Here is everything we know about Anonymous as they issue a chilling warning over Trump and Elon Musk.
The Anonymous hacker group is known for making ominous warnings and Trump is latest subject of the organization.
The ‘hacktivist’ group shared a video which highlighted the potential dangers of ‘Project Russia’.
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In its latest video, Anonymous said: “The writing is on the f**king wall, Trump, Musk, and Putin are playing a dangerous game.”
The group continued: “Now add Musk, pulling the strings in the US government’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, slashing public programs while sucking up power, and we've got the perfect storm for democratic destruction.”
Continuing its tirade against the Tesla boss, Anonymous said: “Musk's parade of empty promises and hollow patriotism is as transparent as it is dangerous. The man is the very f**king embodiment of everything conspiracy theorists warned us about.”
Circling back to ‘Project Russia’, Anonymous warned: “This isn’t paranoia, ‘Project Russia’, a documented plan to destabilize Western democracies.”
Elon Musk has been critical of the group in the past, previously mocking the group after they wrongly predicted that Trump would lose the election, claiming that afterwards ‘Elon is going to dissolve and liquidate Twitter’.
The billionaire has not yet commented on this latest message.
With the recent video from Anonymous coming to light, it begs the question of what we actually know about the super secretive group?
Here is a breakdown of everything we know:
Decentralized and anonymous
The group is anonymous by name and by nature with no central structure of leadership. Anyone is allowed to participate and its members strive to maintain their anonymity.
Hacktivism
The group is well known for their cyber attacks. They have often targeted websites in order to disrupt groups and systems that they have deemed to be unethical or illegal.
Motivation
Anonymous often support social movements and fight against censorship. Their aim appears to be on raising awareness about these issues or injustices that they deem to be important.
Examples of activities
Some examples of the types of actions Anonymous has taken include disrupting online websites or systems as well as releasing otherwise unknown information.
Their goal is usually to expose corruption or injustice publicly in order to raise attention to it.
Tagline
Anonymous have a specific tagline that they will often use to sign off a video with.
This tagline is: “We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.”