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Russia: Arson of the FSB building in Rostov-on-Don on 16.03.23. Statement by the Black Bridge RPA

Posted on 2023/03/26 by darknights

“Black Bridge” takes responsibility, or rather, claims co-authorship in “growing cotton” in the building of the FSB border department in Rostov-on-Don.

Officials claimed that the wiring there was short-circuited and fuel tanks exploded. They almost did not lie, but there are nuances. There was one tank of about three liters. It contained fuel called ammonal, about 3 kilograms. Inside was a smaller container with another fuel called “acetone triperoxide”. Inside the smaller container was a 3.5V flashlight bulb. Did you hear the explosion before the fire started? It was the bulb that burned out and burst.

The author of the “cotton-growing” science-practice paper went a little overboard with secrecy. He doesn’t fully believe in the power of modern cryptography (https://t.me/BlackBridgeSupport/281) and changed the town to confuse the trail, just in case someone before the action could find the raw data by brute force. The line of the announced hash is revealed as follows:

“Pavlovsky Posad. FSB. Greetings from Escobar.”

Without quotes, do not lose a dot at the end of the string and run twice through sha-256. Yes, the call sign is Escobar.

A word from the author:

The FSB is a bastion of hypocrisy, violence and injustice in this country. It is the staff of this structure that fabricates criminal cases against the unwanted, snatches business from entrepreneurs, carries out diversions against civilians, tortures oppositionists and physically eliminates “competitors”. Since the beginning of the events in Ukraine, none of the guerrillas has paid due attention to attacks on the buildings of their agency or the security services themselves. And for good reason. Burning down a military enlistment office or a Z-machine will never compare in effectiveness and resonance to significant damage to a federals office building or the liquidation of an individual who is an employee of the office.

I appeal to all those who are not indifferent, to those who are ready to oppose the regime by radical methods and already do so – switch to more serious goals. Don’t be afraid. Let the direct action taken in Rostov-on-Don serve as an example and motivate you to take on new challenges, even bigger ones. But remember: every operation must be carefully thought through to the last detail. Take your time. Check all the materials. Develop a strategy and tactics. Arrange a training operation some time before the real one. There should be no rush. You don’t have to be super prepared to be successful. It’s enough just to think ahead to solve all the possible problems that may arise during your event.

“Taking responsibility” sounds silly, like being guilty of something and writing a confession. It’s the FSB that is guilty and responsible, and the guerrillas are retaliating against the guilty, doing the right thing.

Good action is art or scientific work, so it is correct to speak of authorship. Our humble co-authorship is to give confidence to the individual that he is not alone against the system, as well as some technical empowerment. Who donated to us, once again, respect to each and every one.

Cotton must bloom!

20.03.23

Source: a2day

Posted in Direct ActionTagged "Cotton must bloom!", Black Bridge RPA, FSB, FSB border guard department, Incendiary Attack, Partisans, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Urban Guerrilla

Russia: Radical Resistance 12.03 – 18.03.2023

Posted on 2023/03/26 by darknights
FSB building on fire

Bashkiria

On March 12, near Karlaman station the electrics in the SFT1 cabinet, responsible for centralization and interlocking of communication systems, were completely burnt out.

Buryatia

On March 14 SFT was destroyed in Buryatia. We have already written about this action, but now it became known that the action took place in Smolensk at the same time.

Smolensk

On March 14, SFT on the newly built route before the entrance to Smolensk region was destroyed. The result was a serious delay of the train with fuel and lubricants.

The Revolutionary Movement Right of Power took responsibility for both actions (in Buryatia and Smolensk).

Bryansk region

Around 4 p.m. on March 14 on an oil pumping station the chief of patrol noticed a suspicious object, which turned out to be an IED with shocking elements – plastic and metal balls. The sappers disarmed it.

Rostov-on-Don

On March 16 a huge fire broke out in the building of FSB2 border guard department. The fire was preceded by the sound of an explosion. Governor Golubev claims that the cause of the incident was a short circuit in the electrical wiring inside the building: “The fire spread and caused explosions of containers with fuel and lubricants. The fire spread over an area of 800 square meters and caused the collapse of two walls.

The FSB claims that “the explosion in the garage of the FSB border guard directorate in Rostov-on-Don was caused by combustion of fuel and lubricants.

The 161.RU newspaper reported, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, that a shell exploded in the garage. According to the source, only after that the fire moved on to the fuel.

Eyewitnesses say they first heard a strong explosion, then several weaker ones and only then saw the fire.

According to TASS, citing emergency services, one person died and two others were injured. Hopefully, the victims are FSB personnel.

Saratov

On March 16, two relay cabinets on the Zorinsky – Trofimovsky-2 line were set on fire. Two local residents, 42 year old Alexey K. and 55 year old Samvel P. were detained on suspicion of arson.

St. Petersburg

An act of sabotage took place on the night of March 17 on tracks from St. Petersburg to Lomonosov in the territory of Gorelovo district. Guerillas set fire to a relay cabinet, 350 meters away from a petrol station. The burning relay cabinet was seen by an electric train driver on his way from St. Petersburg to Lomonosov. Unfortunately, the guerillas did not manage to open the cabinet, so it was burnt only on the outside and the equipment was not damaged.

Tver

It is reported that as of March 17, 3 Z-mobiles have been set on fire in the last two weeks. The cars burned to the ground.

Source: a2day

DN Notes

1. Signaling, centralization and interlocking systems (SFT) – a set of technical means used to regulate and ensure train safety (prevent collisions, derailments and other accidents).

2. Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) (Russian: Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации (ФСБ России), is the principal security forces of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union’s KGB.

Posted in Direct ActionTagged arson attack, Bashkira, Bryansk, Buryatia, centralization and interlocking systems (SFT), FSB, FSB2 border guard department, Incendiary Attack, Partisans, Rail Sabotage, Railway Sabotage, Relay Antenna Attack, Revolutionary Movement Right of Power, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Saratov, Signaling, Smolensk, St Petersburg, Tver, Vehicle Burning, Z-Mobile Attack

The Guide to Peer-to-Peer, Encryption, and Tor: New Communication Infrastructure for Anarchists

Posted on 2023/03/26 by darknights

An exhaustive anarchist overview and guide to various apps and tech that utilize peer-to-peer and encryption.

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Secure encryption chat apps are essential infrastructure for anarchists, so they should be closely scrutinized. Signal is the dominant secure encryption tool used by anarchists today. Conspiracy theories notwithstanding, the fundamental architecture and development goals of Signal have potential security implications for anarchists. Signal is a centralized communication service, and centralization results in potential security implications, especially when contextualized within the current threat landscape. Alternative secure chat apps like Briar and Cwtch are Peer-to-peer communication tools that, in addition to being Encrypted like Signal, route all traffic through Tor (PET). This approach to secure communication offers great advantages for security, anonymity and privacy over more common services like Signal, but with caveats. However, anarchists should seriously consider trying and using Briar and/or Cwtch, in the interest of developing more resilient and more secure communication infrastructure.

Despite all that, the best way to communicate anything securely is still face-to-face.

Shhh…

This is a discussion about digital tools for communicating securely and privately. To begin, it must be stressed that a face-to-face meeting, out of sight of cameras and out of earshot from other people and devices, is the most secure way to communicate. Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible.

That being said, it’s undeniable that secure digital communication tools are now part of our anarchist infrastructure. Perhaps many of us rely on them more than we should, but there is an extent to which they have become unavoidable for coordinating, collaborating, and staying connected. Given that these tools are essential infrastructure for us, it’s crucial that we constantly scrutinize and re-evaluate their security and effectiveness at protecting our communications from our adversaries.

In the last decade or two, anarchists have been early adopters of these secure communication tools and techniques, and have played a role in normalizing and spreading their use within our own communities, as well as among others engaged in resistance and struggle. The following text is intended to present anarchists with newer tools for secure encrypted communication, and make the case that we should adopt them in order to bolster the resilience and autonomy of our infrastructure. We can learn the advantages of these new apps – how they can help dodge surveillance and repression – and subsequently employ them effectively in our movements and help spread their use more broadly. Continue reading “The Guide to Peer-to-Peer, Encryption, and Tor: New Communication Infrastructure for Anarchists” →

Posted in LibraryTagged Big Data, Briar, Counter-Surveillance, Counter-Surveillance Resource Center, CSRC, Cwtch, Encrypted Chat, Encrypted Messaging, Encryption, Metadata, Peer-to-peer, Security Culture, Signal, Tails, Tor

Leipzig, Germany: Repression Can Be Expensive – Fire at Skoda

Posted on 2023/03/25 - 2023/03/25 by darknights

Last night, we went out and attacked several new cars of a Skoda dealer in East Leipzig with fire as a reaction to the house searches against antifascists last week. In doing so, we surrendered a total of 19 cars to the flames with simple means – 12 of them burned out completely, the rest were heavily damaged. Skoda proudly participates in equipping police units around the world.

On Wednesday, March 15 – of all days on the international day against police violence – the police stormed 5 apartments of antifascists in Jena and 3 in Leipzig with machine guns at the ready. In the same afternoon, a special task force attacked an entire house on the Eichendorffstraße in Connewitz and even shot(!) several doors open. As background, they named the attacks on neo-Nazis around an international fascist meeting in Budapest in February. Also in Karlsruhe, a house search took place, in which the pigs also proceeded with extreme brutality, background here were the protests against the AfD state party conference in Offenburg.

We were inspired by the call to react to every further wave of raids with plenty of damage to property as well as the practical proposals of the companions, who had already decided on an offensive reaction after the last wave of house searches in Leipzig, and we have already started – so that many more actions may follow!

We have chosen Skoda as a target, because they have been involved in equipping repressive organs all over the world for decades – be it in France, where the flics (cops) are currently trying to put down the social revolt raging there with full force, or in Italy, where the anarchist Alfredo Cospito is currently wrestling with death. With this action, we want to send him and all fighting companions flaming greetings of solidarity.

We are already looking forward to coming together with you militantly on Day-X in the Antifa Ost (Antifa East Germany) proceedings and to collectively oppose the current wave of repression. In case administration, cops or courts think about authoritarian measures against the demo like bans again, they should be clear: This time we are prepared, and it will be really expensive!

Freedom and good luck for all persecuted antifascists, whether in prison or on the run!
Alfredo Libero! For the revolt!

******

Source: https://de.indymedia.org/node/269008

Via: Abolition Media, translated by Nae Midion

Posted in Direct ActionTagged 41 bis, AfD, Alfredo Cospito, Anarchist Prisoners, Antifa Ost, arson attack, Budapest, Car Dealership, Connewitz, Cop Raid, Germany, Hungary, Hunger Strike, International Solidarity, Italy, Jena, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Neo-Nazis, Offenburg, Repression, Skoda

France: Legalization of algorithmic processing of video surveillance images

Posted on 2023/03/25 by darknights

Article 7 of the bill “relating to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and various other provisions”, an article authorizing experimentation with the processing by algorithms of images captured by cameras or drones, was adopted on Thursday by the National Assembly after lengthy discussions. This project, which includes experimentation with so-called “intelligent” video surveillance (i.e., automatically reporting “suspicious” individuals or behavior thanks to their program) had already been adopted by the Senate.

“The Minister of the Interior justified this experimentation with algorithmic video surveillance by saying that “exceptional situations require exceptional means”, referring to the 2024 Summer Olympics. The implementation of this technique will not, however, concern only the Games: it will apply to “sporting, recreational or cultural events” in general, which “by their scale or circumstances, are particularly exposed to risks of acts of terrorism or serious attacks on the safety of people.

Source: Secours Rouge

Posted in Social ControlTagged Algorithm, CCTV, Drones, Facial Recognition, France, Intelligent Video Surveillance, Olympic Games 2024, Paralympic Games 2024, Paris, Repression, Techno-fascism, Techno-prison world, Techno-Surveillance, Technocracy, Technocratic State

UK: London’s secretive “smart stations” roll-out

Posted on 2023/03/25 by darknights

The digital slave-system of the Fourth Industrial Repression is being imposed on us by stealth.

Various aspects of the sinister technology have gradually crept in over the years under the excuse of fighting crime or terrorism or, more recently, of combating the spread of a so-called pandemic.

As we saw in our recent article on “15 Minute Cities”, we are now being told that it is all about urban planning and making life generally more pleasant for everyone by reducing traffic congestion and pollution.

Anyone who sees through this greenwashing attempt is dismissed as a paranoid fool or as a dangerous conspiracy theorist spreading fear and disinformation.

And yet the whole premise of this official spin is blown out of the water by the fact that smart infrastructure (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is being rolled out in contexts that have nothing to do with private vehicle use.

We have got hold of a very interesting document from Transport for London on the current testing of smart surveillance at Willesden Green tube station, which is due to continue until March 31, 2023.

 

If this project were really about “providing the best possible service” to passengers on the British capital’s underground railway network, as claimed, then you would think that it would be loudly and proudly announced and discussed, with information widely available in a democratic public consultation.

But the fact that the document, entitled “Smart Station Proof Concept”, is marked “restricted” for internal TfL use reveals the secrecy being deployed to sneak through this new stage of the incremental theft of our freedom.

In the public interest, we have decided to publicise its contents.

The “exciting” project for the Jubilee Line station combines existing CCTV cameras with “visual analytics technology” to provide 24-hour real-time monitoring, via a “Smart Stations Dashboard”.

As well as counting everyone entering and leaving the station, the smart spies will be issuing “notifications” for a range of “triggers” including not just gate-jumping or smoking, but also “loitering” or a “person sat on a bench (Excessive Time)”, which turns out to be anything more than ten minutes! Continue reading “UK: London’s secretive “smart stations” roll-out” →

Posted in Social ControlTagged 'Frog-boiling', 15 Minute Cities, 4G, 4th Industrial Revolution, 5G, 6G, Anti-technology, CCTV, Covid-19, Digital Twin, Digitalization, Facial Recognition, Fascist UK State, Intergration Wizards, Internet of Bodies, Internet of Things, Klaus Schwab, Liberty Global, Lockdown, London, London Underground, Metaverse, O2, Pandemic, Real-time Surveillance, Self-Monitoring, Smart Cities, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Station, SparkCognition, Techno-fascism, Techno-Science, Techno-Surveillance, Technocracy, Technocratic State, Telecommunication, Telefónica, Telent, Transport for London, UK, Virgin, Willesden Green, Winter Oak, World Economic Forum (WEF), “Smart Station Proof Concept”

Italy: Alfredo Cospito’s statement at the review hearing for the Operation Sibilla pre-trial measures

Posted on 2023/03/23 by darknights

Alfredo Cospito’s statement at the review hearing for the Operation Sibilla pre-trial measures

First, I wanted to begin with a quote from my instigator:

“Our system has introduced that figure of mortuary isolation that is 41 bis, and that in some respects is more uncivilized even than this pharmacological mutilation. This is to say that our system does not shine with civilization.”
Carlo Nordio, March 28, 2019

This was my instigator of the struggle I started. I never thought I would get this far, I always found melodrama ridiculous, I love comedy more, but that’s how it was. After all, are we or are we not the country of melodrama? And so I have to end on a high note. When I think about it, though, something ironic is there: I am the only asshole who dies in the progressive democratic West because he is prevented from reading and studying what he wants, anarchist newspapers, anarchist books, historical and scientific journals, without neglecting his beloved comic books.

You will admit that this is paradoxical and even a bit funny, I can’t live this way, I just can’t do it, I hope those who love me will understand. I can’t do it to surrender to this non-life, it is stronger than me, maybe because I am an anarchic Abruzzese stubborn. I am certainly not a martyr, martyrs make me somewhat repulsed. Yes, I am a terrorist, I shot a man and proudly claimed that deed even though, let me tell you, the definition makes a bit of a laugh in the mouth of representatives of states that have wars and millions of dead on their conscience and sometimes, like one of our ministers, get rich from the arms trade. But what can we do, that’s the way of the world, at least until anarchy triumphs and true socialism, the antiauthoritarian and antistatalist kind, finally sees the light of day. Tough luck you will say, and so will I, for now the only glimmers of light I see are the acts of rebellion by my revolutionary brothers and sisters around the world, and they are certainly no small thing, because they are done with heart, passion and courage, no matter how scattered and scrappy they may seem. Continue reading “Italy: Alfredo Cospito’s statement at the review hearing for the Operation Sibilla pre-trial measures” →

Posted in Prison StruggleTagged 'Which International?', 41 bis, Alfredo Cospito, Hunger Strike, Italy, Milan, Opera, Operation Scripta Manent, Operation Sibilla, Perugia, Repression, Vetriolo

Rome, Italy: Claim for an incendiary attack against a telecommunications antenna-repeater in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito (22 March 2023)

Posted on 2023/03/23 - 2023/03/23 by darknights

CLAIM FOR THE INCENDIARY ATTACK AGAINST A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA-REPEATER IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALFREDO COSPITO (ROME)

In the early hours of Wednesday 22nd March 2023 we attacked an antenna-repeater with fire inside the great ring road of Rome. We identified this objective in order to strike the telecommunications apparatus and to express our solidarity with the anarchist comrade Alfredo Cospito, on hunger strike for 154 days aganist the prison regime 41 bis and life sentence without appeal.

Revolutionary solidarity with Alfredo Cospito and with all the anarchist and revolutionary prisoners.

Solidarity is attack. Death to the State, to capital and every authority.

[Ricevuto via e-mail & pubblicato in https://lanemesi.noblogs.org/post/2023/03/22/rivendicazione-dellattacco-incendiario-contro-unantenna-ripetitore-per-le-telecomunicazioni-in-solidarieta-con-alfredo-cospito-roma-22-marzo-2023/]

Via & Translated by Act for freedom now!

Posted in Direct ActionTagged 41 bis, Alfredo Cospito, Anarchist Prisoners, Hunger Strike, Incendiary Attack, International Solidarity, Italy, Life Imprisonment, Relay Antenna Attack, Rome, Telecommunication

Italy: Urgent update on the health conditions of Alfredo Cospito at over 150 days of hunger strike to the end (21-22 March 2023) [under update]

Posted on 2023/03/23 by darknights

Urgent updates on the health condition of Alfredo Cospito at over 150 days’ hunger strike to the end (21-22 March 2023) [under update]

Update on the medical situationdi Alfredo Cospito, ion hunger strike since October 20th against 41 bis and life sentence without appeal.

We learn from the press of the regime that today (21st March 2023) that the anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito on hunger strike for five months had a heart attack, the comrade – they write – “was dying”. The incident allegedly began when the comrade felt a tremor in his hand and alerted a guard. “After ten minutes the nurse and the doctor arrived, shouting and saying that they had seen a heart problem from the monitoring. They were very concerned, he was dying.” […]. The crisis reportedly subsided after an injection of a large dose of potassium.

The results of tests carried out yesterday were also released today. According to the doctors, the values indicate that Alfredo may now have suffered permanent neurological damage and could be paralysed.

[Taken from a number of telegram channels and republished in https://lanemesi.noblogs.org/post/2023/03/22/aggiornamenti-urgenti-sulle-condizioni-di-salute-di-alfredo-cospito-a-oltre-150-giorni-di-sciopero-della-fame-ad-oltranza-21-22-marzo-2023-in-aggiornamento/]

Via & Translated by Act for freedom now!

Posted in Prison StruggleTagged 41 bis, Alfredo Cospito, Anarchist Prisoners, Hunger Strike, Italy, Update

Strategies for Countering Police Access to DNA Data

Posted on 2023/03/23 - 2023/03/23 by darknights

Chapter 10: OPSEC for Informational Self-Determination

Source: Counter-Surveillance Resource Center
Via: Act for freedom now!
Languages: German

Download: PDF (read, A4 booklet, letter booklet) • TEXT


OPSEC is military and intelligence jargon for “operational security” and refers to techniques designed to prevent their people being caught during or after an “operation”.

The fact that we have to talk about such things at all when it comes to issues like exercising the fundamental right to freedom of assembly or small acts of civil disobedience is a clear indication of how far the state’s mania for security and collection has already developed. It is generally better to invest resources on pushing back the security apparatus than in a technical arms race with state agencies.

Nevertheless, there is of course nothing wrong with trying to avoid giving unnecessary material to state authorities and exercising the right to informational self-determination. To prevent or at least significantly limit leaving casual traces, it is necessary to wear new gloves, a face mask, a hair net or, even better, closed headgear (e.g. a swimming cap) and washed clothes with long sleeves and pant legs[1]. Continue reading “Strategies for Countering Police Access to DNA Data” →

Posted in LibraryTagged Counter-Surveillance, Counter-Surveillance Resource Center, DNA, DNA Sample, Guide, OPSEC 'Operational Security', PDF, Security Culture, Text

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