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Anonymous took down the web sites belonging to 3 Russian entitiesIt beforehand took down the web site of Russia’s Public Services PortalAnonymous warned that it could not finish its cyberattacks in opposition to Russia till it calls off the battle in Ukraine
Anonymous, a hacking collective that waged a cyberwar in opposition to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, this week launched one other collection of assaults in opposition to Russian web sites.
In a collection of Twitter posts, the hacktivists introduced that they efficiently took down the web sites of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, a federal authorities physique liable for guaranteeing rational and environmentally protected utilization of pure sources; Nordavia, a Russian low-cost airline headquartered in Arkhangelsk; and the Stavropol Regional Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The newest assault comes days after the hacking collective took down the web site of the Public Services Portal of the Russian Federation and the Russian University of Transport (RUT-MIIT). As of Tuesday, each web sites stay inaccessible.
The group first declared cyber warfare in opposition to Russia in March, including that it’s going to not cease shutting down Russian web sites and releasing confidential info till the Kremlin calls off the battle in Ukraine.
“Anonymous activists have been engaged in a cyber warfare campaign against Putin & his allies. We, as activists, will not sit idle as Russian forces kill and murder innocent people trying to defend their homeland,” the hacking collective mentioned in a tweet.
Within a month, Anonymous activists hacked 92 Russian databases belonging to retailers, web suppliers and intergovernmental web sites, together with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Many of the group’s recordsdata had been erased. Additionally, the group’s e mail addresses and administrative credentials had been additionally launched to the general public.
Also in March, the hacking collective efficiently gained management of Russian streaming providers and TV channels, together with Wink, Ivi, Russia 24, Channel One and Moscow 24, the place they broadcasted footage of the battle in Ukraine.
In April, Anonymous claimed it hacked into ALET, a Russian customs dealer for gasoline and vitality firms, and printed practically 1.1 million emails from the agency. ALET has labored with over 400 firms and filed 119,000 customs declarations.
The newest hacking assaults come because the battle enters its fifth month. Since the invasion started in February, Russian forces have killed 4,731 Ukrainian civilians and injured 5,900 others, in line with estimates from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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