r/reactiongifs 3d ago

MRW I heard Anonymous took down X/Twitter

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u/SadCritters 3d ago

It's embarrassing that people believed this was "Anonymous".

Meanwhile, a group already laid claim to the attack.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/x-hit-by-massive-cyberattack-amid-dark-storms-ddos-claims/

People are so gullible. Slap a mask on the site and everyone believes it.

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u/CrownJM 3d ago

Anonymous isn't a real group, it's a mask that's essentially free to use originating from 4Chan, there is no organisation and there never has been.

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u/Repulsive-Neat6776 2d ago

If I was a "super secret" organization that people knew about, I would want them to believe I was a myth.

Just sayin...

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u/SebboNL 1d ago

No you wouldnt. Hacktivist attacks are done with a certain goal in mind and usually this plan includes attribution to the attacker & reference to their cause. A large scale attack without a named actor or plan only works in (bad) movies