Threat actor

AnonSec

threat_actor:anonsec

Hacking group that Default eventually took over and used for politically motivated operations.

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Relationships

Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing ASSOCIATED_WITH Anonymous Explicit 139
outgoing USES botnet Explicit 139
outgoing USES Tor Derived 139
incoming MEMBER_OF Default Explicit 139
incoming MEMBER_OF Default Explicit 139

Claims

Default MEMBER_OF AnonSec

Default says he eventually took over AnonSec.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Default EP 139 Details

“I eventually ended up taking over the group”

Default · offsets 10693–10736

Default MEMBER_OF AnonSec

Default says he joined AnonSec after leaving AnonGhost.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Default EP 139 Details

“Then I joined a group called AnonSec”

Default · offsets 10305–10341

AnonSec ASSOCIATED_WITH Anonymous

AnonSec was associated with Anonymous by name, although Default says it was anti-Anonymous and disliked receiving attribution as Anonymous.

Explicit Confidence 94% · Default EP 139 Details

“it got associated with Anonymous so much”

Default · offsets 10407–10447

AnonSec USES botnet

AnonSec built a botnet to route its attacks through compromised computers rather than directly from members.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 139 Details

“they decided they needed to build a botnet”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 19060–19102

AnonSec USES Tor

The group routed attack connections through Tor and its botnet for operational concealment.

Derived Confidence 91% · Jack Rhysider EP 139 Details

“they set up this botnet to pipe their traffic through someone else’s computer”