{{No footnotes, date=February 2015 Croatian Revolution Hackers (CRH; hr, Hakeri Hrvatske Revolucije, ''HHR'') was a

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hacking group originating in

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, known for using

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, and other methods against targeted

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s in Croatia and neighboring countries (

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, etc.) The group was disbanded in 2014 (exact date unknown). It is believed that CRH was the biggest Croatian hacking group ever.

Members

The group consisted of four core members: DiZi, Hunt3r (a.k.a. Josip Mamic) and Meho1337 (Facebook-Meho CroatianHackers) Inco1337 (Facebook-Inco Fiju Fic Ranger).

Targets

The group attacked websites using mainly DDoS as their choice of weaponry. Their targets were mostly from Croatia, including the

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(ex. vlada.hr), the

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(policija.hr and mup.hr), websites of big

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s (Hypo, Raiffeisen, etc.) and many other

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and important websites.

#OpCroBlackout

Operation Croatian Blackout (#OpCroBO) is the most notable series of attack perpetrated by CRH. It lasted from 1 July until 7 July 2013. The group claimed to have shut down over 1000 websites originating from Croatia, including the biggest media ones ( dnevnik.hr, 24sata.hr, and such), and to have defaced and stolen data from

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(hrt.hr). The attack made headlines across the

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, and rumors said it was the biggest DDoS attack ever carried out in the region.

External links

Dalje.comNovilist.hrOccupy.comSeebiz.euRepublikainfo.com
Hacker groups Defunct organizations based in Croatia