Hacker group Anonymous hacks into printers ‘all across Russia’ to print anti-war sentiment
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Anonymous claims to have hacked into vulnerable printers across Russia in order to print 'anti-propaganda' messages about the invasion of Ukraine.
The collective's Twitter address is @DepaixPorteur, and one of its members tweeted: "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."
Images of a printer prompt on a computer screen and a PDF file with heavy Russian Cyrillic text accompanied the tweet.
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According to an earlier tweet, the hackers have so far gained access to 156 printers.
In the aftermath of Russia's assault on Ukraine, Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a slew of cyberattacks.
The texts further exhort Russians to fight for "tradition and pride," as well as to "overthrow Putin's crooked government that steals from your pocket."
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As part of its continued efforts against Vladimir Putin's onslaught on Ukraine, Anonymous announced last week (15 May) that it had taken out Russia's national security agency.
(With inputs from agencies)