What company did Anonymous target during Operation Payback?
PayPal
Visa
MasterCard
What type of cyberattack floods a site with traffic?
DDoS
What motivates most hacktivist actions?
A desire to expose injustice
Fight censorship
Protest political or corporate power.
How can anyone become part of Anonymous?
There’s no membership—anyone can act under the name if they share its goals.
What online forum did Anonymous originate from?
4chan
What are the possible legal penalties for a convicted hacktivist? Give at least 2 options.
Imprisonment, heavy fines, and permanent computer access restrictions, depending on the jurisdiction.
What year did Project Chanology begin?
2008
What subdomain is used to collect evidence online?
Social media forensics
Did Operation ISIS operate within international law?
No
Anonymous acted without legal authority, outside formal cybercrime laws.
*How did Anonymous participate in the Russia-Ukraine conflict through cyber operations?
Launching OpRussia
Hacking Russian state sites and leaking data
*Why is attribution difficult for Anonymous?
Anyone can claim the name; Decentralized
*What is one ethical justification Anonymous members give for their actions?
Free speech
Anti-censorship