Subj : Russian state TV hit by cyberattack to mark Vladimir Putin's birt
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Date : Tue Oct 08 2024 17:45:04

Russian state TV hit by cyberattack to mark Vladimir Putin's birthday

Date:
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:31:22 +0000

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Pro-Ukrainian hackers briefly brought down Russias digital state media hub.

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Pro-Ukrainian hackers have delivered an unwelcome birthday message for 
President Vladimir Putin after an unprecedented cyberattack hit Russian state 
broadcaster VGTRK, which was taken offline by the incident. 

Some report have claimed Russias court systems were also affected, and court 
documents and decisions have been wiped. 

VGTRK confirmed no significant damage was suffered in the attack, but the 
disruption caused appears to be significant, with VGTRK servers down for an 
extended period of time, and some reports suggesting servers and backups 
belonging to the media organization have been wiped. A proxy war 

Its not yet clear who was behind the attack, but pro-Ukrainian hacking group 
Sudo rm-RF seemingly took credit, tweeting a happy birthday message to 
President Putin with screenshots of the compromised systems. 

"Who is behind a specific attack will be determined by the competent 
authorities and departments, but we understand that when the collective West 
says that it is aiming to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, this includes 
an attack on the media," said Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry 
spokesperson. 

The campaign represents a significant propaganda victory for Ukraine, which 
has been on the receiving end of a huge 123% jump in Russian cyberattacks in 
the first half of 2023, and whose critical infrastructure has sustained a 
huge influx in cybersecurity incidents since the start of the war. 

In conjunction with the ground invasion, Russia has utilized its military 
intelligence units to carry out a series of critical infrastructure attacks 
to weaken Ukrainian services and damage morale. 

Both sides have carried out successful cyber operations, as the digital arena 
continues to play an important role in the conflict. 

Ukraines largest mobile network was taken offline, seemingly by Russian 
threat actors, in 2023, leaving millions without internet or the ability to 
make calls. In retaliation, Ukrainian backed hacking group took down Moscow 
based M9 telecoms. 

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