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MalSec

MalSec is a splinter faction of Anonymous that pledges to use hacktivism 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.

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MalSec (an abbreviation of "Malicious Security") is a splinter faction of Anonymous that pledges to use hacktivism ethically to empower people.1 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.23

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  1. Liebowitz, Matt (11 April 2012). "New Anonymous Spinoff Vows to Be Ethical, Breaks Vow". TechNewsDaily. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. Murphy, Samantha (20 April 2012). "New hacktivist sect emerges from Anonymous". New Scientist. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. "MalSec Introduce Themselves After Hacking Raiffeisen Bank and Others (Updated)". news.softpedia.com. 12 April 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013.