--- title: "Anonymous Says It’s Hacking Entire Russian Television Channels Now" description: "After declaring \"cyber war against the Russian government\" last week, famed Guy Fawkes mask-themed hacker group Anonymous is hacking Russian TV services." date: "2022-03-07" modified: "2022-03-07" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/anonymous-hacking-russian-television" categories: - "Cybersecurity" - "Future Society" - "Hacking" tags: - "hackers" - "Russia" - "the digest" - "ukraine" --- # Anonymous Says It’s Hacking Entire Russian Television Channels Now ![After declaring "cyber war against the Russian government" last week, famed Guy Fawkes mask-themed hacker group Anonymous is hacking Russian TV services.]() *\Image: Anomyous/YouTube\* ## Cyber War After [declaring]() "cyber war against the Russian government" last week, famed Guy Fawkes mask-themed hacker group Anonymous says it's now hacking Russian TV and streaming services. "The hacking collective Anonymous hacked into the Russian streaming services Wink and Ivi (like Netflix) and live TV channels Russia 24, Channel One, Moscow 24 to broadcast war footage from Ukraine \[today\]," an account associated with the group [tweeted over the weekend](). The tweet was accompanied by a video of what indeed appears to be war footage from Ukraine interrupting Russian news broadcasts. A message at the end [claims]() that "ordinary Russians are against the war," calling an end to Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine. Is it all just meaningless "hacktivisim" or a consequential effort to stand up to Russia's aggressions? It's near impossible to quantify the group's anti-war efforts — but, if the footage holds up, it's a symbolic victory nonetheless. ## Biggest Op The hack got the group a considerable amount of attention, forcing it to defend the tactics. "We are involved in the biggest Anonymous op ever seen," the group [tweeted late Sunday](). "That being said, we are worried that some governments will indeed see us as a threat and create some scenario to make us look bad (false flag)." "We only want peace, not war," the group continued. "We've been in the limelight before. We've made the news plenty of times, but never anything like what we are experiencing right now." The group also claims to have hacked other notable targets, [including the website]() of Russia's Space Research Institute. It's a notable raising of arms — and a sign that the world's transition from boots-on-the-ground protesting to cyberactivism is well on its way. "We have raised our fists in the air to stand against aggressor's time and time again," the group [tweeted](). "We would never choose to hurt anyone physically. Understand this and know this if any government says otherwise." **READ MORE:** [Anonymous hacks Russian state TV with Ukraine footage]() \[*Independent*\] **More on Ukraine:** *[Ukraine Says Russia Is Attacking Another Nuclear Plant]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()