Anonymous declared cyberwar on Killnet

Hacker group Anonymous has announced on Twitter that it’s launching a cyber war against the pro-Russian group Killnet.

The news comes after anonymous hackers recently declared “cyber war” against Vladimir Putin’s government following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including leaking over 360,000 Russian federal agency files in the process.

On Twitter, the YourAnonOne account said:

The #Anonymous collective is officially in cyber war against the pro-Russian hacker group #Killnet.

Last week, Killnet attacked the websites of various Italian institutions and government ministries, including the superior council of the judiciary, its customs agency and its foreign affairs, education and cultural heritage ministries.

Shortly after this chain of attacks Anonymous published a new message announcing that the official Killnet site was taken offline:

The news comes a few days after cybersecurity agencies in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand issued a warning to organizations beyond Ukraine’s borders that they may soon be targeted by pro-Russian hackers.

The other day, the Anonymous hacker group TheZero has hacked some Russian domains. TheZero has deployed a message on those Russian domains which says “STOP PUTIN, STOP WAR”.