On Saturday night while many cities in the US protested police brutality, hacktivist group Anonymous resurfaced to support those criticizing the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) May 31, 2020
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) May 31, 2020
Anonymous then released a video threatening to expose the Minneapolis Police Department’s “many crimes to the world.
”#Anonymous #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/LY6XldgdNp
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) May 31, 2020
During the protests on Saturday, not only did Anonymous reportedly take down the Minneapolis PD’s website but many noticed Chicago PD scanners were being hijacked by someone playing polka music and NWA’s “Fuck the Police”.
— elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) May 31, 2020
— doomer zoomer (@doomerzoomeer) May 31, 2020
The @LatestAnonNews Twitter account, which claims to be run by “multiple Anons,” took credit for taking down the Minneapolis PD’s website and hacking the Chicago PD’s police scanner.
The #Minneapolis PD website.
Hacked Chicago PD radios.
Promises to expose Ferguson PD.
Released Trump and Epstein docs regarding their crimes. https://t.co/TZTspuRYt9#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/M7O0fhlKm7
— Anonymous (@LatestAnonNews) May 31, 2020
