At the end of April, the members of Anonymous hacker collective announced the launch of OnionIRC, an Internet Relay Chat network where the group teaches the world about hacking and hacktivism.
Since the service's inception, the team has delivered tutorials on all sorts of topics, ranging from how to use tools like nmap and bash to tricks with OSINT. Most of these courses are available onnetwork like chat logs, in the account @OnionIRC on Twitter.
But if you think these were the only things taught the participants are wrong. Teachers and those involved in this campaign were more focused on promoting the principles of hacktivism. The network OnionIRC it's just an Anonymous IRC where the next generation of hacktivists is trained.
If you want to connect to this network, follow the steps below. Connection is via Tor Browser and HexChat IRC client:
Step 1: Download them Tor Browser and HexChat.
Step 2: Open HexChat and click ADD (Add). You can leave the fields in the section for the first time Login Method (Login Method), After logging into IRC for the first time, be sure to register a ID card.
The rest of the information to keep in mind is the OnionIRC URL address and the port, which are: onionirchubx5363.onion/6667
Step 3: Open the Tor browser, and make sure it stays open for all the year you are in OnionIRC. In the choice Settings (Settings) of HexChat, go to Network (Network), and then select Network Setup (Network Setup).
Here you will set up a proxy server with the details of the image below. Remember that each time you close your Tor browser, these settings will be erased, and you will need to do them again. That's it, you're done. Sign in with OnionIRC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjvtE8WH6bo