How does Anonymous hack websites and find information etc?
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There are actually two things Anonymous did/does. Hacking and a DDoS-attack.
Hacking is like burglary, but digital. You find the weak spot in the system and get into the system from there. Depending on where the weak spot is, the result of the hack can be different. Just like burglary. If you only manage to break into a basement, you can get the stuff in there. If you manage to break into the house and vault, you’ve got the jackpot.
A DDos-attack, or distributed denial-of-service attack, is (simplified) attack a website by trying to get to the site from a lot of places at once. Compare it to having thousands of people stand in front of a store. As a result, no one can enter the store anymore because off all the people blocking you.
Anonymous combines the two, blocking a site with a DDoS and meanwhile finding vulnerabilities to exploit. They use the distraction of all the people in front the store, to sneak in through the back door.
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