THELOGICALINDIAN - Anonymous has attacked the Central Bank of Russia CBR according to a column on amusing media The hacking accumulation which vowed to hit Russian government websites afterwards Moscow launched its aggressive advance on Ukraine now says its additionally targeting adopted companies still operating in Russia
Anonymous Threatens to Release Thousands of Bank of Russia Files
A cheep annual associated with Anonymous appear on Thursday that the aggregate has afraid the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). “More than 35.000 files will be appear aural 48 hours with abstruse agreements,” Anonymous TV said after accouterment added details.
The account comes afterwards the hacktivist accumulation declared its intentions to advance Russian government websites afterward Moscow’s accommodation to access adjoining Ukraine. The websites of the Kremlin, the State Duma, and Russia’s Defense Ministry were again targeted.
Anonymous additionally vowed to drudge Russian state-run TV channels “to advertisement the accuracy about what happens in #Ukraine.” The government-funded all-embracing arrangement Russia Today (RT) accustomed the blackmail afterwards adversity a massive DDoS attack.
In addition tweet, the aggregate accepted that it’s targeting adopted companies that abide to assignment in the Russian Federation, announcement several websites that had evidently been taken bottomward by its members. It additionally alleged on businesses to cull out of the country and accepted those that had already done so.
Bank of Russia has denied the affirmation in the latest amusing media advertisement attributed to Anonymous. In a account quoted by Tass, the CBR’s columnist account said:
As Ukraine continues to abide advancing Russian troops, the cyberspace has become addition battlefield amid the two countries. Shortly afore the Russian army beyond the Ukrainian bound on Feb. 24, a cardinal of Ukrainian websites went offline, reportedly hit by “patriotic” Russian hackers.
The Ukrainian government has been recruiting specialists for its own cyberforce alike afore the invasion. A appropriate assemblage was formed and tasked to analyze and anticipate Russian cyberattacks. Since the war bankrupt out, however, hacking aback has become addition cold for its associates and volunteers.
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