The hacktivism group Anonymous is back in the spotlight after relaunch of Operation Icarus. This campaign is centered on committing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting banks around the world. IBM X-Force security incident data tracked more than 180 incidents involving hacktivists since 2011. Organizations in countries across the globe have been affected from Canada to Germany, from South Africa to Hong Kong. Its important for organizations to remain vigilant if theyre the target of one of these DDoS campaigns.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/hacktivism-fearmongering-or-real-threat/