Hacktivist attacks have been escalating across the world in recent years with reputed hacktivist groups growing in both size and influence. Last year, a Malaysia-linked hacktivist group attacked targets in India, seemingly in reprisal for a representative of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making remarks felt to be insulting to the prophet Muhammad. And more recently, Australia had its Melbourne Fashion Festival which sprouted a flurry of events – with what started as a fashion show quickly transitioned to a flurry of cyberattacks. News about a luxury brand’s clothing design went viral for the wrong reasons. An attendee took […]
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