Anonymous put out a huge “Print Attack,” sending over 100,000 print copies to Russian people with anti-war slogans and instructions on how to circumvent censorship in the nation.
Anonymous hacktivists are compromising susceptible and misconfigured printers around Russia and disseminating anti-war print copies to users. The kind of assault is similar to that used by Anonymous last month when the hackers infiltrated misconfigured cloud databases owned by Russian corporations and left messages critical of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The printed copies also described how to use the Tor browser to avoid censorship in Russia. Since the invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, 2022, the Russian government has blocked Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, BBC News, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, Bellingcat, Amnesty International, Meduza.io, Ukrayinska Pravda, Interfax-Ukraine, Radio Free Liberty, and other websites.
PDFs Containing Anti-Propaganda Messages
According to Anonymous, the hijacked printers were compelled to print PDFs with a message alerting Russians that “their president, government, and media have all been feeding them lies.”
Anonymous supports Ukraine.
It is no secret that Anonymous has taken a stance in support of Ukraine in the continuing confrontation between the two countries. To date, the group has focused on the government and the private sector to convey its message.
