything Mar 2022 #3
It's got to be unnerving when a printer in your office starts shooting out a print job tanyev Mar 2022 #4

NJCher

(35,654 posts)
1. So many people doing something
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:06 AM
Mar 2022

Every day I hear about initiatives by people, whether it’s Arnold Schwarzenegger using his credibility and popularity with Russians to combat propaganda or two middle aged US women in medicine traveling to Ukraine to treat the injured.

Another person started a medical supply effort and got a huge response. He is personally traveling there with the supplies.

Me? I’ve donated money. I wish I had the skills to be Anonymous, but I do what I can.

Skittles

(153,147 posts)
2. yup - we cannot help directly but we can help support those who can
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:49 AM
Mar 2022

and the best way to do that is to give them MONEY - yes indeed

tanyev

(42,550 posts)
4. It's got to be unnerving when a printer in your office starts shooting out a print job
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 08:23 AM
Mar 2022

that nobody in the building/network sent there. Hope it shakes some out of their delusions.

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