On 4 October 2017, Wapack Analysts observed a post made to 8chan’s image board with a link to a raid against Anonymous on the "insurgency" board. Raids are commonly organized on image boards and are the act of harassing an organization by means of exposing one’s personal information (doxing), SWATing, hacking, spamming, prank phone calling, and other forms of remote harassment. The raid organizers claim that they are sick of the Anonymous movement and that hacktivists are a bunch of annoying Social Justice Warriors (SJW). The term SJW is very common derogatory slang among image board users, directed at individuals who fight strongly for a cause. Several doxes of Anonymous members have been posted, but still need to be verified. Alternative communication sources for the raid, such as IRC and Discord, were once active, but currently are not. The raid started in June and is still active on 8chan’s "insurgency" board, but alternative communication sources are no longer active, suggesting the raid is dying down in popularity and will likely soon end. Wapack Labs Analysts will continue to monitor 8chan’s cyber operations, conducted against Anonymous, for any potential implications to our subscribers...READ MOREWapack Labs has cataloged and reported image boards and activity involving Anonymous in the past. An archive of related reporting can be found in the Red Sky Alliance portal.
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