Anonymous’ next cyber target: Western companies still doing business in Russia

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By Monica Buchanan Pitrelli

March 31, 2022

The “hacktivist” collective known as Anonymous said it has a new target in its “cyber war” against Russia — Western businesses that are still doing business there.

A post on March 21 from a Twitter account named @YourAnonTV stated: “We call on all companies that continue to operate in Russia by paying taxes to the budget of the Kremlin’s criminal regime: Pull out of Russia!”

The tweet, which has been liked more than 23,000 times, gave companies 48 hours to comply.

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