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title: Anonymous Hacking Group Targets Russian Government
description: Hacktivist group Anonymous announced it will launch a series of cyberattacks against the Russian government in retaliation for their invasion of Ukraine.
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# [Anonymous Hacking Group Targets Russian Government](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/anonymous-hacktivists-target-russia)

 Written by [Drew Todd](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/drew-todd) | Fri | Feb 25, 2022 | 8:34 PM Z

Following Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine, the [cybersecurity community is banding together](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/cybersecurity-community-helps-ukraine) to provide any relief it can to the citizens of Ukraine.

Hundreds of executives, cyber influencers, and government officials are offering free tools and assistance to help the Ukrainian government and its people defend against Russian cyberattacks.

Anonymous, the decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective, announced it will be the latest organization to join the efforts in fighting back against Russia. The following Twitter thread was posted yesterday:

> of the Anonymous collective, we can in fact report the truths of Anonymous' collective actions against the Russian Federation. We want the Russian people to understand that we know it's hard for them to speak out against their dictator for fear of reprisals. (cont)
> 
> — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) [February 24, 2022](https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1496954234800988161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Put yourselves in the shoes of the Ukrainians being bombed right now. Together we can change the world, we can stand up against anything. It is time for the Russian people to stand together and say "NO" to Vladimir Putin's war.   
> We are Anonymous.  
> We are Legion
> 
> Expect us.
> 
> — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) [February 24, 2022](https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1496954238290653184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## **Ukraine asks for volunteer hackers**

The Ukrainian government is asking for any volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according to [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-ukraine-calls-hacker-underground-defend-against-russia-2022-02-24/).

Yegor Aushev, the co-founder of a cybersecurity company in Kyiv, says he wrote a post at the request of a senior Defense Ministry official who contacted him earlier this week:

"Ukrainian cybercommunity! It's time to get involved in the cyber defense of our country," the post read, asking hackers and cybersecurity experts to submit an application via Google docs, listing their specialties, such as malware development, and professional references.

Aushev's firm, Cyber Unit Technologies, is known for working with Ukraine's government on the defense of critical infrastructure.

*Reuters* reports:

"Aushev said the volunteers would be divided into defensive and offensive cyber units. The defensive unit would be employed to defend infrastructure such as power plants and water systems. In a 2015 cyberattack, widely attributed to Russia state hackers, 225,000 Ukrainians lost electricity.

The offensive volunteer unit Aushev said he is organizing would help Ukraine's military conduct digital espionage operations against invading Russian forces."

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