MalSec (an abbreviation of "Malicious Security") is a splinter faction of
Anonymous that pledges to use
hacktivism
In Internet activism, hacktivism, or hactivism (a portmanteau of ''hack'' and ''activism''), is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. With roots in hac ...
ethically to empower people.
The group has said that they want to turn away from their trickster ways and become a more forthright force fighting
censorship on the internet and improving the security of the net with free
pentests.
References
Anonymous (hacker group)
Hacker groups
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