Anonymous Collective attacks Bahrain after airstrikes on Yemen

The infamous Anonymous Collective has reportedly launched a large-scale cyberattack on Bahrain to express their opposition to the country’s support for US and UK airstrikes in Yemen. Based on reports, the hacktivist group has launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that targeted several prominent media outlets, including Akhbar al-Khaleej, Al-Ayam, Gulf Daily News, and Al-Bilad.

Despite the severity of the attack, some news websites appear to be operating normally, showing no immediate signs of the Anonymous Collective’s cyberattack. However, many sites struggled with issues, displaying a “403 Forbidden” error code on their front-end pages.

On the other hand, the Anonymous Collective explained that they executed these attacks to retaliate to the Bahrain attacks and bombing operations in Yemen. Hence, they initiated a massive cyberattack on the country’s leading media outlets.

In addition, the hacktivist group warned the country that they would not back down and they would make sure that Bahrain would pay for their actions.

 

Anonymous Collective has primarily targeted Bahrain’s media and news sector.

 

The organisations affected by the Anonymous Collective cyberattack are the media and news sectors. Still, these entities have yet to release an official statement or respond to the attacks, leaving the claims of the Anonymous Collective unverified.

These cyberattacks in Bahrain have a resemblance to a past incident where Lulzsec hacktivists leaked American bank logins in protest of Yemen airstrikes. The hacktivist group, in response to ongoing airstrikes in Yemen by the US, UK, and their allies, released alleged logins for American banks. Speculations increased about the origin of these logins, hinting at potential connections to earlier data breaches.

The wave of hacktivism does not end with the Anonymous Collective. Other hacktivist groups are also emerging to express their resistance to the airstrikes in Yemen. Lulzsec, being among the first to declare their intent, suggested cyber retaliation following physical responses by Iran proxy groups in the Middle East.

The situation in Yemen continues to get out of hand, with explosions reverberating through cities like Sanaa, Hodeidah, Saada, and Dhamar in response to the US and UK airstrikes against Houthi targets. Therefore, there is a high possibility that these hacktivist groups will also operate more sophisticated cyberattacks to protest against violence.