Governments around the world could be hiding behind the Anonymous name in order to carry out cyber-attacks against other government’s websites according to a security expert.
Pretending to be part of the hacking collective known as Anonymous would be a new departure for governments around the world, though it would be an effective way of carrying out low-level cyber disruption, while easily being able to distance themselves from all involvement.
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