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