According to at least the hacker collective Squad303, 30 million messages have already been sent to private individuals worldwide via WhatsApp, email, SMS or other means using an online tool. This news contained facts about the Ukraine War in Ukraine.

Uncensored content?

The Polish hacktivist group Squad303, which is in contact with Anonymous, has designed an online tool that is intended to specifically undermine the Kremlin's attempts to restrict freedom of the press and information through bans on social platforms and open censorship of content, for example through the new media law prevent ( HERE ).

On the 1920.in , users can use ready-made and provided texts in Russian to send them as text messages using a random generator as SMS, Whatsapp etc. to Russian mobile numbers. Among other things, recipients are asked to circumvent the current censorship. Using common translation tools such as Google Translate or Deepl, the ready-made messages can also be translated into your own language for self-checking. Below is the text of an open letter from scientists and journalists who stood together against the war.

Squad303's mission

On the homepage of the site it says in English: ( HERE ):

We, the peoples of the world, have a message for the Russian nation.

A nation that must pay a heavy price for dictator Putin's shameful decision to attack an independent Ukraine with armed forces. The joint action of all states of the free world in response to Russia's aggression will lead to the collapse of the entire country.

However, almost 150 million Russians do not know the truth about the causes and course of the war in Ukraine. They are fed the lies of Kremlin propaganda. There is no free media in Russia and the Internet is censored.

Each of us has the opportunity to send a direct message to the residents of this enslaved land.
Squad303 provides you with a tool that allows you to send text messages directly to randomly selected Russians from your phone.

Let them know the truth. Show them the power of the free world!

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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Gigantic database of contact details

The Wall Street Journal reports that the hackers gained access to around 140 million Russian email addresses and 20 million mobile numbers ( HERE ). How exactly, the collective remains silent about. For comparison: Russia currently has around 145 million inhabitants ( HERE ).

The application is extremely easy for users. After you have fundamentally decided on the format (SMS, email, Whatsapp, etc.), simply click Send. The message is then forwarded to your own messenger services or mail clients, from which the message is then sent. Back on the website, simply select a new number using a random generator and send the next message. The tool then selects a telephone number or email address completely at random and sends the selected contact format and the message desired by the user.

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Source: https://wa.1920.in/

30 million messages = 30 million Russian citizens

If you believe Squad203, who are connected to the hacker collective Anonymous, around 30 million WhatsApp texts, emails and SMS have already been sent to Russian private individuals via the online tool. The website was launched on March 6, 2022 (HERE).

Originally, people around the world were called upon to send information about the Russian attack on Ukraine to Russia through Google reviews in order to reach people who were unable to get the full picture of the situation in Ukraine due to the Kremlin's information blackouts to wake up ( HERE ).

Due to the blocking of many foreign Internet services, such routes are increasingly closed. Google is under attack by the Russian government for spreading threats against Russian citizens. A very imminent closure is in the offing.

This is where the Polish hacktivist collective came into play and came up with an alternative way for private individuals in the free Western world to contact Russian citizens who no longer have access to all means of communication and information.

Since the messages are sent from the users' personal accounts, it is generally possible to receive a response and to enter into a direct exchange with Russian citizens ( HERE ). How exactly this works, or whether contact is welcomed in a friendly manner or not, is something everyone has to try out for themselves.

Why 1920.in?

The question still remains as to why the website is called what it is called: 1920.in.

There is no further information from Squad303 on this, but a look at history suggests a solution.

Ukraine gained independence in 1917 during the February and October Revolutions. Until it was dissolved as an independent republic in 1920 after the Red Army invaded and was incorporated into the Soviet Union. This could be a possible background for the choice of name. The domain “.in” also speaks for this. Typically this is the country domain for India. But the current situation has no connection to India. So one might get the idea that it was used here to refer to the topic of independence. These considerations are pure speculation, but make perfect sense in the current context ( HERE ).

Conclusion

Squad303's hacktivists' online tool allows anyone to send messages in Russian to randomly selected Russian citizens to educate them about what's going on in Ukraine. This actively circumvents the Putin regime's censorship and allows people to receive information that Putin wants to withhold from them through censorship and bans on media critical of the regime. The name of the website may refer to the year 1920, when Ukraine had already lost its independence due to a Russian invasion.


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