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POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Known Hacktivist Group

The hacktivist group ‘Power to the People’ ("P2P") is known to be responsible for several small to medium cyber-type attacks on payment systems and internal firewall security of banks around the world.

Past activity The group appeared on the cyber scene around August 2006, with activity including involvement in anti-capitalist and anti-institutional rallies at universities. Since then, the group has been informally linked to various global incidences of cyber theft including electronic syphoning of money from personal accounts and attacks on internal firewall security of major banks.

Purpose and Goals P2P members hold strong anti-capitalist and anti-institutional beliefs. Their self-proclaimed purpose is to attack the banking systems and networks to undermine public confidence in the systems.

Membership Precise numbers are unknown, however, it is believed the group comprises a global network of young adults.