MalSec

{{Short description|Hacker group}}

MalSec (an abbreviation of "Malicious Security") is a splinter faction of Anonymous that pledges to use hacktivism ethically to empower people.{{cite web|url=http://www.technewsdaily.com/7670-anonymous-malsec-ethical-hacking.html|title=New Anonymous Spinoff Vows to Be Ethical, Breaks Vow|last=Liebowitz|first=Matt|date=11 April 2012|work=TechNewsDaily|accessdate=2 October 2013}} The group has said that they want to turn away from their trickster ways and become a more forthright force fighting censorship on the Internet and improving the security of the net with free pentests.{{cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428615.200-new-hacktivist-sect-emerges-from-anonymous.html|title=New hacktivist sect emerges from Anonymous|last=Murphy|first=Samantha|date=20 April 2012|work=New Scientist|accessdate=2 October 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/MalSec-Introduce-Themselves-After-Hacking-Raiffeisen-Bank-and-Others-264349.shtml | title=MalSec Introduce Themselves After Hacking Raiffeisen Bank and Others (Updated) | date=12 April 2012 | publisher=news.softpedia.com | accessdate=October 2, 2013}}