Behind the Hacks: The Origins of Anonymous | Cyberwar

The notorious hacktivist collective Anonymous has targeted everyone from PayPal to the FBI. So who are the people behind the group?
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  • @Sjalabais
    @Sjalabais2 ай бұрын

    Meeting the FBI spy at a bar to confirm that anonymous are, in fact, anonymous, is brilliant.

  • @sheviper

    @sheviper

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah that was pointless. Just not have got anything useful from that interview.

  • @jizzied3090

    @jizzied3090

    2 ай бұрын

    The only thing I got out of that is that governments don't like protests that they can't ignore

  • @DonDaddaDanoDaDaneCalledDanno

    @DonDaddaDanoDaDaneCalledDanno

    2 ай бұрын

    What I got from this is that Anonymous is the goverment.

  • @cxa24

    @cxa24

    2 ай бұрын

    They have to be in order to survive me

  • @richardprice5978

    @richardprice5978

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DonDaddaDanoDaDaneCalledDanno or reincarnation of 1840's~ jonn brown and his men, one of them i believe was Samuel price 😉, or early experience with UAW and coal mining protesters etc, government officials or elites will not contain that as this has been tried before historically and fails in some cases escalated into civil war etc war crimes that anonymous members exposed was the right choice as if Germans 1946 can't do horrible things neither should the USA 🇺🇸 etc same for scumbag corporation/elites they should be held accountable for their choice's and actions equally, as far as some of A acts/method's im on the fences about or at least sympathy to as a group but count me out joining/associating them in general, political ( even mid-riots, as it's better to let steam-off then assignation/coo's happen etc ) protests should be protected as the other outcome is violence or failed-government which is worse outcome's

  • @jeremybistline3799
    @jeremybistline37992 ай бұрын

    Nobody cares about hackers until someone wealthy loses money

  • @tropics8407

    @tropics8407

    2 ай бұрын

    Little shitty companies are being extorted now

  • @jeremybistline3799

    @jeremybistline3799

    2 ай бұрын

    @tropics8407 Thay just it, the feds don't care about the little guys. That's way ransomware and blackmail are so lucrative as long as you stick with the small fish

  • @Joseph32547

    @Joseph32547

    2 ай бұрын

    Those are not really hackers, they are phishing.

  • @jeremybistline3799

    @jeremybistline3799

    2 ай бұрын

    @davidmccoin2547 Yeah I mean you're not wrong. Hacker is pretty vague and broad definition. And a lot of scammers and phishers like to call themselves hackers

  • @fukkitful

    @fukkitful

    2 ай бұрын

    Well yeah, the politicians have to protect their sugardaddies. 😁

  • @biajouorion8604
    @biajouorion86042 ай бұрын

    This video is 8 years old. We need a new updated one on them.

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    the struggle continues, what's to know?

  • @bobmarley7207

    @bobmarley7207

    2 ай бұрын

    Vice is dead bro we prob won’t get an update d

  • @anonymous-Australia

    @anonymous-Australia

    Ай бұрын

    we are here

  • @G-Vecom

    @G-Vecom

    Ай бұрын

    true

  • @jaredtexter4440

    @jaredtexter4440

    Ай бұрын

    Why vice is trash 😂

  • @kingnaga619
    @kingnaga6192 ай бұрын

    The problem with trying to pin down Anonymous is that it’s not REALLY an organized group. There is a core of high level hackers that interact with one another, but it’s closer to a movement than a singular organization.

  • @sud0gh0st

    @sud0gh0st

    2 ай бұрын

    a core ? are you even on the IRC rooms ? hackers are a very small part of most ops everyone has skills to offer in most ops. And as for the hacking most ops use well know vulnerabilities known as CVEs no real pentesting needs to be done in most cases. You cant track down anon because we are all anon, No one face runs anon its a social movement

  • @Jimbobsurvives

    @Jimbobsurvives

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly that they aren't centralized obviously

  • @DreadHalfling9

    @DreadHalfling9

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@sud0gh0styou better check your opsec and get out of comment sections

  • @teppens71

    @teppens71

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@sud0gh0stdude said what you just said lol

  • @shaunanyi1990

    @shaunanyi1990

    2 ай бұрын

    keyboard warrior with zero clue how to hack lol @@sud0gh0st

  • @pcastromedina
    @pcastromedina2 ай бұрын

    This program should be an hour long.

  • @ChrisFredriksson

    @ChrisFredriksson

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh yeah, would love that! ❤

  • @Offdogshitself

    @Offdogshitself

    2 ай бұрын

    Or longerrrfrrrr gadam could be wayyy longer

  • @tecpaocelotl

    @tecpaocelotl

    2 ай бұрын

    Should be a 3 hour long movie.

  • @VestalNumbre

    @VestalNumbre

    2 ай бұрын

    Mathematics!

  • @user-hi5qf7gz1c

    @user-hi5qf7gz1c

    2 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't watched it if it is an hour long. Balance, my friend. Balance) ❤

  • @jibrish4802
    @jibrish48022 ай бұрын

    to be clear: this episode is from during/before 2020. hammond was released Nov 2020

  • @Estorium

    @Estorium

    2 ай бұрын

    2016 according to the description.

  • @Allergic2BS

    @Allergic2BS

    2 ай бұрын

    22:24

  • @PeacefulPariah

    @PeacefulPariah

    2 ай бұрын

    yeah the video mentions that fact, dude.

  • @TheOneInYellow

    @TheOneInYellow

    2 ай бұрын

    ​​@@Nauticunt mate, please don't comment if you can neither: a. Watch the video in full b. Refuse to read comments which answer your very question (within this comment thread in fact) The video does state it, people have commented as such, and yet you chose to be ignorant?!

  • @HaughtKarl-jx9vr

    @HaughtKarl-jx9vr

    2 ай бұрын

    They're recycling videos because they're BROKE.

  • @MikeNBikes
    @MikeNBikes2 ай бұрын

    Just for a note. At 4:20, the point of the black faxes was so it would use all of the ink in the fax machine. It's funny and kinda genius.

  • @DubultaisT

    @DubultaisT

    2 ай бұрын

    I would have made it cyan 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MikeNBikes

    @MikeNBikes

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DubultaisT damn, some people really do wake up and choose violence

  • @rerikm

    @rerikm

    2 ай бұрын

    4:20 yeah

  • @kandy4star

    @kandy4star

    2 ай бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing, thanks for confirming 😂

  • @Mhb819

    @Mhb819

    2 ай бұрын

    Cyan cat faxes ​@@DubultaisT

  • @ryanerne7238
    @ryanerne72382 ай бұрын

    "everyone has rights or I don't have rights." Fckn gold right there

  • @bonghead6621
    @bonghead66212 ай бұрын

    Moral to the story.The state will go to any length to continue it's self appointed right to carry out their daily vile activities and their corporate enablers.

  • @nurlagrande

    @nurlagrande

    2 ай бұрын

    Of course. The “law” exists for us only.

  • @awesomesauce804

    @awesomesauce804

    2 ай бұрын

    The crazy thing is that if you really think about it, the corporations the government protects doesn't even contribute in a meaningful way. They're all evading taxes, etc. So what am I missing? Seems like the government would tell corporations "good luck"

  • @mdm032

    @mdm032

    2 ай бұрын

    Its starts with a J and ends in ěŵs. They are ew looking too

  • @McToasterBath

    @McToasterBath

    2 ай бұрын

    The corporations provide what the government can’t/ won’t do for the public. The two evils have so much to gain from supporting one another.

  • @Lovebug756

    @Lovebug756

    2 ай бұрын

    @@McToasterBathcorporations is how they run the country without being regulated and non profits

  • @ricksgrandauditorium8790
    @ricksgrandauditorium87902 ай бұрын

    With the camera angles, those railroad tracks and that crossing, the fact Vice straight up gave his country of origin away (he said Canada, not me), it would be incredibly easy to pin Bio down. For a hacker he should probably know better. Makes me think Vice slapped a bandana on a kid and told him to start talking hacker.

  • @HaakonHawk

    @HaakonHawk

    2 ай бұрын

    I agree. I very much doubt the person interviewed in the end is the real Bio. And I don't think VICE intended for us to believe he was either. It's just a stylistic choice to have someone stand in and act out Bio's answers rather than going the classic route of darkening or blurring the shots.

  • @zaper2904

    @zaper2904

    2 ай бұрын

    The Canadian government doesn't give two shits about some skid with LOIC. Anonymous has been a complete joke ever since it was founded and doubly so in the last few years, no one cares enough to track him down.

  • @tommymairo8964

    @tommymairo8964

    2 ай бұрын

    It could be a text interview with the real Bio. Then VICE found an actor and replayed the conversation.

  • @eluna34

    @eluna34

    2 ай бұрын

    I 100% know the area and have used it as a back up location for a music video in 2018

  • @garrettbourdas5884

    @garrettbourdas5884

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@eluna34 Was it a flute video? Do people make flute videos? IDK

  • @nephibarrera7438
    @nephibarrera74382 ай бұрын

    "you can't jail an idea"

  • @marisamartin3664

    @marisamartin3664

    2 ай бұрын

    Every dictatorship tries anyway

  • @tylerlormand5644

    @tylerlormand5644

    Ай бұрын

    ask the 7 from chicago

  • @dreahdickinson9602

    @dreahdickinson9602

    Ай бұрын

    The people with the ideas however...

  • @dcar6530

    @dcar6530

    Ай бұрын

    except China CCP

  • @StevieCooper
    @StevieCooper2 ай бұрын

    Org’s like Anonymous are absolutely needed to defend regular citizens

  • @charjl96

    @charjl96

    2 ай бұрын

    Sure. But without the stupid masks

  • @axelmenzel773

    @axelmenzel773

    2 ай бұрын

    Untill they fixate on you. If they do, you’re history. Never give to much power to a nerd. Their self hatred will come out in ceros and ones

  • @charjl96

    @charjl96

    2 ай бұрын

    @@axelmenzel773 *too

  • @parengthonycastillo4272

    @parengthonycastillo4272

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@charjl96they probably watching you right now while youre using your phone in the northern parts of somewhere.

  • @charjl96

    @charjl96

    2 ай бұрын

    @@parengthonycastillo4272 true

  • @gerade-aus
    @gerade-aus2 ай бұрын

    Shawn Henry recommends legal avenues of cyber protesting. I've tried protesting a local smelter and raising awareness to the danger of toxic metal fumes and Ring, the doorbell camera company, took down my posts and wrote that their service was not to be used for political purposes. Public Health should never be political.

  • @pinkpugginz

    @pinkpugginz

    2 ай бұрын

    WOW that is ridiculous

  • @Player-pj9kt

    @Player-pj9kt

    2 ай бұрын

    what happened? did u use your doorbell footage and post it online?

  • @gerade-aus

    @gerade-aus

    2 ай бұрын

    Local AQMD requires 6 or more people during off hours to call before they will dispatch an inspector. A lighter than daytime crew, large area to cover and contributions to local politicians and school district prevent any meaningful investigation. Most offgassing is done after business hours. The smelter is directly adjacent to a junior high school. An indoor gymnasium was even constructed with donations from the foundry. The odor is strongly metallic and slightly chlorinated. I have canvassed the area and neighbors report the issue when asked, but not really motivated to call or too busy to notice. Complacency is what this company is depending on to continue operating.

  • @gerade-aus

    @gerade-aus

    2 ай бұрын

    @Player-pj9kt Specifically, no. My Ring cameras only cover the immediate area. I typically would post a notification when they offgassed and provided the phone number asking neighbors to report the foundry. That was enough to get my posts removed.

  • @Brandon-rc9vp

    @Brandon-rc9vp

    2 ай бұрын

    Everyone knows ring can only be used for their own corpo political purposes.

  • @1rstTry
    @1rstTry2 ай бұрын

    Man I wish they would go after the truly evil companies like insurance and credit bureaus.

  • @speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783

    @speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783

    2 ай бұрын

    They have done credit bureaus I believe, insurance companies have been regular hacked but likely would be a huge liability if they made a big public fuss. However, I'm aware of scammers blackmailing an elderly man running a financial business and they nearly wiped him out. Really sad... But that wasn't anonymous, just scammers. As an IT specialist, my honest best advice is to store as much private info in paper files offline. For voting, in person, paper ballots with purple thumb ink. Perfect security is impossible, especially if the software requires maintenance or logins that people often forget, so someone needs to gain access on a locked system, hence backdoors and keys for the IT specialists. So there's always a built in vulnerability besides any accidental ones. 😎👍

  • @igaraider

    @igaraider

    22 күн бұрын

    evil governments

  • @Rodikaku65

    @Rodikaku65

    2 күн бұрын

    They've gone after many people, companies, countries, etc. They're more about the world rather than just the US or one country. They've helped with finding evidence on the Epstein case, punishing bad leaders/government in diff countries, provided aid to people in need and more. They're not as insanely strict like they were in early 2000-2015 but they still do some stuff here and there. Early 2000s Anonymous were a bunch of demons LMFAO, no corrupted person/company/country was safe

  • @MysticScapes
    @MysticScapes2 ай бұрын

    I used to be part of Anonymous while ago. We were a movement that was structured by a process, we were never an organisation. I still don't know anyone by names, we all used username, P2P channels, we had to collaborate on tasks that we believe they helped humanity in general and that was the only common thing. We voted on many things to avoid any bias in many decisions and that's pretty much it from my experience. I used to be part of operations in WikiLeaks about the Arab spring, the Israeli occupation, and US elections.

  • @Cupids_Arrow_In_Flight

    @Cupids_Arrow_In_Flight

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you❤❤❤❤ you are being a voice for the voiceless and helping fight back against oppression

  • @johnborell270

    @johnborell270

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh you were? What was your handle back then?

  • @gelxto69

    @gelxto69

    Ай бұрын

    I dunno if you remember me…

  • @aikasaifreedom3444

    @aikasaifreedom3444

    Ай бұрын

    LMFAOOOO

  • @22cLevoSteamer22
    @22cLevoSteamer222 ай бұрын

    5:08 "scentogy cured my dislexia" 😂😂

  • @DaveVargas90012
    @DaveVargas900122 ай бұрын

    Making the Guy Fawkes mask iconic.

  • @jonslg240

    @jonslg240

    2 ай бұрын

    Was the lady named Mercedez Nohaver? That names slightly funny if you think about it 😂 Esp since she probably "wouldnt be caught dead in a Mercedes", which her name reflects perfeftly 😊

  • @DaveVargas90012

    @DaveVargas90012

    2 ай бұрын

    @@jonslg240 yeh... I know right it did sound weird. She's cute though!

  • @tonythetiger1600

    @tonythetiger1600

    2 ай бұрын

    Guy fawkes did that bri the og terrorist

  • @JParker.

    @JParker.

    2 ай бұрын

    It's appropriate I guess. Fawkes ratted on everyone that he knew as well.

  • @1009reaper
    @1009reaper2 ай бұрын

    2007-2014 IT was wild Kids today wouldn’t believe the things we did in our teens/early 20s 😂😂

  • @PathOfAvraham

    @PathOfAvraham

    2 ай бұрын

    Likewise 98-200X

  • @dieselbaby

    @dieselbaby

    2 ай бұрын

    Same, except even earlier. The days of when AOL was the main gateway that the average person had for getting onto the internet and broadband was right on the cusp of becoming widely available, were wild as hell, truly the wild west times.

  • @Stryke_Gently

    @Stryke_Gently

    2 ай бұрын

    Casual. It’s only gotten wilder. Kids today would run circles around you.

  • @sleepywizards

    @sleepywizards

    2 ай бұрын

    name one way @@Stryke_Gently

  • @terejosh13

    @terejosh13

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@Alan-gy9ws maybe you because you have a one month account but kids in the early 00's had some skills also

  • @zach8811
    @zach88112 ай бұрын

    “there are ways of protests that we allow and disrupting corporations is not one of them” -former FBI man

  • @richardprice5978

    @richardprice5978

    2 ай бұрын

    pre Reagan president railroaders and UAW and teamsters would love to force FBI man to reality that's false information historically but his right about corporation villains/violence ( and the ww1 bonus-army and president firing on veterans asking/peacefully protesting for assistance ) against average people in the USA 🇺🇸

  • @faequeenapril6921

    @faequeenapril6921

    2 ай бұрын

    in other words "you can protest in that corner but if you annoy the people that is causing you to protest in the first place I'll get very very cross"

  • @tylerlormand5644

    @tylerlormand5644

    Ай бұрын

    fuk yo feelings

  • @AnEntityBrowsingYT
    @AnEntityBrowsingYT2 ай бұрын

    A DDoS attack doesn't necessarily crash a service, it simply floods it with noisy data so that the service cannot process legitimate data

  • @DoubleStandardGaming

    @DoubleStandardGaming

    2 ай бұрын

    So essentially it "crashes" the service, what you just described lol. Its in the name. Denial of service.

  • @AnEntityBrowsingYT

    @AnEntityBrowsingYT

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DoubleStandardGaming crashing implies it has stopped working completely. Overloading it through a ddos attack isn't strictly crashing it, it's just decreasingly the likelihood of authentic data being processed.

  • @RatzerLeaf

    @RatzerLeaf

    2 ай бұрын

    @@AnEntityBrowsingYTthat is true, but at some point like if only 10% of the processed data is legitimate, and, or, its users have problems its a crash. Todays ddos attacks are more sophisticated tho, and so are the counter measures. Its an ongoing battle for both sides.

  • @jeansherwood2428
    @jeansherwood24282 ай бұрын

    I like that Vice us posting or reposting stuff from 2016 and 2017, their best years.

  • @tecpaocelotl

    @tecpaocelotl

    2 ай бұрын

    I think them going to North Korea is their best years.

  • @mgboltstwitch6921

    @mgboltstwitch6921

    2 ай бұрын

    Agreed but I gotta say this is the vice content I like. Before I feel like the good doco outweighed the bad ones but the opposite now​@@tecpaocelotl

  • @UtubeH8tr

    @UtubeH8tr

    2 ай бұрын

    @@tecpaocelotl They shouldn't have come back.

  • @veryhuman7472

    @veryhuman7472

    2 ай бұрын

    i think vice basically went completely under. ? not sure they'd even have new content to publish

  • @jeansherwood2428

    @jeansherwood2428

    2 ай бұрын

    @@veryhuman7472 every now and then, a short piece comes out. But Vice as we used to know it is gone.

  • @jonnyquest1120
    @jonnyquest11202 ай бұрын

    "The 90's called and it wants it's fkn security vulnerabilities back" hahahah

  • @SpencerRoberg
    @SpencerRoberg2 ай бұрын

    An "authorized protest" is not a protest, lol.

  • @BryantAvant
    @BryantAvant2 ай бұрын

    "There are "authorized" ways that people can protest." Spoken like a true authoritarian.

  • @sonsofsam.
    @sonsofsam.2 ай бұрын

    We need a report for Julian Assange..

  • @CockatooDude

    @CockatooDude

    2 ай бұрын

    He's probably dead now, unfortunately.

  • @assassisteve

    @assassisteve

    2 ай бұрын

    And most people won't even know who he was nor what he did

  • @ayyy9701

    @ayyy9701

    2 ай бұрын

    no he's not dead, iirc Australia recently turned in his favor

  • @BARRY725

    @BARRY725

    Ай бұрын

    @@CockatooDude he isnt dead but he is in a very bad mental state

  • @meeeka

    @meeeka

    Ай бұрын

    He's in jail in the UK, his wife, and 2 little kids still in London, all scared he will be extradited to the US, which would be very bad for him.

  • @silvy7394
    @silvy73942 ай бұрын

    As someone whos been around the block I can definitely confirm "none of these targets where particularly difficult to hack. A 3 year old could do it" is very true. I always tell people those systems aren't as secure as they make it out to be, and the small handful of people that have any kind of knowledge on them can easily find exploits. Or just take a system down entirely.

  • @coolinmac

    @coolinmac

    2 ай бұрын

    You are also trying to sound like you know what you’re talking about yet you don’t.

  • @silvy7394

    @silvy7394

    2 ай бұрын

    @@coolinmac I'm a Net and Sys admin who works for the government. You're a kid living In your parents basement trying to compensate for something. The fact you provided 0 evidence already says enough about your claim. Sounds like I'm a little more qualified to talk about what I, myself, know. Go back to watching tick tock like a good kid.

  • @cobyescudero4214

    @cobyescudero4214

    2 ай бұрын

    @@silvy7394 a government sys and net admin isn't gonna openly state that on the internet, especially if you have a security clearance no ?

  • @sobrietyisrad33

    @sobrietyisrad33

    2 ай бұрын

    @@silvy7394 i believe you!

  • @hairywhodini3429

    @hairywhodini3429

    2 ай бұрын

    @@silvy7394 they provided as much evidence for their claims as you did yours Sounds like someone talking out of their (you know what) to me just saying

  • @sabebarker
    @sabebarker2 ай бұрын

    This is from their Cyberwar series and is quite old, seems many people don't know that. All episodes are a must watch!

  • @NightDocs
    @NightDocs2 ай бұрын

    How did you manage to get all these guys on camera??? I’ve followed this story for years and I’ve never seen people like tflow and anon panda on camera

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    a lot of these guys are "tapped" out, meaning they are not active in ops. It wouldn't be a problem them coming out on camera

  • @booq5559

    @booq5559

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@sanantohomie man how do they even find each other is 4chan still a thing or is everyone on discord now lol

  • @vulturenumbanine
    @vulturenumbanine2 ай бұрын

    it’s ironic @7:16 he says Stealing and breaching isn’t a way to go about something but this whole nation is built on that 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @childofgod4449

    @childofgod4449

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah a very messed up world we live in, with many ironies. Same as arresting drug dealers, yet the Gubment is the biggest drug peddlers around.

  • @benbaca5154

    @benbaca5154

    2 ай бұрын

    As is every other nation ever.

  • @TKDragon75
    @TKDragon752 ай бұрын

    Simple answer, anonymous isn't one group. It's a lot of groups and people with similar ideals.

  • @taemo3707

    @taemo3707

    Ай бұрын

    it's such a good tactic, another group called ALF does the same where if you have the same ideology, you're a part of them.

  • @mtr.t
    @mtr.t2 ай бұрын

    The pizzas and black faxes is just gold.

  • @childofgod4449

    @childofgod4449

    2 ай бұрын

    I feel bad for the pizza guy.

  • @theghostoftravel
    @theghostoftravel2 ай бұрын

    if youre in anonymous, you never tell anyone that youre in anonymous

  • @BlackSun404

    @BlackSun404

    2 ай бұрын

    Wrong. Nobody is in Anonymous, and everyone is in Anonymous. It's NOT a group with members. Some rando calls out something, enough people agree and pass it on, making the round until enough people capable of taking action get wind of it. "We are Anonymous" is a call to action more than anything. Now you're Anonymous, now you're not. That's why enforcement will never be able to "catch everyone". They mostly catch individuals or small groups of friends that aligned behind a shared thought ideal. It's called a Stand Alone Complex. =)

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    I just renewed my membership card for another 4 years gg

  • @mistakool

    @mistakool

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@sanantohomieI thought u only played video games

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mistakoolthe internetz is my video game as the infamous fox11 newscast on anon says " treating the web like a real life video game..." LOLZ

  • @THEVOIDALMIGHTY
    @THEVOIDALMIGHTY2 ай бұрын

    been waiting for this one

  • @Pink-Tigress
    @Pink-Tigress2 ай бұрын

    We need a part 2!

  • @SMOKINGROOVE
    @SMOKINGROOVE2 ай бұрын

    We do not forget.

  • @ytpaul1
    @ytpaul112 күн бұрын

    "Ideas are bulletproof" -Vendetta

  • @AVOWIRENEWS
    @AVOWIRENEWS2 ай бұрын

    It's always fascinating to delve into the origins of significant movements and groups, especially in the digital age. Anonymous has certainly had a huge impact on the landscape of online activism and digital culture. Exploring their beginnings not only gives us a clearer understanding of their motives and actions but also offers a unique perspective on the evolution of internet communities and cyber activism. It's intriguing to see how groups like these have shaped the dialogue around digital privacy and freedom of speech. What an engaging and thought-provoking topic!

  • @virtualmessiah
    @virtualmessiah2 ай бұрын

    Anonymous is anyone anywhere and thats the power of it. if you understand

  • @rachealfaucher4520

    @rachealfaucher4520

    7 күн бұрын

    he’s all of us

  • @wesselhop6145
    @wesselhop61452 ай бұрын

    Is it an idea to put the original publication date of these docs in the title? I feel it's essential.

  • @folgee7368
    @folgee73682 ай бұрын

    I remember this, the stuff you were finding on 4chan was crazy

  • @sforza209
    @sforza2092 ай бұрын

    Dang, vice hasn’t put something this good out in a long while.

  • @onlyhannahfans

    @onlyhannahfans

    2 ай бұрын

    Right. Because it's multiple years old😂😂😂 smfh

  • @dizzythakidd7350

    @dizzythakidd7350

    2 ай бұрын

    hahahahaaaaa@@onlyhannahfans

  • @August4

    @August4

    2 ай бұрын

    It's from 2016. They're recycling materials. "This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016."

  • @VS-oq6rz
    @VS-oq6rz2 ай бұрын

    Dude looks so uncomfortable hunched over that table.

  • @Stripe263
    @Stripe2632 ай бұрын

    Side note, A LOT of British people still say Guy Fawkes (2:20) was the last person to enter parliament with true intentions - meaning we know every other person (politician) is a liar!

  • @TIOLIOfficial
    @TIOLIOfficial2 ай бұрын

    19:46 - "Bio could go to jail, if his identity is revealed". *Basically shows the guys whole face, his voice inflection and body type*

  • @DiscoPornoSatan

    @DiscoPornoSatan

    2 ай бұрын

    That is not the real Bio, I can almost guarantee that it's a stand-in for what was a text interview or POSSIBLY a conversation over telephone (but I doubt it).

  • @TIOLIOfficial

    @TIOLIOfficial

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DiscoPornoSatan I agree, DiscoPornoSatan. That was my second thought. You would have to br incredibly dumb to show yourself in that way and where you are (wherever that bridge is), so it wouldn't make sense for someone who's truly wanted to out themselves like that. Why they didn't go for just reading what he wrote, but instead wanting someone to appear on camera is just dumb. Sure it's better if you can hear the person themselves, but if it's not that person themselves, it's stoopid.

  • @jeffhays1968
    @jeffhays19682 ай бұрын

    We miss this era.

  • @mchlselects
    @mchlselects2 ай бұрын

    'authorized ways to protest' come on!

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    you're not the only one who caught that!

  • @_p-x-l_
    @_p-x-l_2 ай бұрын

    if you talk to vice as a hacker, drugdealer or criminal you already lost.

  • @drejones1k527

    @drejones1k527

    Ай бұрын

    depends on what you say during said interview

  • @_ata_3
    @_ata_32 ай бұрын

    The good ol days. When the internet didn't sucked

  • @graceg3250
    @graceg32502 ай бұрын

    I happened to be one of the few people walking past Anonymous’ first gathering, a protest outside a Scientology center in Portland, like 20 years ago. My mother stopped and talked with the one guy there who wasn’t wearing a mask, a former prominent Scientologist. It’s crazy I had something to do with a turning point in history.

  • @TheMrleeyang

    @TheMrleeyang

    2 ай бұрын

    Erm, no you do not have anything to do with that. Stop overinflating your ego.

  • @graceg3250

    @graceg3250

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TheMrleeyang? Because I was a witness?

  • @graceg3250

    @graceg3250

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TheMrleeyang honestly, it’s strange you’d react with such animosity. It would seem you subconsciously connote some sort of inherent worth to someone who would witness what I did, which is even more strange, because I certainly didn’t imply that. It’s a weird thing to be jealous of. I’m sure there’s plenty of things you’re good at, so there’s no reason to react like that. Maybe seeing a therapist would be good, especially if you think speaking like that is normal or appropriate.

  • @billymadison8574

    @billymadison8574

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@graceg3250 We call those ppl "haters" sir. They aren't living their happiest lives...

  • @user-zg1vm8ub7r

    @user-zg1vm8ub7r

    2 ай бұрын

    @@graceg3250 Nah...maybe you should see a therapist, dude. You're the one thinking you "had something to do with a turning point in history" just because your mom talked to someone who actually did.

  • @kojii6659
    @kojii66592 ай бұрын

    I was in my elementary school days when Anonymous was big. I remember being intrigued by their mission and collective strength at a young age. To me, the Anonymous collective is synonymous with online childhood memories and the days before KZread and Google became blatantly flooded with advertisements and censorship.

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad it invokes good memories for you

  • @rumls4drinkin

    @rumls4drinkin

    2 ай бұрын

    yea well the name got co opted by a leftist mob defending assange, who broke hacker code revealing personal info.

  • @chrishughes3405
    @chrishughes34052 ай бұрын

    Love the command prompt at the beginning of typed on screen graphics.

  • @ahodbikes
    @ahodbikes2 ай бұрын

    music balance is too loud for how quiet these interviews are

  • @essicc
    @essicc2 ай бұрын

    8:40 this is an amazing way to view equality

  • @Maverick_Mad_Moiselle
    @Maverick_Mad_Moiselle2 ай бұрын

    I would have completely refused to appear on camera if I were him.

  • @mydogsareneat
    @mydogsareneat2 ай бұрын

    "A three year old could do it" Fam i gotta reset my passwords almost every time im asked. Not sure what three year olds this guys met. 😂

  • @PlantsAndInsects
    @PlantsAndInsects2 ай бұрын

    Just so I understand correctly, this is from 2016? Or parts of it are, and there has been some updates?

  • @TroyJScott
    @TroyJScott2 ай бұрын

    Good stuff! Hat-Tip to the hackers out there fighting the good fight

  • @INTERCONfly
    @INTERCONfly2 ай бұрын

    The one thing all of these hackers have in common is being socially awkward. I’d be curious what kind of parents they all had, and how did their parents provide guidance to them. That or their parents were non-existent in their lives.

  • @MeiinUK

    @MeiinUK

    27 күн бұрын

    They are socially awkward because they know about the different satellites and things like that.. so... They are aware of the CCTV networks as well.... That is why they hide between screens.

  • @_broody2853
    @_broody28532 ай бұрын

    The FBI guy says "There are authorized ways to protest" ... Sounds like a "contradictio in treminis" to me.

  • @torgnysafro

    @torgnysafro

    2 ай бұрын

    what an absolute moron, I bet he cant even see the hypocrisy

  • @azureconcierge6450
    @azureconcierge64502 ай бұрын

    Didnt Vice aready drop this epi years ago or am I buggin?

  • @carlos2003177
    @carlos20031772 ай бұрын

    Anonymous isn’t an entity. It is a collective.

  • @Activatedv

    @Activatedv

    2 ай бұрын

    Wow so powerful dude 😮😱

  • @Marco-wz3pz

    @Marco-wz3pz

    2 ай бұрын

    A collective of virgins maybe lol

  • @Rt.hype646

    @Rt.hype646

    2 ай бұрын

    Anonymous is full of skids and always have been. They did basic attacks and always had. They weren't hackers but more of people who use hacking tools that were so basic but effective because the lack of security back in the day, they didn't create exploits/tools etc like an actual experienced hacker/pentester or lived up to their hype. Btw you sound cringey saying that just glazing anonymous

  • @UtubeH8tr

    @UtubeH8tr

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Marco-wz3pz Virgin's who got results.

  • @solitivity

    @solitivity

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Marco-wz3pz It's funny, yet sad how idiots like you continue to portray tech-minded people as wimpy. Your insecurities are showing. 😭😂

  • @marshallbowdrie8562
    @marshallbowdrie85622 ай бұрын

    Anonymous does not exist anymore

  • @alexromero6577
    @alexromero65772 ай бұрын

    Wow wow vice nice job one of your best ones ever in years great doc,🎉

  • @andreainvernizzi8510
    @andreainvernizzi8510Ай бұрын

    The fact they admit how easy was to hack down corporate targets clearly expose how vulnerable is the system we live in.

  • @mbryson2899
    @mbryson28992 ай бұрын

    I wonder if Sabu has suffered any consequences for his betrayal. Is he so good (or protected) that he can live his life in peace?

  • @sniferlip

    @sniferlip

    2 ай бұрын

    Is it betrayal or is it coming to realize his actions were criminal? I think the latter

  • @brixan...

    @brixan...

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@sniferlip he only did it under threat by the FBI... It's hardly a reflection of his morals

  • @mbryson2899

    @mbryson2899

    2 ай бұрын

    @@sniferlip "Coming to realize" _because you've been pinched_ is betrayal, pure and simple.

  • @billymadison8574

    @billymadison8574

    2 ай бұрын

    I mean he did serve time, was forced to be a white hat & is being monitored for life...if that counts

  • @dieselbaby

    @dieselbaby

    2 ай бұрын

    Sabu works for the feds now, so, yeah

  • @Faxwen
    @Faxwen2 ай бұрын

    "theres nothing more dangerous than a bored hacker" *nerd emoji* ahhh

  • @elisazouza
    @elisazouza2 ай бұрын

    We need an updated one

  • @reactivereplays5666
    @reactivereplays56662 ай бұрын

    I am 6 minutes into this video and I must say. I am already sad thinking about it ending in less than an hour.

  • @Jakee3ee
    @Jakee3ee2 ай бұрын

    Isn't this a re-upload / re-edit again vice no new content?

  • @OurSpaceshipEarth

    @OurSpaceshipEarth

    2 ай бұрын

    Re-re-prechewed gum err footage for suretain B!#@$#%es EDIT:Of a vv worthwhile topic. ps: sabu had new tools once turned by feds, make your own mind up but not a stretch to imagine the lulz crew were setup, abuse of gov power, again^3. ps BBrown is free thxgod!

  • @TIOLIOfficial
    @TIOLIOfficial2 ай бұрын

    10:42 - My god, the joke, the socially awkward delivery, the pause after that lame programer joke. It's just some top notch quality cringe. Chef's kiss. 👌🏼

  • @Devicynspyder
    @Devicynspyder2 ай бұрын

    That fine line between genius and insanity...

  • @tubawarlordwong9408
    @tubawarlordwong94082 ай бұрын

    I heard that 4chan is a mongolian basket weaving forum, is that true?

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    2 ай бұрын

    He’s a hacker. But do we even know who is this person 4Chan?

  • @jooseppielleese7156

    @jooseppielleese7156

    2 ай бұрын

    it's a tendie trading hub

  • @oxycodone80

    @oxycodone80

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassiveIt's true

  • @Joseph32547

    @Joseph32547

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes, there was much basket weaving.

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    2 ай бұрын

    Is OP /ourguy/?

  • @forevercomescrashing
    @forevercomescrashing2 ай бұрын

    Anon hasn't been relevant in 15 years. Individual cells will always exist but it's never going to be what it was

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    show me on the doll where Anonymous hurt you

  • @bailbondsyesbailbonds
    @bailbondsyesbailbonds2 ай бұрын

    Thanks vice for keeping the public informed on current issues like anonymous

  • @fableagain
    @fableagain2 ай бұрын

    When they introduced Sabu as the informant my brain immediately kind of put devil horns on his head, but then they mentioned his kids and I immediately went "ohh..." out loud. I think most of us would've done the exact same in his situation. Shows me for jumping to conclusions. Usually when someone does something, be it good or bad, they have a reason for it.

  • @oiuytv
    @oiuytv2 ай бұрын

    Maybe they'll be back this summer 🤔

  • @user-ez3il1yy6i
    @user-ez3il1yy6i2 ай бұрын

    "We Are The Many , They Are The Few" ... 💯%

  • @dsxa918
    @dsxa9182 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @EladOSRS
    @EladOSRS2 ай бұрын

    I actually knew Mercedes as a child, when i would go to my Aunts house in rural Flippin Arkansas, sometimes i'd have to go to work with her (she was a teacher) and Mercedes was one of her students at the time.

  • @jaylm4112
    @jaylm41122 ай бұрын

    Our government can change every law they want if stratfor can do it these guys can legally it's a violation of rights to jail them

  • @jacobsimpson347
    @jacobsimpson3472 ай бұрын

    When You arrest someone, you create someone.

  • @0xBerto
    @0xBerto2 ай бұрын

    15:08 Sabu single handedly set back social progress. By getting Jeremy caught.

  • @mixelplix
    @mixelplixАй бұрын

    If your car was stolen and the insurance company found out you didn't lock your doors and left the keys in the car. They would deny payment because in their eyes there was no crime. Same goes with security online. If you don't secure your online footprint then it's not a crime to get it. Also governments shouldn't be allowed to make things secret. It's become out of control how they put top secret on everything now.

  • @slowedversion6393
    @slowedversion63932 ай бұрын

    Who remembers when PlayStation was hacked back in the day . For a fat min as well

  • @brendolbreadwar2671
    @brendolbreadwar26712 ай бұрын

    Anonymous is anyone who truly cares about freedom in my opinion. That doesn't mean you have to actively participate in their campaigns, just being a supporter is enough. They wont find them because it could be any/all of of us.

  • @txcaponeyoungjerry9435
    @txcaponeyoungjerry94352 ай бұрын

    Salutes from Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico.

  • @StephenMykal
    @StephenMykalАй бұрын

    Salute. Great storytelling, really great work.

  • @Icien1
    @Icien12 ай бұрын

    I'm almost certain if an average person found a way to hack anything with complete anonymity, there would be no hesitation. And why not. We don't care about an egalitarian existence. Hacking with impunity is just good business and too bad you didn't figure it out first.

  • @360Fov
    @360Fov2 ай бұрын

    Even just to spend the time to frame these shots, like the camera looking down on the street for the FBI meeting, and the camera placed at the top of stairs looking down vertically, which is super unusual when you think about it. Awesome production!

  • @fezekile228
    @fezekile2282 ай бұрын

    These guys are the ones made me in love with IT and ended up learning Cybersecurity ❤

  • @TIOLIOfficial
    @TIOLIOfficial2 ай бұрын

    Oh my god, YES. I was just thinking about Anonymous a few days ago and wanted to explore more about it. This came at a perfect time. I was just a kid when I first heard of them, maybe a little over a decade ago. I think I was around 12 and it was when Anonymous threatened to shut down the internet as a whole. I didn't understand why, what was going nor how they would do that. I just knew they were some hacker dudes saying it and nothing more.

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    not too late to be involved, Anonymous doesn't just "hack" - Think global but work local, all sorts of justice issues to work on (like helping the homeless)

  • @SuperNHasan
    @SuperNHasan2 ай бұрын

    Is it just me or nerdo needed the subtitles more than tflow

  • @dazenguile4215
    @dazenguile42152 ай бұрын

    awesome video. wish there was more.

  • @commissarlorax3406
    @commissarlorax34062 ай бұрын

    Wait hold on, that FBI agent when asked about DDOS said "stealing data", that isn't what a DDOSing is?

  • @0269_m

    @0269_m

    2 ай бұрын

    no

  • @Anonymous_________
    @Anonymous_________2 ай бұрын

    We are still here.

  • @Synclon

    @Synclon

    2 ай бұрын

    We Are Legion For A Reason.

  • @blackdreamhunk3413

    @blackdreamhunk3413

    2 ай бұрын

    blackdreamhunk2 is still here

  • @blackdreamhunk3413

    @blackdreamhunk3413

    2 ай бұрын

    moors were black!!!!!!!!

  • @sanantohomie

    @sanantohomie

    2 ай бұрын

    we love u bro

  • @GHOSTWARRIOR60
    @GHOSTWARRIOR602 ай бұрын

    Could yall do an episode about The Freedom Of Russia Legion and The Russian Volunteer Corps??

  • @CryptoRoast_0

    @CryptoRoast_0

    2 ай бұрын

    They should get Simon Ostrovsky back to do it 🙌

  • @brandonmireles3249

    @brandonmireles3249

    2 ай бұрын

    Simon was awesome in the 2014 videos

  • @CryptoRoast_0

    @CryptoRoast_0

    2 ай бұрын

    @@brandonmireles3249 yep. Phenominal reporting throughout Russian Roulette and the various mini docs he made on the subject (Selfie Soldiers etc).

  • @iblackfeathers
    @iblackfeathers2 ай бұрын

    i thought vice was being shuttered, filed for bankruptcy? was not expecting a new video. edit: video is a re-run of a very old episode. not a new episode.

  • @BlackDragonStudios1
    @BlackDragonStudios123 күн бұрын

    Sending hundreds of pizzas to various locations just cracks me up 😂

  • @victorpreciado6451
    @victorpreciado64512 ай бұрын

    Very long ago i once commented on a page with someone i remember us talking an the last thing i told him was we will not forget an we will not forgive. I love how after this this great group got created. From yours truly V

  • @christianluz602
    @christianluz6022 ай бұрын

    I hope the truth will alwaysfind its way to the people, whatever means necessary